RLA's management training courses and workshops are available at venues within the UK, Europe, Singapore, the Americas and the Middle East. Some of our Clients even ask us to host them in their offices around the globe.
We cover the following subjects:
- Coverage strategies
- Business tactics
- Risk management
- Project implementation
- Transportation economics
- Market structure
- Freight and cost evaluations
- Strategic assessments
- Tanker operations and the ship/shore interface
- Design and operation of gas storage terminals
- Laytime and Demurrage
The courses and workshops are either organised solely by RLA or in conjunction with The Oxford Princeton Programme or the Cambridge Academy of Transport. In-house courses are offered to meet the exact requirements of individual companies. The RLA senior management are regularly invited to speak on training programmes and run workshops on behalf of other organisations.
Here are some brief descriptions of courses and workshops frequently run by RLA today:
| COURSE TITLE: | Tanker Ownership, Chartering & Operations - Business Tactics and Strategies (TD2) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 5 day programme twice a year in Oxford, UK
3 day programme in Singapore & Houston |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in partnership with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: | Need to learn how to make sound business decisions and gain an understanding of the key issues and their potential impact on tanker ownership, chartering & operations?
The course covers the crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals and gas transportation sectors by examining important economic, financial, contractual, legislative, environmental and qualitative considerations when evaluating contract options, chartering and investment strategies, logistics and other operating tactics. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Planners, Charterers, Operators & Investors from oil and tanker companies, traders and financial institutions worldwide. |
| COURSE TITLE: | Tanker Ownership and Chartering - Advanced Strategies and Risk Management (TD4) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 3 day programme in Singapore |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in partnership with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: | Learn about risk management through the futures and period charter markets. Learn about successful contract negotiating, strategies for improving operating returns and key decisions from cases in maritime law. From this course you will gain an understanding of the key issues facing players in today's oil tanker markets and how companies are responding.
The course is an advanced programme building on topics covered in 'Tanker Ownership, Chartering and Operations - Tactics and Decision Making'. It focuses on the implementation of tactics and practical strategies for enhancing commercial returns and business performance in tanker transportation, both from the charterers' and owners' perspectives. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Supply, trading and risk management departments in oil companies, commercial, operations, planning and financial departments in shipping companies and the shipping affiliates or divisions of oil companies, banks, financial institutions and legal firms working on energy issues, management new to the transportation sector. |
| COURSE TITLE: | Fundamentals of Oil, Petrochemicals and Gas Shipping (TD1) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 1 day programme held in London, UK |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in partnership with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: | Gain a concise introduction to the main terms and activities of the oil and gas tanker transportation markets. Find out what the 'jargon' means, how the processes work and who is responsible for what.
The content of the course covers a review of ship types and the cast of characters in the transportation markets. You will also learn about the voyage from planning to completion, contracts and charter parties, demurrage, world-scale and freight assessments, as well as legislation. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Non-specialist staff who interact with shipping companies, charterers and lawyers and other executives who need to understand the main terminologies. |
| COURSE TITLE: | The Chemicals Market - Chartering & Operations (TD3) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 3-day programme held in Singapore |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in partnership with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: | The Asian region is the fastest growing area of chemicals production & trade, and shipping is a vital part of the supply chain. Learn more about the profitability, marketing & safe transportation of the commodities involved.
Presented in association with Oxford Princeton, the course is designed to enhance business knowledge of the chemical tanker market and shipping and transportation economics. It combines lectures from senior professionals, carefully structured exercises, case studies and workshops. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Commercial, operational and financial personnel from ship-owning & operating companies, chemicals producers, chemical trading & distribution companies, personnel from banks & financial institutions, accountants and law firms, management new to transportation. |
| COURSE TITLE: | The Anatomy of Chemicals & Gas Shipping |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 5 day residential workshop presented annually in Cambridge |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with Cambridge Academy of Transport |
| INFORMATION: | A must for those concerned with shipping portfolios and transportation coverage in these specialist markets.
Enhance your competitive position and improve your risk management techniques through the development of essential skills for specialist market sectors. Through a combination of presentations, workshops and case studies, learn to improve your competitiveness in a week. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Commercial, operational and financial personnel from ship-owning & operating companies, producers, trading & distribution companies in the bulk liquid chemicals, chemical gases and LPG sectors, personnel from banks & financial institutions, accountants and law firms, management new to transportation. |
| COURSE TITLE: | Managing the LPG Supply Chain Markets, Pricing, Contracts and Evaluating Risk (LP1) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 5 day residential course held in London, UK |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: | Require a thorough Introduction to the Global LPG business?
In association with the Oxford Princeton Programme, the course examines the effect of new supply sources and pricing structures on international trade, emerging downstream markets and on the use of LPG as feedstock. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Commercial, operations and marketing staff, planners, economists and government officials, managers transferring from other energy sectors. |
| COURSE TITLE: | International LPG Trading & Pricing - Supply, Shipping Contracts & Risk Management (LP2) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 4 day residential course annually in Oxford, UK |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: | Become better educated about the commercial factors affecting international LPG marketing & trading.
The course analyses the international production and consumption outlook, pricing, logistics and tools for risk management, including a number of workshops. The Houston course also focuses on the position of the USA in the global LPG market. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Executives involved directly or indirectly with LPG supply, operations, shipping and international trading, and managers requiring a structured LPG training programme linking this to the LPG Supply, Economics and Markets course. |
| COURSE TITLE: | LNG Shipping - The Centre of Global Gas Supplies (TDLNG) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 3 day residential course annually in Oxford, UK 3 day residential course annually in Singapore |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: | LNG transportation accounts for some 10% to 30% of total LNG supply chain costs from upstream gas production through to terminalling and regasification on the import side. Both figuratively and physically it is central to the LNG supply chain and the safe, efficient execution of LNG supply contracts
This intensive 3 day course is designed to take participants through all of the commercial, technical, operating, legislative and legal issues affecting the marine transportation of LNG from export to import terminal. This is accomplished through a combination of presentations, exercises and case studies under the direction of a team of expert speakers with practical experience of the LNG industry and shipping. The aim is to give participants the ability to assess opportunities and manage operational and commercial risks in LNG shipping. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Commercial and financial specialists, operators, planners and analysts working in shipping companies. Sales, marketing and commercial personnel from LNG producers, suppliers and importers - for example, national producer companies, international oil and gas companies, utilities and industrial gas consumers. Port authorities and terminal operators, individuals and companies new to the LNG sector, bankers and lawyers advising on LNG and LNG shipping, terminal and supply projects. Regulators and government organisations having an interest in the LNG sector. |
| COURSE TITLE: | Tanker Operations and Ship/Shore Interface |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 3 day training programme |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: |
The aims and objectives are to ensure participants understand the
operations, safe working and commercial aspects of oil tanker and
floating storage operations and to highlight the implications of
such practices on the commercial performance of the vessel and the
business of the organization. To provide comprehensive guidance on
the pollution prevention precautions & procedures, safety of
personnel and cargo with related maritime regulations to mitigate
the risks to cargo, personnel and the environment.
This course covers cargo properties and hazards, oil tanker arrangements and equipment, oil tanker operations (e.g crude oil washing, distributed control systems, cargo loading/discharging, inert gas systems), flammability, fire awareness and static electricity, command and control firefighting, enclosed spaces procedures and precautions, pollution prevention and regulations, ship stability and ballast control, cargo documentation, commercial operations. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Mariners and technicians working at both on- and off-shore terminals. Operations managers, chartering managers and executives, ship management executives, port managers, laytime and demurrage analysts, mooring masters, offshore installation managers, FSO managers, offshore and FSO technicians, P&I clubs, marine claims analysts and executives, vetting department inspectors, marine insurance executives and maritime lawyers. |
| COURSE TITLE: | A Practical Understanding of Commercial Risks in Laytime and Demurrage (TDL) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 2 day training programme held annually in London |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: |
Demurrage is a topic which generates a lot of heat. In real life it
can be the cause of major disputes, achieving resolution can be very
resource intensive and yet the cost of overlooking claims can be
considerable.
The objectives of the course are to aid understanding of the commercial risks associated with laytime and demurrage in shipping and oil sales contracts, help minimise these commercial risks, clarify some of the more important issues and help improve the speed and efficiency of claims handling to the benefit of all concerned. Course content includes the essential elements of voyage charter parties, the choice of law, time bars, arbitration, dispute resolution, load port lay time, arrived ship, notice of readiness, discharge port lay time, pumping warranties, bad weather, lighterage, crude oil washing, document claims, FOB/CIF contracts, trading, pro-rating between cargoes, comparisons of different charter parties. The course includes numerous case studies to illustrate specific points. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Commercial operations and chartering executives, demurrage analysts, claims personnel, traders, terminal operators |
| COURSE TITLE: | LPG Trading and Pricing - Shipping, Contracts and Price Risk Management (LP0) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 3 day course held annually in Singapore |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: |
Gain a firm understanding of the international LPG business – influencing factors,
how it is conducted and how risks are managed.
The course will focus on commercial aspects of the LPG business with participants engaging in real time trading cases – both physical and paper – plus workshops on shipping contracts, negotiations, calculations and tactics. The effect of new supply sources and pricing structures on international trade and downstream uses is examined together with case studies demonstrating development and disposal options in the context of LPG as a by-product and pricing into the petrochemicals sector. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Commercial, operations and marketing staff, planners, economists and government officials. Also, executives involved directly or indirectly with LPG supply, shipping and international trading. |
| COURSE TITLE: | The Tanker Market - Managing the Downturn, Anticipating the Upturn (TDS) |
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| TIMING & VENUES: | 1 day seminar held annually in London and Singapor |
| ORGANISED BY: | RLA in association with The Oxford Princeton Programme |
| INFORMATION: |
Is the current downturn in the tanker or shipping markets a repeat
of past cycles in the sector?
A range of expert speakers from the worlds of finance, maritime law, ship management and commerce examine contracts, cost management, loan availability, commercial organisation and project work outs. There is maximum interaction between presenters and delegates with both break out panel discussions and dialogue during individual sessions. |
| THOSE WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED: | Anyone from the world of tanker, gas and chemicals shipping. In particular, lenders, ship owners from financial, operational and commercial backgrounds, maritime lawyers and ship managers. |
Additional Training Programmes & Workshops
In-house training programmes have included:
- Laytime and Demurrage for a major national oil and gas producing company
- Design and Operation of Gas Storage Terminals for an Independent Storage Operator
- Tanker Operations and the Ship/Shore Interface for a Major Oil Company
- Business Strategies, Competition, Contracts and Organisation in the Chemical Carrier Industry for a Major Oil and Gas Tanker Owner
- Commercial Aspects of the Chemical Carrier Industry for non-commercial executives in a Major Chemical Carrier Operator
- Chemicals and Petroleum Products Shipping for a Port Authority
- Tanker Ownership, Chartering and Operations for an Oil Exporter in the Former Soviet Union
- Global LPG Market - Characteristics, Fundamentals, Contracts and Pricing for a Gas Company in the Former Soviet Union
- Trends and Developments in Transportation, the Maritime Industry and Shipbuilding; Vessel Deployment for a Canal Authority
RLA's most recent speaking engagements on oil, gas and chemical shipping include presentations at:
- Vostock Capital "Oil Terminal" congress, St Petersburg
- Chemicals, LPG & LNG carrier markets on the 'Anatomy of Shipping Courses' at the Cambridge Academy of Transport
- Galbraiths Shipping course
- Argus LPG Conference, Moscow
- The LP Gas Forum Conference, Warsaw
- The Third Aromatics & Derivatives Conference
- European Petrochemical Association - Distribution Meeting
- Informa Products Tanker and Products and Chemical Tanker Conferences
- Intertanko Rotterdam Event
- Marichem Rotterdam
- Petrochemicals - Tamoil International Conference on Tankers
