Course Description

The global petroleum industry is underpinned by one of the most sophisticated and capital-intensive marine logistics systems in the world. Every day, hundreds of millions of barrels of crude oil, clean products, dirty cargoes, and liquefied gases are transported via tankers across international waters—linking upstream production zones, refining hubs, global bunker networks, and strategic energy corridors. These marine movements are governed not only by physical transportation constraints, but also by complex commercial contracts, fluctuating freight markets, risk-based chartering decisions, and multi-party supply coordination.
This training course, “Petroleum Marine Logistics, Chartering Practices, and Tanker Supply Chain Operations,” is designed to provide a comprehensive, technically grounded, and commercially relevant understanding of the full petroleum tanker value chain—from vessel selection and charter party negotiation, to lifting coordination, port execution, and dispute management. It addresses the practical realities faced by petroleum charterers, shipping professionals, logistics planners, terminal operators, and marine legal personnel working within NOCs, IOCs, traders, and freight companies.
The course also addresses the growing importance of digital integration, covering tools such as Kpler, Vortexa, Signal Ocean, and E-Docs platforms, which now shape real-time freight visibility and documentation flows. Moreover, global concerns around carbon regulation, fuel transition, and ESG compliance are redefining the way marine contracts are structured, vetted, and enforced—making it essential for supply and chartering professionals to operate at the intersection of operational discipline and regulatory insight.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Analyze commercial and logistical characteristics of key cargo types (LPG, clean, dirty, LNG, dry bulk).
• Understand marine chartering frameworks (voyage, time, COA) and negotiate key charter party clauses.
• Coordinate vessel readiness, laycan scheduling, and port interface operations with terminals and agents.
• Identify, mitigate, and troubleshoot risks associated with delays, vetting rejections, and documentation errors.
• Apply freight tools (Worldscale, lumpsum, route economics) for voyage planning and performance analysis.
• Handle operational, legal, and compliance aspects of petroleum cargo movement including LOIs, demurrage, and sanctions.

Who Can Benefit

• Marine and Chartering Coordinators
• Petroleum Supply and Lifting Planners
• Port and Terminal Operations Officers
• Crude/Product Movement and Scheduling Teams
• Contracts, Legal, and Commercial Advisors
• Freight Analysts and Voyage Economists
• Oil & Gas Marine Assurance and Compliance Officers.