Freight Forwarding | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Freight Forwarding (17.S0212)

Native organizations units: Department of Traffic Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Postal Traffic and Telecommunications (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Traffic and Transport Engineering (Year: 2, Semester: Winter)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Logistics and Intermodal Transport
ECTS	6

To acquire basic knowledge on the importance and role of freight forwarding in a country`s industrial system, as well as in the realization of international freight flows; also, to learn about technology on the realization of basic and special forwarding jobs.

To acquire theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as skills for performing the forwarder`s jobs.

Meaning, importance and role of freight forwarding.Historical development. Classification of freight forwarding companies. Internal organization in forwarding companies. Cooperation, unions and associations in forwarding industry. National legislations and freight forwarding role. Transport conventions. Transport insurance. Customs system and customs brockerage. Simplified customs procedures, AEO. Incoterms 2010. Tariffs important for freight forwarding industry. Transport chains design. Technology of main forwarding activities realized in goods import, export and transit and additional activities. Information and documents flows in international shipping.

Lectures and practice, computer practice, visit to a company, elaboration, presentation and defence of seminar paper.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	70.00
Homework	Yes	Yes	5.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Term paper	Yes	Yes	20.00
Final exam - part one	No	No	20.00