Transportation by Rail (e-Learning Course)

1. Credits: 5 ;
2. Tuition Fees: EUR 120;
3. Open Online Enrolment;
4. Duration: 5
   weeks It is recommended to dedicate about twelve hours of study per week following a flexible schedule. It is possible to reduce the duration dedicating more hours a week
   ;
5. Download the syllabus of the Course (PDF).

Learning materials in

1. Also
   available in For improving the international communication skills, the student has free access to the learning materials in these languages (free multilingual training).
   Transporte por ferrocarril Transport ferroviaire Transporte ferroviário.

The objectives of the course are the following:

1. To understand the importance of the international rail transport in Foreign Trade;
2. To analyze the role of the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT) and the Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF);
3. To understand the fundamentals of the international rail transport law;
4. To know the main players of the international rail transport;
5. To learn the key concepts related to the Rail Freight transport (cost, insurance, risks...);
6. To analyze the documents related to the Rail Transport (CIM consignment note) and know how to complete them;
7. To study the main conventions and rules of the Rail Freight transport (COTIF Convention, CIM Convention).

This course contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work out and pass to obtain the Diploma of the Professional Course: “in International Railway Transport” issued by EENI Global Business School.

This course belongs to the following Higher Education Programs taught by EENI:

Logistics Courses: Transport in Africa, Marine Transport, Multimodal.

Diplomas: Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Masters (MIB): International Transport, Transport in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate (DIB): Global Logistics, World Trade.

The International railway transport has experienced important technical developments in the recent years, becoming faster, safer and cheaper.

1. The rail transport is one of the safest modes of international transport;
2. It can carry various consignments from the small packages to containers;
3. Regarding the cargo capacity, the rail transport can compete with the marine transport;
4. Due to its environmental benefits, the rail freight is being considered an alternative to the road freight in Europe.

In the international rail transport there are two fundamental conventions:

1. Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (CIM);
2. Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF).

The CIM Consignment Note (Declaration of International Traffic Expedition) is used under the CIM Convention

1. Rail freight is carried out under the document called the CIM Rail Consignment Note.

Containers and International Transportation

1. Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention);
2. Customs Convention on Containers (CCC, UN).

Area of Knowledge: Foreign Trade.

Related topics:

1. Maritime transport;
2. Road-Rail Combined Transport;
3. Incoterms® 2020;
4. International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport.

Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road).

1. Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor;
2. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor;
3. China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor;
4. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor;
5. China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor;
6. Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA);
7. International Transport and Transit Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement;
8. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, Mongolia, China, North Korea);
9. International North-South Transport Corridor (India-Russia);
10. Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli);
11. Trans-Caspian Trade and Transit Corridor (Central Corridor);
12. East-West Economic Corridor (Myanmar-Thailand-Laos-Vietnam);
13. Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor (KTAI-ECO);
14. Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul Rail and Road Corridor (ITI-ECO);
15. Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor.

Trans-European Transport Network Corridors.

1. Atlantic Transport Corridor;
2. Baltic-Adriatic Transport Corridor;
3. North Sea-Baltic Transport Corridor;
4. North Sea-Mediterranean Transport Corridor;
5. Pan-European Corridor II;
6. Pan-European Corridor IX.

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