International road transport (Course)

Syllabus of the Online Course - International road transport

Structure of the Online Course “International Road Transport” (10 ECTS) taught by EENI Business School & HA Independent University:

1. Introduction to International road transport
2. Costs and insurance of Road transport
3. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
4. TIR Convention. Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets
5. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), United Nations
6. CMR Consignment Note
7. Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) concerning the Electronic Consignment Note.
8. International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
9. Road transport in the European Union, China and Latin America
10. West and Central Africa Trucking Competitiveness
    1. Road Transport in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS/CEDEAO)
11. Uniform Act concerning the Law of Road Transport (AUDTMR OHADA)

The objectives of the course / subject “International transport by road” are the following:

1. To understand the importance of international road transport in foreign trade
2. To understand the role of the International Road Transport Union (IRU)
   To know the main players and the market of international road transport
3. To learn about the key concepts related to road freight transport (cost, insurance, risks...)
4. To analyse the documents related to maritime transport (CMR Consignment Note, e-CMR) and know how to fill in
5. To study the main conventions of maritime transport of goods (CMR, TIR)
6. To know how stow safely a load to be transported by lorry

Related subjects:

1. Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe)
2. Road-Rail Combined Transport
3. Introduction to African Corridors of Road transport
4. Road-railway System (piggyback, Lohr UIC wagons)

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Description of the Online Course - Road transport

International road transport is the only type of transport capable of carrying out a door-to-door service on its own, that is, it can collect the good at the exporter's factory and deliver it directly to the importer. It is also a type of transport that facilitates loading and unloading operations.

Due to its flexibility; it is also an essential mode of transport for factories working on Just-In-Time basis

CMR Convention (Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road).

This convention dates from 1956 and regulates international road traffic. The document used is the CMR Consignment Note, which shows the existence of a transport contract and that the product has been received by the carrier.

TIR is a system involving the issue of a carnet to road hauliers, which allows loaded vehicles to cross national frontiers with minimum customs formalities. The signatories of the Convention are countries from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and North America.

1. Customs Convention on Containers (CCC)
2. International Convention for Safe Containers
3. Convention relating to Temporary Admission

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