Web-based trade compliance software company Artemus
Transportation Solutions is scheduled to hold its Global Commerce-International
Transportation & Trade Shipping 101 course Sept. 15-19 at the Marine
Exchange of Puget Sound.
September’s event will mark the third time the course has
been held at the Exchange.
“We have had truckers, port employees, lawyers and teachers
take this course and they all have a common goal to understand the basics of
shipping,” Marine Exchange of Puget Sound Executive Director John Veentjer said.
“Through the course, they are able to effectively apply the information at
their respective workplace, which is why we think it is beneficial for the
community.”
The comprehensive, four-and-a-half day class began in
Virginia in 2004, and has since expanded to New York, New Jersey, Atlanta and
Houston as well as Seattle/Tacoma. Those completing the course can gain a solid
foundation in international trade and transportation, according to Artemus, including
critical work processes, compliance requirements and different modes of
transportation.
“The shipping industry is so diverse, and that is why this
comprehensive course is beneficial to anyone in the industry,” Artemus President/CEO
Steve Pniewski said. “We have the entry-level employees from the shipping
companies come in, but we also see NVOCC/FF staff, importers, exporters,
insurance agents, professors or lawyers in the maritime industry take this
course so they have a better understanding of their clients.”
The course can also earn higher education credits for
participants: continuing education students will be eligible to receive 3.2 CEU
from Old Dominion University after completion of the program. It also carries
20 CCS/CES Credits through the National Customs House Brokers and Freight
Forwarders Association.
Cost to attend the five-day program is $995 for Marine
Exchange of Puget Sound members and $1,095 for non-members. More information is
available at http://marexps.com/about/shipping_101 or by calling Artemus at (866)
744-7101.
