Description

This training provides a comprehensive understanding of port logistics mechanisms, challenges, and best practices in a globalized context. It aims to equip participants with the skills needed to optimize port operations, ensure regulatory compliance, integrate emerging technologies, and coordinate effectively with stakeholders throughout the maritime supply chain.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

• Logistics, maritime transport, and international trade professionals.
• Port operations managers, freight forwarders, shipping agents.
• Officials from port authorities, customs, and import-export companies.

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge in logistics or international transport.
• Professional experience in port, maritime, or logistics sectors preferred.
• Familiarity with standard office software.

Training objectives

Understand the strategic role of port logistics in global supply chains

Master operational, technological, and regulatory processes in port activities

Optimize logistics performance through risk management, innovation, and sustainable practices

Training program

• Strategic Challenges and Port Logistics Architecture
  • The role of ports in the global economy: logistical, economic, and geopolitical functions.
  • Types of ports: seaport, dry port, hub, feeder, transshipment.
  • Port infrastructures: container terminals, liquid and solid bulk terminals, Ro-Ro terminals.
  • Stakeholders in port logistics: shipowners, port operators, freight forwarders, customs, authorities.
  • Flow management within a port: spatial organization (quays, warehouses, customs zones).
  • Case study: functional mapping of a port.
• Port Operational Processes
  • Cargo reception: inspection, document control, handling procedures.
  • Temporary storage: warehouses, container yards, allocation criteria, space management.
  • Cargo handling equipment: cranes, forklifts, mobile cranes, reach stackers.
  • Loading and unloading methods by cargo type (containerized, bulk, Ro-Ro).
  • Intermodal connections: coordination with road, rail, and inland waterway transport.
  • Monitoring deadlines and optimizing resources: personnel and equipment allocation.
• • International regulatory framework: SOLAS, MARPOL, IMO conventions, ISPS Code, IMO FAL.
  • Management standards: ISO 28000 (supply chain security), ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
  • Port security: access control, inspections, hazardous materials handling.
  • Customs procedures and controls: single window, advance declaration, risk-based inspection.
  • Port risk analysis: security, environmental, and supply chain risks.
  • Case study: logistics incident in a port area (cargo damage, theft, accident).
• Port Technologies and Digitalization
  • Port management systems (Terminal Operating Systems - TOS, Port Community Systems - PCS).
  • Traceability and identification: RFID, IoT, connected sensors, GPS tracking.
  • Terminal automation: automated cranes, software platforms, autonomous shuttles.
  • Digitalization of document flows: e-manifest, electronic transport documents, maritime blockchain.
  • Performance indicators: productivity per quay, turnaround time, occupancy rate.
• Logistics Coordination, Stakeholders, and Sustainable Transition
  • Port stakeholders: roles and interactions (authority, operators, freight forwarders, shipping companies).
  • Coordination management: call meetings, system interconnectivity, collaborative PCS.
  • Environmental performance of ports: waste management, noise and air pollution control.
  • Green logistics: quay electrification, alternative fuels (LNG, hydrogen), zero-emission vessels.
  • Environmental certification: EMAS, ISO 14001, Green Port initiatives.
  • Case study: analysis of a port engaged in sustainable transition (e.g., Port of Tanger Med)