Rail Transport CIM (Course) COTIF Convention

1. Introduction to international rail transport
2. International Rail Transport Law
3. Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)
   1. COTIF Convention
   2. Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (CIM)
   3. CIM Consignment Note (Declaration of International Traffic Expedition)
4. International Union of Railways (UIC)
5. Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD)
6. Costs and insurance of Rail Transport
7. Rail Transport Consignment Note
8. Fundamentals of Economy and railway operations
   1. Renaissance of railways
   2. Railways business models
   3. World market trends in railways sector
9. Road-railway System (piggyback, Lohr UIC wagons)
10. Trade Facilitation
    1. Trade Facilitation Agreement
    2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
    3. Kyoto Convention (Containers)
    4. Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
11. Rail transport in the European Union
12. Railway systems in India, China and Latin America (Iberian America)
13. India-Afghanistan Logistics Corridor
14. Rail Transport in Africa

1. Credits: 5
2. Tuition Fees: EUR 120
3. Open Online Enrollment
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)

Languages:

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

The goals of the course are the following:

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

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

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

Certificates: Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Masters: International Transport, Transport and Logistics in Africa.

Doctorate: Global Logistics.

In international rail transport there are two fundamental conventions:

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

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

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

Sample - International Transport by Rail:

Containers and Transportation

1. Istanbul Convention
2. Customs Convention on Containers

Related topics:

1. Maritime transport
2. Road-Rail Combined Transport
3. Safe Load Securing for Road Transport

Silk Road.

1. Almaty-Bishkek Logistics Corridor
2. Bangladesh-Myanmar Logistics Corridor
3. China-Russia Logistics Corridor
4. China-Pakistan Logistics Corridor
5. China-Central-West Asia Logistics Corridor
6. Europe-Caucasus-Asia Logistics Corridor
7. Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement
8. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, North Korea)
9. North-South Corridor (India-Russia)
10. Afghanistan-Turkey Logistics Corridor
11. Trans-Caspian Logistics Corridor
12. East-West Corridor (Myanmar-Vietnam)
13. Kyrgyzstan-Iran Logistics Corridor
14. Islamabad-Istanbul Logistics Corridor
15. Nanning-Singapore Logistics Corridor

Trans-European Transport Corridors.

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