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Seminar on Tasks and Responsibilities of Forwarders, Agencies and Shipping Lines


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Date : 16 - 27 May 2011
Duration of the seminar : 2 weeks
Language : English
Closing date for registration : 28 March 2011
It is recommended to all participants to be fluent in English.


Outline

The seminar on Tasks and Responsibilities of Forwarders, Agencies and Shipping Lines is a practical course for professionals in the field of above mentioned transport activities. Special attention is paid to important issues of customs administration, VAT and warehousing regulations, licence and legal position of forwarders and freight operators (AFFA, CEB, CLECAT, FIATA), incoterms, financing, insurance and responsibility policies. The regulations of the European Union are touched upon in detail.
Forwarders, operators and shipping agencies are visited in the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge.

Participating companies

Antwerp Port Authority, Port of Zeebrugge, Port Centre Lillo, Inter Ferry Boats, OCHA, KBC Bank, SGS, Promotion Agency Inland Navigation, Cosmos, University of Antwerp, Shortsea Shipping Agency, Herfurth & C, ECU-Lines, WCT Meerhout, VOPAK, Belgibo (CMB), Customs Administration, Porthus, PSAHNN, Antwerpse Scheepvaartvereniging, Van Doosselaere.

Registration

To register, please go to the registration page where you can choose the seminar you'd like to apply for. After completing the requested information, your registration will be sent to APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center.

Details on accomodation, fees, scholarships etc can be found on the seminars overview page.