International Freight Forwarding Principles
Master the operational, regulatory, and digital workflows of multimodal cross-border logistics, carrier codes, and CBSA CARM client portal integration.
Global Logistics & Carrier Governance
This core course explores the foundational mechanisms governing international freight movement across air, ocean, rail, and highway modes. Students examine the contractual architecture of international commerce, Incoterms® 2020 cost and risk transfer allocations, and transport liability regimes under international maritime and civil aviation conventions.
Specialized focus is placed on the regulatory duties unique to freight forwarders within the Canadian trade ecosystem. Participants practice applying for and managing forwarder carrier codes, submitting electronic advance commercial information (eManifest/ACI), and establishing delegation networks inside the CBSA CARM Client Portal.
- Preparation of ocean bills of lading, airway bills, and intermodal transport documents.
- Filing eManifest declarations, consolidated cargo reports, and bonded movements.
- Configuring forwarder account hierarchies and financial security in CARM.
Advance Your Cross-Border Logistics Expertise
Enroll in Semester 2 to master international shipping documentation and forwarder compliance standards.
Detailed Learning Modules
Covers ocean containerization, air freight palletization, intermodal rail transfer, and road transport logistics. Students analyze master versus house bills of lading, airway bill execution, negotiable transport titles, and legal liability limits under the Montreal Convention and Hague-Visby Rules.
Focuses on the operational distinctions between bonded and non-bonded forwarders, 8000-series carrier code management, electronic house bill transmission deadlines, and sufferance warehouse deconsolidation procedures.
Delivers hands-on exercises in the CARM Client Portal to register business accounts, establish relationship authorisations with importers and customs brokers, monitor cargo releases, and manage freight security instruments.
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