Training school launches spring course series

CAPE Town -based School of Shipping, accredited for several years now by the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA), is presenting a series of Spring courses, bound to appeal to those bent on furthering their shipping knowledge. These include a threeday course in container management, starting on September 17 and covering a wide range of subjectrelated matter. Aim of the course, says the SOS, is to equip the candidate with a comprehensive understanding of the global container fleet and its many different dimensions, both on land and sea. It is most suited to those in the business of moving cargo in containers – whether own or third party cargo – importers and exporter sector employees and accounting staff. Subjects to be covered range from an introduction to container management to tracking and demurrage.