Advanced Training Programme
in Commerical Shipping

An IIFT and OXV initiative

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and Oceans XV (OXV) have come together to provide training programmes related to shipping and catering to the Indian Sub Continent, South East Asia and Africa. The jointly developed 6-day ‘Advanced Training Programme in Commercial Shipping’ is designed to benefit ship managers, ship agents, officers in public sector units and private companies involved with shipping operations like export and import houses, ship charterers, ship brokers, senior seafarers, financial institutions including public and private sector banks, oil companies, commodity traders, international consultancy firms, venture capitalists, freight forwarders, clearing agents, and personnel from various Ministries including Commerce, Shipping and Defence.

The topics will include:

  1.  Economics of Shipping

  2.  Role of Different parties involved in shipping

  3.  Commodity trading and shipping

  4.  Organizations involved in shipping

  5.  Different types of shipping agents

  6.  Shipping documentation

  7.  Ship chartering, freight rates and voyage estimates

  8.  Ship broking including cargo offer, Account, commissions & counters

  9.  Marine insurance

 10. Maritime Law

 11. Maritime arbitration

 12. Baltic Exchange and Baltic Freight Indices 

The faculty

Highly experienced professionals from the world of commercial shipping across India comprise the team of hi-profile trainers.

Course objective

The objective is to provide comprehensive knowledge of commercial shipping to the participants. This will enable the candidates to handle commercial shipping operations in diverse organisations in an informed manner, and qualify them for challenging senior management level responsibilities globally.

Schedule and venue

The first course scheduled to be conducted from January 16^th  to January 21^st  2012 at the IIFT Campus, New Delhi has been suspended. Organizations and individuals desiring to enrol for this programme can contact Capt Sanjiv Verma or Kunal Dhanda on mobile number +91 8800332684 or email captsv@oceansxv.net. As soon as new dates are fixed we will inform those interested.

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) was set up in 1963 by the Government of India as an autonomous organisation to help professionalise the country's foreign trade management and increase exports by developing human resources; generating, analysing and disseminating data; and conducting research.

 IIFT has, over the years, undertaken path-breaking research studies with organizations like WTO, World Bank, UNCTAD and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. The Institute has also trained more than 40,000 business professionals across 30 countries in various facets of international business and trade policy via its Management Development Programmes. For further details visit: http://www.iift.edu/new/

Oceans XV (OXV) was formed by 15 senior seafarers in 2007. The Company’s vision is to primarily enhance the safety standards being adhered to on ships. OXV meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and its courses are certified by KVQA Norway, Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), The Liberian Maritime Administration, The Maritime Administrator of The Marshall Islands, The Nautical Institute – London, and The Ministry of Shipping and Communications, Government of India.

OXV offers specific training of sea-going officers as required by oil majors and other international operators. The courses include- DP Simulator Course, Bridge Team Management, ECDIS, GMDSS, Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Quality and Safety Assessment, Marine Accident Investigation, and tailor-made courses.

For further details visit: http://www.oceansxv.net/