ARTEMUS and NY/NJ Maritime Association offer Shipping 101 course

The semi-annual course leverages the expertise of Hapag-Lloyd vet and licensed customs broker Anita Carty.    The web-based trade compliance software provider ARTEMUS Transportation Solutions will holding its semi-annual Global Commerce – International Transportation & Trade course Nov. 17-21 at the New York Shipping Association training facility in Port Elizabeth, N.J.
   The interactive course will cover the entire international shipping and transportation process and includes a hands-on shipping excursion in a live environment with a terminal tour. The course it taught by Anita Carty, a licensed customs broker and liner shipping veteran. Carty spent 26 years with Hapag-Lloyd, helping develop the carrier’s in-house computer system. Her background includes IT, process management and customer service.
   Topics discussed in the course are the history and evolution of the containerized shipping industry, the shipping cycle, major trade lanes, customer service/booking/rate filing/service contract negotiation, equipment control, intermodal transportation and equipment, export/import documentation, and terminal/marine operations.
   For continuing education students, participants will be eligible to receive 3.2 CEU from Old Dominion University post completion of the program. The course also carries 20 CCS/CES Credits through the National Customs House Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association. Class size is limited to 25 students.
   The course, also dubbed Shipping 101, is hosted by The Maritime Association of Port New York and New Jersey, a major sponsor of the program since 2007.
   For more information, visit https://www.nymaritime.org/connect.aspx or contact ARTEMUS at 866-744-7101.