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Commercial Shipping

3 Months

£99.00

Product Description

Aim and Objectives

Not sure what to do next, but want to explore a career with real prospects, real responsibility, and a genuinely global industry behind it?

Commercial Shipping is a beginner-friendly course designed for:

  • Parents who want their son or daughter to try out maritime before committing to applications, training, or a cadetship, and
  • Career changers who are curious about shore-based roles in shipping but want a clear, low-risk way to see if it’s a good fit.

Shipbroking sits at the heart of commercial shipping. Brokers help bring ships and cargo together, keep information moving, and support the negotiation and agreement of charter contracts. If you (or your child) are interested in the maritime world but don’t yet understand how the industry works behind the scenes, or what the shore-based careers actually involve, this course gives a clear, confidence-building starting point.

Why take this course before making a bigger decision?

Maritime can sound exciting, but it’s easier to choose the right next step when you understand what the work really involves.

For young people, this course helps turn “I like the idea of shipping” into real understanding, so they can talk about roles, routes in, and what happens commercially day to day. For career changers, it’s a practical introduction to the language, processes, and responsibilities that come up in shore-based shipping roles, without needing prior experience.

What you’ll learn

By the end of the course, you’ll have explored:

  • Bringing ship and cargo together - how chartering works and why it exists
  • Chartering brokers - what brokers do, who they work with, and how they add value
  • Sources of information - where brokers get market and vessel/cargo information, and why accuracy matters
  • Voyage charters - what they are and when they’re used
  • Time charters (including tanker time charters) - how they differ and what responsibilities change
  • Comparison of responsibilities - who is responsible for what across different charter types
  • The fixture process - indications, firm offers, and what happens after the deal is agreed
  • Professional standards - ethics, accuracy, and broker/agent responsibility
  • Key commercial concepts - laytime, demurrage, dispatch, and broker’s commission
  • Specialist brokers - how broking specialisms fit into the wider industry