Curriculum subject

Logistics of Transport Systems and Forwarding

Subject
Subject code	TLM285
Subject name	Logistics of Transport Systems and Forwarding
Credit points	5 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2012 LI
Study year	4
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Mandatory

Subject loads
Lecture	24
Practice	6

General description
Basic educational aims: The concept of transport's system. Global- and regional systems. The object of system and it's components. Aims of systems. The structure of systems. The concept of the intermodal- and multimodal transport. Technology of intermodal transportation. UNCTAD/ICC Rules. Operator of multimodal transport -MTO, aims and liability. Recommendation of FIATA. FIATA FBL Rules. Aims of forwarding services. The freight forwarder as: agent, operator of carriage of cargo, cargo handler, customs agent etc. The freight forwarder's liability. International organisations.

General aim
Subject aims: -to provide the students with the basic knowledge of the system of transport, the intermodal- and multimodal transport and the freight forwarding services.

Literature
1. Donald J. Bowersox, David J. Closs, 1996, Logistical Management. Michigan State University. 2. Eesti Ekspedeerijate Assotsiatsioon, 2000, Ekspedeerija Käsiraamat. Tallinn. Transpordi Infokeskuse 3. ?. ?. ??????? ?. ?. ????? ?. ?. ????????? ????????? ????????????? ??????? ??????-????????? 2001 4. ??????????? ????????????? ?????? ??? ????????? ?????????- ????????? ???????. ??? ???. ?. ?. ????????? 2001 5. Cheong Yun Wan, Thomas Sim Multimodal Transport. The Singapore Logistics Association 2006. 6. Rachel Henwood, Tan Tee Hwa Seafreight Forwarding The Singapore Logistics Association 2006. 7. Ho Chee Mun Airfreight Forwarding The Singapore Logistics Association 2005. 8. Peter Jones Legal Handbook on Forwarding Third edition FIATA 2001.

Replacement Subjects
TLM204 Logistics of Transport Systems

Current rounds
None