Maritime supply chains rarely fail because of the vessel or the port on their own — they fail at the seams between them, in the handoffs nobody actually owns. A container can move flawlessly through a vessel schedule and still arrive late, because a rail slot was missed, a freight forwarder worked from outdated information, or a handoff simply fell through the cracks. The Logistics Integration and Multimodal Freight Coordination Training Course, delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built for professionals responsible for making the entire chain function as one system rather than a series of disconnected steps.

The course treats integration as the starting point, not an afterthought — connecting ocean carriers, terminals, and inland transport into one coordinated flow before examining the multimodal transport decisions that affect cost, speed, and reliability. Freight forwarding is reframed as a coordination function rather than a booking service, and supply chain optimisation is examined in practical terms: where genuine efficiency gains exist, and where apparent savings in one stage simply create delay elsewhere. Port and terminal integration, along with risk and disruption management, are treated together since both concern managing handoffs under pressure. Participants leave with a systems-level understanding of maritime supply chain management they can apply directly to routing, carrier, and logistics partner decisions.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Achieve genuine logistics integration across ocean, port, and inland transport stages
• Evaluate multimodal transport options for cost, speed, and reliability trade-offs
• Manage freight forwarding relationships as a coordination function, not just booking
• Apply supply chain optimisation techniques across a maritime logistics network
• Coordinate effectively across carriers, terminals, and inland logistics providers
• Manage risk and disruption at the handoff points where supply chains typically break
• Evaluate maritime supply chain performance using metrics that reflect true end-to-end outcomes

Target Audience

• Freight forwarding and multimodal transport professionals
• Supply chain and logistics managers working with maritime transport
• Port and terminal coordinators working across the broader logistics chain
• Shipping line commercial and logistics professionals
• Procurement and operations professionals managing ocean freight
• Professionals transitioning into maritime supply chain management roles

Module 1: Why Supply Chains Break at the Seams, Not the Stages

• Why supply chain failures usually occur between stages rather than within a single one
• Connecting ocean carriers, terminals, and inland transport into a coordinated flow
• Overcoming information gaps that break integration between stakeholders

Module 2: Multimodal Transport — Cost, Speed and Reliability Trade-offs

• Evaluating rail, road, and sea combinations for cost, speed, and reliability
• Structuring multimodal routing that avoids unnecessary handling and delay

Module 3: Freight Forwarders as Coordination Partners, Not Booking Agents

• Managing freight forwarders as active coordination partners
• Building forwarding relationships that improve visibility across the chain

Module 4: Where Real Efficiency Gains Hide in a Maritime Network

• Identifying genuine efficiency gains across a maritime logistics network
• Avoiding local optimisations that create cost or delay elsewhere in the chain

Module 5: Ports, Terminals and Managing the Handoffs Between Them

• Understanding how port and terminal performance affects the wider supply chain
• Identifying where responsibility gaps between stakeholders cause disruption
• Building coordination practices that keep cargo moving across every handoff

Module 6: Managing Risk and Disruption Across the Chain

• Identifying vulnerabilities across shipping, ports, and inland logistics
• Building contingency approaches that maintain flow during disruption

Module 7: Measuring True Door-to-Door Performance

• Defining metrics that reflect genuine door-to-door performance
• Using performance data to drive continuous supply chain improvement