Port Management and Operations Course

Why Attend

Transportation plays, a very critical role in our day-to-day life. Sea transportation continues to play a vital role in the movement of goods and hence ports are of paramount importance for a smooth and efficient movement of sea transportation. With the increasing vessel sizes and ownership models changing continuously it is but crucial that ports need to be adaptable and responsive in this competitive world to sustain and gain an edge to attract more business.

What is Port Management Course? This course covers the functions and types of terminals and ports, how to manage ports and their operations and maintenance. It comprises both national and international freight movements, passenger considerations, port controls, human and physical resource needs and requirements, consignments, monitoring and unitization of consignments. The course also covers port planning requirements and development, associated infrastructure requirements and environmental considerations.

This training course will empower you with an in-depth understanding of Port Management and Operations to further build your knowledge and understanding as this will help you to upscale your capabilities and enhance your skills. It will equip you to take responsibilities in the area of your expertise so that you can smoothly and seamlessly run port operations using the new techniques, skills and knowledge thereby immediately adding to the overall growth of your Organization.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

This interactive Port Management and Operations Course will comprise the following training methods:
⦁ Presentation
⦁ Assignments
⦁ Case Studies & Functional Exercises
⦁ Questionnaires

Course Objectives

N/A

Target Audience

The Port Management is ideal for port management professionals who require building on their knowledge in order to meet their day-to-day challenges and work effectively. Port Management will help prepare aspiring personnel with essential management skills, strategies and knowledge required for today’s ever-growing sea freight market.

Target Competencies

⦁    Early or mid-career port agents who want to develop their knowledge
⦁    Agents wishing to update their knowledge to keep abreast of changes in order to navigate through any challenges
⦁    Operations managers, supply chain managers, and operations managers
⦁    Professionals wishing to further develop their role in their organizations
⦁    Shipping company personnel’s wishing to upgrade their knowledge to support their customers

Module 1: Port Management

The rationale of Port Business
Understand structuring of deliver services and relationship between infrastructure, navigating and handling facilities
Understand cargo operations on board and ashore and prime importance of avoiding traffic and cargo congestion

Module 2: Ports and Their Functions

Warehousing and storage of merchandise on land and stevedoring to and from vessel
Inland access and intermodal connections
Loading and unloading, handling transshipment of cargo
Capacity Planning

Module 3: Introduction to International Trade and Logistics

Understand the role of shipping in relation to ports in the global logistics
Ship types and changes in trade routes due to impact of globalization
Maritime logistics and modal shift and their role in port management
Review the role of the warehousing in port operations

Module 4: Port Project Management – Techniques and Principles

Principles of project management
Difference between normal and project operating activities
Understand the importance of good quality port project management

Module 5: Economics of Port Operations, Port Pricing and Financing

Review the port economics landscape
Analyze port cost structure and pricing tariffs
Financial management overview for port managers
Operational review and financial implication for port development

Module 6: Port Master plans and Port Engineering

Understand the importance and process of port master planning
Discuss key engineering issues and identify solution as part of a master planning review cycle
Establish a multi-lateral inter port communications, cooperation and data sharing strategy

Module 7: Port Labour and People Management

Employee Management Framework
Understanding of Historic and current labour environment
Effective Management of port personnel based on skills and competency

Module 8: HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and the Environment) in Ports Management

Importance of HSSE in port sector
Review HSSE management concept
Understand and review best practice in port management
Regulatory framework for
port safety and security
Risk Management

Module 9: Case Study: Port Management – Current Issues

$4975

Kuala Lumpur

Country: Malaysia

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Sep 2025

$4975

Manila

Port Management and Operations Course

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

Module 1: Port Management

Module 2: Ports and Their Functions

Module 3: Introduction to International Trade and Logistics

Module 4: Port Project Management – Techniques and Principles

Module 5: Economics of Port Operations, Port Pricing and Financing

Module 6: Port Master plans and Port Engineering

Module 7: Port Labour and People Management

Module 8: HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and the Environment) in Ports Management

Module 9: Case Study: Port Management – Current Issues

$4975

Country: Malaysia

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Sep 2025

$4975

Country: Philippines

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Jun 2026