Maritime & Port Logistics
Course overview
Prepare senior logistics and operations leaders to design, digitise and optimise high‑performance multimodal networks across air, land and last‑mile delivery. This executive programme focuses on practical strategies, data‑driven tools and governance needed to balance cost, speed and sustainability while navigating regulatory complexity and urban logistics challenges.
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What the course covers
- Overview of key megatrends reshaping logistics: digitalization (AI, automation), rapid/q-commerce, sustainability (net-zero, EVs), autonomous mobility, and workforce transformation.
- Overview of the aviation industry, focusing on airport logistics and air cargo supply chain, preparedness for aviation safety and security, stakeholder management for connectivity and compliance, and operational efficiency across the aviation ecosystem.
- Tax barriers and optimization strategies for cross-border trade (outbound & inbound), covering related-party transactions, storage facilities, reinvoicing, tax havens, IP management, and e-commerce tax issues.
- Urban logistics transformation driven by e-commerce and demographic shifts, covering last-mile strategies, intermodal transport optimisation (air/sea/land), network design, ESG compliance, and transport management systems.
Learning outcomes
- Understand how digitalisation (AI, computer vision, and automation), q-commerce, sustainability goals, autonomous vehicles and intelligent intermodal transport systems impact the supply chain, movement of goods and workforce composition.
- Appreciate the fundamentals of the aviation industry, the role of international trade and transshipment hub, management of aviation ecosystem and its stakeholders for connectivity and compliance.
- Understand the tax implications of cross-border trade and investments, and strategies to manage the compliance and risks associated with establishing physical presence in foreign countries.
- Identify social and environmental factors driving change in urban logistics and transport planning
- Develop strategies for urban logistics optimisation using last-mile tools (dynamic routing, micro-fulfilment, urban consolidation centres) and public-private partnerships.
- Design multimodal networks that balance cost, lead time, and sustainability to optimise intermodal transportation.
- Learn about playbooks for optimizing air-to-land handoffs, last-mile cost reduction, and on-time performance.
- Leverage transport management systems to manage goods movement and enforce 3PL performance contracts.
Who should attend
Logistics and transport directors, operations and distribution managers, airport and cargo planners, 3PL and carrier strategists, e‑commerce and last‑mile leaders, supply‑chain transformation sponsors, and policy/compliance professionals involved in multimodal logistics.