International Freight Management Course
Monday, February 23, 2026
Category:Procurement, Logistics & Supply Chain Management
3
Days
Dubai
9:00am – 4:00pm
Introduction
What is international freight management? Freight management is a process that requires a crucial synchronization between operations, personnel, and technologies to manage a cost-efficient operation and impactful delivery of goods/freight. This process ensures that the right products get to the right destinations. This needs to happen in the right timelines, damage-free, and at the lowest possible cost. It does this by harmonizing the processes and activities between all stakeholders (carriers, distributors, vendors, and shippers). Freight management is a broad function, that involves planning and executing shipments by all modes of transport. It requires an understanding of routes, rates, goods, customer expectations, carrier profiles, and risk management, whilst making arrangements for shipments, monitoring shipments, and managing transportation documentation. Freight network management requires the right combination of experience, skilled staff, and knowledge to ensure smooth coordination between carriers and shippers. Globalization has brought immense changes to freight forwarding and management; and like all change, it brings both challenges and opportunities. Emerging technologies, higher customer expectations, and new innovative business models. There are many ways this sector could evolve and develop, to meet these challenges.
Objectives
This international freight management course will teach participants how to appreciate and manage international shipping systems, processes, and documentation, as well as understand global shipping best practices. Participants will:
- Identify the increasing significance of freight management
- Understand its impact on both costs and service in business and commerce
- Have an in-depth understanding of international freight management procedures
- Understand documentation involved in the freight managemene process
- Provide participants with the knowledge and key skills to plan resources to succeed in international freight management
- Be able to create optimized work processes and incorporate leaner operations
- Be able to lower costs and improve turnaround times
- Improve understanding and management of supply chain risks in international trade
- Improve the required skill and knowledge to accurately plan and forecast resources
- Have the ability and willingness to incorporate changing global factors into key freight forwarding business strategies
Training Methodology
This collaborative International Freight Management Course will comprise the following training methods: Lectures; Seminars & Presentations; Group Discussions; Assignments; Case Studies & Functional Exercises. This Solid State Training course observes the ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ model, like all other courses run by our specialised team.
Organizational Impact
Professionals taking this course could benefit the organisation in a number of ways:
- Be able to analyze and implement the key areas of International Trade contracts and systems of import and export
- Be able to incorporate and learn the critical elements of logistics and supply-chain management processes based on the most relevant application in forward-thinking companies.
- Be able to identify and understand key performance indicators which will succeed in improving operations
- Gain a competitive advantage, over competitors, using new improved, and leaner ways of managing operations
- Increased product supply, distribution, and sales through international markets
- Increased profits and business growth by the use of transport channels effectively
- Understanding of the documentation requirements, and protocols to avoid any costly mistakes
Personal Impact
Professionals who take this course will benefit in the following ways:
- Improved skill and knowledge to participate in cargo and freight forwarding planning
- Improved understanding, awareness, and knowledge on Logistics Planning & Management
- Increased awareness and perspective to choose the most effective approach or method when dealing with Import
- Be able to develop criteria and standards to achieve improved business performance
- Integrating and optimizing the total logistics and supply-chain process
- Capability to facilitate the team and framework for leaner operations
- You will be able to assits your company in developing a competitive infrastructure and synchronizing supply and demand
- You will learn to pace with evolving industry trends
This International Freight Management training program is intended to meet the educational needs of the following individuals:
- An organisation’s top management and executives who need to understand the freight management process
- Professionals who are new to the international transportation, trade, logistics, and supply chain industries
- Professionals and executives who are currently employed in the international transportation, trade, logistics, and supply chain industries
- Executives looking to advance their careers in international freight management
- Clearing and Forwarding Agent; Warehouse Supervisor, Shipping Documentation Supervisor
- Procurement and Sourcing Officers, who would be actively involved in the transportation of raw materials, goods, and freight
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