This week’s topics
Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Transit
- Cargo theft, damage and loss exposures
- Marine cargo insurance and general average
- Geopolitical and route disruption risks
- Risk reduction strategies and contingency plans
- The Dangerous Truth About Marine Cargo Insurance (Exporters Beware!)
- Bill of Lading Essentials| Navigating Title Transfer and Carrier Liability Under COGSA
- Exception Clause - Maritime law and marine insurance for mariners
What you will be able to do
- 3.2 Assess common risks in international freight operations and how they can be mitigated.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess common risks in international freight operations and how they can be mitigated.
Study materials
Videos
- The Dangerous Truth About Marine Cargo Insurance (Exporters Beware!) · YouTube · Vanijja | Trade Insights · 7 min · for registered students
- Bill of Lading Essentials| Navigating Title Transfer and Carrier Liability Under COGSA · YouTube · Vanijja | Trade Insights · 6 min · for registered students
- Exception Clause - Maritime law and marine insurance for mariners · YouTube · Steering Mariners · 6 min · for registered students
Further resources
- UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2025 · PDF · Un, report; 173 pages · for registered students
- World Trade Report 2023, ch. C.4: Re-globalization for a more resilient world · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 57–60 · for registered students
- Risk Management for Enterprises and Individuals, ch. 4: Evolving Risk Management: Fundamental Tools · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 142–184 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
