Mini MBA in Maritime and Logistics Management

Why Select this Training Course?

Supply chain management is incomplete without logistics since it entails the planning, execution, administration of commodities, services, and information throughout the process from origin to consumption.

Traffic and transportation, shipping and receiving, import and export operations, warehousing, inventory management, customer services, buying, production planning, are considered the important elements of logistics. Businesses view logistics as a crucial blueprint for the supply chain. It is used to manage, organise, and track the resources required to transport items in a seamless, timely, cost-effective, and dependable way.

What is Maritime MBA?

The Mini Master of Business Administration (Maritime & Logistics Management) program has been designed for those seeking particular management abilities in the maritime and logistics industries. The maritime and logistics sectors are at the forefront of international trade, and they are fascinating, dynamic, and challenging businesses to work in.

Which MBA is best for seafarers?

Rcademy offers this exceptional MBA course that prepares individuals to develop solutions for complex issues that domestic and international business activities face.

It delivers practical and applied knowledge appropriate for higher-level professional and management employment. This course will support you in advancing your career to more senior jobs by improving your managerial knowledge, skills, and analytical ability.

Who Should Attend?

• Self-driven students who want to stand out from the crowd by participating in a course developed by the top minds in the shipping industry
• Transport, warehouse, and other supply chain professionals who want to expand or formalize their expertise
• Suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who need to improve their supply chain knowledge
• Shipping and terminal operators, as well as freight carriers, are searching for worldwide awareness
• Importers, exporters, forwarders, and contract negotiators who want to advance their careers
• Logistics professionals and management trainees who want to develop their careers or move into a more strategic position

What are the Course Objectives?

The foremost objective of this Mini MBA course is to empower professionals with:

• Knowledge of management and expertise in an international setting
• A clear understanding of the application of business principles, such as management and finance to the maritime and logistics industries
• A distinctive experience focused on an applied approach to these essential sectors centred on strategic and analytical thinking
• Relate and integrate knowledge in the context of marine logistics and business
• A strong understanding of key terms, principles, and parameters in the appropriate marine logistics and business disciplines
• Critically comprehend the primary theories, concepts, and models available for addressing a variety of marine logistics and commercial challenges and situations
• In the context of marine logistics and business, interpret data and link it to frameworks described in academic literature
• Development of unique and innovative solutions to obstacles and concerns encountered in professional activity and research in marine logistics and business

How will this Course be Presented?

The training approach is highly interactive and meant to help learners learn faster by engaging in a variety of learning activities:

• Instructor-led sessions
• Group discussions and activities
• Analysis of real-world case studies
• Role-plays and project submissions
• Management-specific activities for individuals/groups

What are the Topics Covered in this Course?

Module 1: Introduction to Maritime Management

• Purview and Maritime logistics in concept
• Maritime logistics value definition
• Maritime logistics value & strategic significance

 Module 2: International Maritime Trade & Logistics

• Logistics & supply chain management
• Logistics and transport
• Global trade vs. International maritime trade

 Module 3: Introduction to Global Maritime industry 

• Types of ships
• Logistics and transport
• Structure and responsibilities

 Module 4: Intermodal Freight Transport and Logistics 

• Advantages of intermodal transport
• Characteristics of intermodal transport
• Containerization of intermodal transport

 Module 5: Containerization & Intermodal Transport

• Development of intermodal transport
• Combined transport operators and their services
• Towards innovative intermodal transport

 Module 6:  The Digital Transformation of Shipping Industry

•  Understanding of the big data
• Artificial intelligence, cyber security
• Block-chain solutions deployed in shipping and logistics

 Module 7: Emergent Maritime Issues

• A holistic view of the business
• Dealing with volatility and shifts in port demand
• Environmental and social challenges

 Module 8: Operational Purview 

• An essential aspect of information
• Technical and operational management
• Communication technology development

Module 9: Marketing Management – Shipping 

• International marketing
• Marketing of shipping services
• Fundamentals of strategic marketing
• Ship economics & specialized shipping markets

 Module 10: Core Management Issues

• Mitigating strategies
• Finance and risk management
• Strategic management analysis
• Dealing with investment analysis