Essential Skills for Port Operations Course
Gain mastery in key port operations skills, including berthing, tug and pilot coordination, cargo handling techniques, safety protocols, and yard planning. Perfect for maritime professionals aiming to boost productivity, shorten port stays, and ensure safer, more efficient vessel and cargo movements in busy ports.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical tools to plan berths, manage tugs and pilots, and handle daily cargo operations confidently. Cover essential constraints, crane and yard productivity, handling of containers, bulk, ro-ro and general cargo, along with safety regulations, risk management, scheduling, gate operations, communication standards, and incident reporting for efficient, secure port activities.
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Develop skills
- Port operations basics: master berths, layouts, roles and daily constraints.
- Cargo handling efficiency: optimise bulk, container, ro-ro and mixed stowage.
- Safety and compliance: apply ISPS, ISM and local rules in daily port work.
- Berthing and towage planning: schedule pilots, tugs and ETAs for fast turns.
- Yard and gate flow: cut truck congestion with slots, KPIs and smart routing.
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