Our
Shipping 101 training course began in 2004, after we recognized a need to
provide clients with a better understanding and knowledge of the ever-changing shipping
industry. The business is always changing—there is no
way around it. We at Artemus anticipate
the changes, embrace them and prepare for them.
Benjamin
Disraeli once said, “In a progressive country change is constant; change is
inevitable.”
Our course provides the knowledge that is
important to keeping up-to-date with the industry, the regulations, the
systems, and so on. Since launching the program in Virginia Beach, VA, we have
expanded the training courses from Virginia to New Jersey/New York, Atlanta,
Houston and Seattle/Tacoma. We have two upcoming courses in Virginia in August
and one in Seattle/Tacoma in September. Dates will be announced shortly.
We
recently wrapped up a week at the New Jersey Marine Terminal with maxed-out
attendance of 21 students with Anita Carty as the instructor We put a high
value on feedback from the attendees, and are really motivated when we hear
comments like the following from recent students:
“It
is quite obvious that the instructor has had a lot of experience in the
industry,” and “The class did meet my expectations, primarily due to the
instructor’s ability to swiftly and effectively apply every concept in a
pragmatic mode.”
Ed
Kelly from the Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ has been sponsoring
Shipping 101 in the NY/NJ area since 2007. Students that attend are from a
wide-range of sectors: ocean carriers, NVOCC’s, freight forwarders, Port
Authority, FMC officials, truckers, importers/exporters, and more.
In
fact, one of Ed’s favorite aspects of the course is how well the industry as a
whole is represented. According to Ed: “What I think is great is that you can
have a shipper sitting next to someone in rail, which presents networking
opportunities that you did not expect.”
Attendees
get to enjoy an interactive environment with the instructor and fellow students
in an informal classroom setting.
We
see about 15-20 students sign up for each course. When I say students, there
are some students from local colleges but many are entry-level employees have
either been asked to take the class by upper-level management or have gotten recommendations
from fellow employees. Students walk
away from the course with a better understanding of their company and the
industry, enabling them to perform better on the job and improve customer
service with clients.
Albert Einstein said it best “Any fool can
know. The point is to understand.”
We
are committed to providing a comprehensive program that fully prepares our
students making them more efficient, more knowledgeable employees. Attendees from
the course remarked, “It will help me relate to our business units better and
support them more effectively” and “I would recommend it to everyone before
their first day on the job.”
Topics
include: the Export Process, Equipment Management, Intermodal Transportation
and Logistics, Export Documentation, Terminal and Marine Operations and the
Import Process.
Students
are able to enjoy a port tour mid-week to get a better understanding of what is
being taught by seeing the port in person.
You
can read details about this course at:
Our
success stories are what make the course. We hear from students that have taken
the course years before and are now working within the industry, many advancing
to management level…starting out having never been in the industry before. When asked about success stories, Steve
Pniewski, President/CEO of ARTEMUS talks about two stories, “I had a single mom
who was recently divorced and a military spouse so she has just moved to the
area, come to me and ask if she could take the course as she wanted to get into
the industry. That was in 2004. Today, she is a manager at an Ocean Carrier
in Norfolk.”
“Another
story is a student who joined our company as an intern, just to work in 100
hours in business. She took the course in
2009 and is now running the logistics operations of a national freight
forwarder/NVOCC in Virginia Beach. Both students believe they could not have
accomplished this without that initial introduction to the industry through our
course. We also have been hired by
companies such as United Arab Shipping Company, who brought us to their location to teach the course
to their employees.”
If
you are interested in learning more about the course and when we will be in
your area, please contact information@artemus.us
or call us directly at 866-744-7101
Until next time, ARTEMUS OUT!
