Skip to main content

Enhanced Principles in Ship Brokering and Chartering MRBU 2000

Marine Business Course

International Fees

International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.

Course details

This course begins with an overview of the basic principles in ship chartering and brokering, and in addition, dives deeper into the details and concepts related to the Canadian marine practices, including Canada Freight and Logistics Market vs World Trades; Role of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA); and Marine Carrier Code. The course is suitable for a broad range of maritime-related professionals, including ship officers, shore-based management, new entrants to the shipping industry, logistics and supply chain professionals, ship brokers, port agencies, insurance inspectors, banks' representatives, and similar organizations, Classification Societies, Marine Insurers, P&I Club Managers, Port Authorities, and Coast Guard personnel, amongst others.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

0.5

Not offered this term
This course is not offered this term. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive notifications of future course offerings and other opportunities to learn more about this course and related programs.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of advanced concepts and applicability of global freight markets and practices.
  • Have a thorough understanding related to building contracts, regulatory considerations, and global practices in Chartering Contracts.
  • Describe sales transactions between the shipper and receiver, banking practices, and advanced operation concepts related to financial elements of Charter Party agreements.
  • Identify the specific requirements related to each type of vessel and its cargoes, covering concepts related to cargo carriage, business practices, and applicability related to different vessel and cargo types, such as bulk (coal, lumber, sulphur, grain, etc.), tankers (oil, chemical, LNG, LPG), liners, and containers.​

Effective as of Spring/Summer 2024

Related Programs

Enhanced Principles in Ship Brokering and Chartering (MRBU 2000) is offered as a part of the following programs:

  • Indicates programs accepting international students.
  • Indicates programs with a co-op option.

School of Transportation

  1. Marine Business Essentials
    Microcredential Part-time

Subscribe

Interested in being notified about future offerings of Enhanced Principles in Ship Brokering and Chartering (MRBU 2000)? If so, fill out the information below and we'll notify you by email when courses for each new term are displayed here.

  • Privacy Notice: The information you provide will be used to respond your request for BCIT course information and is collected under Section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). For more information about BCIT’s privacy practices contact: Associate Director, Privacy, Information Access & Policy Management, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 3700 Willingdon Ave. Burnaby, BC V5A 3H2, email: privacy@bcit.ca.