The document describes a training and placement model established in 2004 in Hampton Roads, Virginia to address workforce needs in the port industry. It provides a 5-day training course called "Basic Shipping 101" to create a trained workforce. The course gives an overview of the standard ocean shipping process and includes field trips. It has trained over 175 people in the last three years, with 45 entering the shipping industry. The program aims to control business costs for companies by addressing labor needs through a collaborative training initiative.
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2. Established in Dec 2004 as a separate venture
focused on the maritime industry
Partners combined have 65 years of industry
experience.
Service offerings include Shipment Management
Systems, Customs reporting software, data
hosting, training and staffing.
Training Focus - Create a workforce through
training and placement service that can support
growth in port industry of Hampton Roads while
controlling costs of doing business.
Average 20-25 new people into the industry each
year for the last three years
3. The Need Hampton Roads
185,000 Port or Port Related Jobs in
place today in the state.
Growth projected +5% over the next
5 years
65,000 Port related jobs in Hampton
Roads
4 Major Terminals located in
Hampton Roads
4. The Development of Training Class
Group of Senior Executives consisting of
Carriers, Shipping Agents, Maritime
Association
Competing companies with control of over
400 shipping related positions
Common Bond We Need Staff who can
understand the business
Keep the cost of doing business
controllable quit stealing from each
other
5. Standard Shipping Process
Rate
Quotation
& Tariff
Intermodal Booking
Transportation Cargo
Vessel Arrival/Import Equipment
Documentation Management
& Control
Terminal and Intermodal
Marine Operations/ Transportation
Vessel Stow and
Load Export
Documentation
6. Basic Shipping 101
5 Day 32 hour 3.2 CEU course
Each Day, overview, exercises and one half day
field trip to the port
Last day, 2 hour final exam
CEUs awarded by Old Dominion University
All students receive text book, geography
workbook and folder of exercises, handouts etc.
All graduates are supported by Artemus for follow
up or support in their current or new positions.
Job Placement services and Tuition assistance
available through Govt programs and local work
force development
7. Shipping Overview and Geography
History of Shipping - from ocean shipping's start up
in the Mediterranean Region through the modernization
of ocean shipping today
The Shipping cycle
Geography Section - titled Where in the
World?
Glossary of Key Shipping Terms and Acronyms
9. Rate Quotation and Tariffs
How to Quote a Rate - Key Information
Federal Maritime Commission and Conferences
The Pricing Process
Market Analysis: Competitors Rates
Value Comparison: Commodity / Customer Analysis
Profit Margin: Unit Container Contribution
How key information is used within the process of
developing rates and moving cargo
11. Booking Cargo
What type of service do shippers require at the
time of booking?
Basic Customer Service process in the industry
Information required when taking a booking and
why?
Schedules - Departure information and critical
information for Shipper at the time of booking
Next Steps
13. Equipment Management & Control
Equipment
Different Types of Equipment
Equipment pools
TIRs - Interchange Agreements
Chassis
Street Turns
Domestic Repositioning
Empty Repositioning
Maintenance and Repair
Third Party Billing
15. Intermodal Transportation
Railroads and Rail Yard, Trucking and Depots
Modes, Rates and Routes - making the best
routing choice
Chassis Provision
Inland and Marine Terminal
Facilities
Equipment Interchange
Landbridge and Mini landbridge
Leg Sheets
Alternate Port Service
17. Export Documentation
Outbound Documentation process
What is a Bill of Lading?
Types of Documentation required for Export
The role of the Freight Forwarder
Terms and Definitions
Customs Filing
Licenses
Legal Letters
19. Terminal/Marine Operations
Job Functions at Terminals
Container Yards
Vessel Types
Stevedores
Bay Plans
Loading and Discharging
Stowing a Vessel
Container Weights
Safety and Hazardous
Terminal Equipment
Port Tour (Field Trip)
21. Vessel Arrival and Import Documentation
Import Documentation Process
Terms of Sale
Initiating the importation of a shipment
Customs Requirements and declarations
Types and Timing of documentation for import
Vessel arrival requirements
Vessel discharge and availability
Notifications and payment of charges
23. Import Cargo and Container
Delivery
Import Logistics and Intermodal
Mode, rates, routes
Dispatching - Communication
Empty Returns
Customer Notification and communication
Per Diems - Free Time
24. Shipping 101 - Exercises
Create a quotation
Choose proper Create a booking
rates, routes and
modes
Vessel discharge Choose proper
and preparation of equipment
arrival
documentation
Port tour and Choose proper
vessel stow as a rates, routes and
class modes
Create a bill of
lading
25. Shipping 101 - Deliverable
Basic process knowledge
Big picture - effect of parts on the whole
Testing of knowledge and progression - Pre and
Post test
Hard copy documents
Improve knowledge of current employees
Provide trained staff for permanent placement
services
26. The Outcome-Successes
From 2005 2007YTD 45 new entrants
into the shipping industry
From 2005 2007YTD 177 people
completed and passed the basics of the
industry
Two Maritime organizations and 40 local
Hampton Roads companies supporting the
program sending students and hiring
new people
From 2004 2007 class sizes have
grown from 2 to 10 a month.