Breakbulk Institute

Course: Breakbulk Fundamentals

Description

Breakbulk Fundamentals is an introductory course designed to provide an overview of Breakbulk Shipping for new arrivals in the industry and those seeking a refresher course. It is an e-learning course, available over the Internet, and utilizes state-of-the-art training tools and multimedia to explain and illustrate major concepts. Breakbulk Fundamentals is a serious academic-quality course with real-life examples, equivalent to 60 hours of classroom training.

Mission and Objectives

The course is designed to be equally valuable to all parties involved in breakbulk, project-cargo and heavy-lift shipping. These include shippers, carriers and 3PLs, marine terminals, port authorities, consultants, port engineers, railroads, workers, truckers and others. It includes reading material, video, audio, images, case studies and other interactive contents.  The course delves into basic concepts of breakbulk, project-cargo and heavy-lift transport that anyone working in the field needs to understand. Topics covered include:

• Breakbulk Cargo
• Vessel Loading
• System of International Trade
• Export Packing
• Industry Stakeholders
• Vessel Operations
• Breakbulk Processes
• Documentation
• Chartering Liabilities
• Port Operations
• Terminology

Registration/Enrollment

For online registration, go to http://bbi.teledatamarine.com

For questions or group registrations, please contact:

• amcentyre@breakbulk.com

For questions regarding course-related content, e-mail amcentyre@breakbulk.com or call +1.225.784.0177

Academic Assistance/e-Coaching

Organizations that enroll multiple employees will be asked to assign an individual from their organization to serve as a mentor, or “e-Coach,” to employees taking the course. The e-Coach will have the ability to monitor, via an Internet portal, employees’ progress as they go through the course, and will serve as the student’s adviser and point of contact when they have questions or seek additional information. As they make their way through the course, students are given the opportunity to send messages to their e-Coach seeking clarification or additional information about a particular subject. Importantly, the e-Coach assigned by the company will have the opportunity to use those inquiries to introduce and encourage students into the unique ways the organization approaches and handles specific situations. In this way, the course will assist the company to indoctrinate employees into the company culture. The e-Coach will also be able to provide data on behalf of the company regarding employees’ progress to evaluate areas of challenges and potential for advancement.

About the Breakbulk Institute

The Breakbulk Institute grew out of panel discussions at the 2005 and 2006 Breakbulk and Breakbulk Europe conferences, where senior executives at shippers, carriers and 3PL companies involved in breakbulk cargo described growing challenges in training, retaining and developing talent within their organizations. The Breakbulk Institute will evolve into a multi-course, e-learning program covering all aspects of maritime transport of breakbulk, project-cargo and heavy-lift cargo. Subsequent courses on subjects such as vessel chartering, liability, loading, inland movements, port captain, terminal operations and other subjects will be developed.

About Teledata

Teledata is an international information technology company focused on the maritime industry. Led by Swapan Das Sarma, the former dean of Singapore Maritime Academy, Teledata is developing and will unveil in the fall of 2008 the International Maritime University, an online maritime university providing degrees and licensing programs for the global maritime community.