Classroom Sessions:
Date | Venue | Fees | |
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26 - 30 May 2025 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | |
10 - 14 Nov 2025 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
Online Sessions:
10 - 14 Nov 2025 | Online | $3,950 |
INTRODUCTION
This training course has been designed to provide marine cargo specialists and operations staff with solid marine knowledge required to understand the role of the marine cargo surveyor and the details of the surveys, inspections, claims, and investigations for cargoes and damage to cargoes so they can perform as effective marine cargo surveyors.
Anyone who services the global cargo inspection market and feels they would benefit from a more structured knowledge of the elements of commodities trade and inspections will find the course extremely beneficial.
The GLOMACS Cargo Container Inspection training course is designed with the aim of providing excellent training with an emphasis on its concrete application in the job, professional and company principal related activities.
The delegates will gain the following knowledge:
- Introduction to Container Business
- Container Surveying / Inspection Process
- Container Loading Supervision (CLS)
- Container Repair / Maintenance Cycle
- Future Container Market Development
Objectives
This training course is intended to facilitate access to the knowledge and skills demanded by increasingly sophisticated container inspection process.
The main objectives of this specialised Cargo Container Inspection training course shall include:
- Standard containers made a true revolution in freight transportation
- Standard Sizes of Shipping Containers
- Types of Containers
- Cargoes that can be Carried in A Container
- On / Off Hire Inspection
- Condition Survey Inspection
- 17-Point Tractor & Trailer Inspection
- Function of Container Loading Supervision (CLS)
- Benefits of shipping container maintenance and repair
- Common types of shipping container damage & repairs
- 10 tips for maintaining shipping containers
- Shipping Container Market Share, Trends & Forecast
- Market indicators confirm the strength of the market
Training Methodology
The training methodology and tools are based upon long-term experience in development of training course and best practices while ensuring compliance with maritime codes, conventions and regulations in the shipping industry.
The training course will utilize a variety of proven professional learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training course will be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion between both delegates and course director. The training course will provide the participant with an in-depth knowledge through detailed information, real-life case studies, photos and video animation.
Organisational Impact
The organisation will benefit by having a team that will fully understand:
- The fundamentals of container inspection practice
- Standard containers made a true revolution in freight transportation
- Types of container inspection
- 7-Point container inspection
- Maintenance program to keeping your shipping container in top condition
- Shipping container market share, trends & forecast
Personal Impact
This Cargo Container Inspection training course teaches the competencies that enable delegates to understand:
- The lifespan of a shipping container
- Condition survey inspection
- 17-Point tractor & trailer inspection
- Container loading information
- Conformity of products
- Common types of shipping container damage & repairs
- General repair procedures
- Shipping container market share, trends & forecast
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
There are no prerequisites for this GLOMACS Cargo Container Inspection training course, however, in order to fully benefit from the training, it is recommended that the participants are either new entrants to the container shipping industry or professional staff in shipping companies, ship brokers, port agencies, insurance inspectors and similar service organisations can gain a valuable understanding of their customers' roles and responsibilities.
The comprehensive documentation that accompanies the training course has been designed as a useful guide for future reference.
Who Should Attend
- Practicing cargo agents
- Container Surveyor
- Freight forwarders
- Cargo Claim officers
- Shipping officers
- Shipping Agents
- Shipping Industry starters
- Cargo consolidators
- Marine Insurers
- Other professionals
DAY 1
Introduction to Container Business
- Container business history
- Standard shipping container
- The first use of shipping containers
- Standard containers made a true revolution in freight transportation
- Standard sizes of shipping containers
- Types of containers
- Dry storage container
- Flat rack container
- Open top container
- Open side storage container
- Refrigerated ISO containers
- ISO tanks
- Half height containers
- Special purpose containers
- Cargoes that can be carried in a container
DAY 2
Container Surveying / Inspection
- Why the container needs to be surveyed
- Container surveyor
- On hire inspection
- Off hire inspection
- Condition survey inspection
- Other types of inspection
- In service inspection
- Post repair inspection
- Reefer Pre-Trip
- CSC plate inspection
- 7-Point container inspection
- 17-Point tractor & trailer inspection
DAY 3
Container Loading Supervision (CLS)
- Advantages
- Execution of CLS
- Where it takes Place?
- When it is useful?
- Function of Container Loading Supervision (CLS)
- Loading information
- Specification
- Labeling
- Packaging
- Conformity of products
- Container loading check
DAY 4
Container Repair / Maintenance Cycle
- The lifespan of a shipping container
- Benefits of shipping container maintenance and repair
- Maintenance program to keeping your shipping container in top condition
- 10 tips for maintaining shipping containers
- Common types of shipping container damage & repairs
- Repairing requirements of shipping container
- General repair procedures
- Repair procedure of straightening & welding
- Repair procedure of welding
- Repair procedure of inserting and overlapping patching
- Repair procedure of sectioning
- Repair procedure of replacement
DAY 5
Future Container Market Development
- Supply/demand balance
- Market indicators confirm the strength of the market
- Macro environment
- Future demand
- Shipping container market share, trends & forecast
- Container fleet development
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Endorsed Education Provider
GLOMACS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org

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