Multimodal Transport Planning
Course Overview
This advanced three-day programme focuses on the strategic planning and operational execution of multimodal transport across African trade corridors. Africa presents unique challenges with limited infrastructure, multiple border crossings, and varying regulatory environments that make multimodal planning critical to supply chain success.
Participants will learn how to design efficient multimodal routes combining road, rail, ocean, and air transport while managing cost, time, and risk trade-offs. The programme covers major African corridors including the North-South Corridor, Maputo Corridor, Dar es Salaam Corridor, and Trans-Kalahari Corridor.
Through practical exercises and corridor simulation exercises, participants will develop the skills to plan, cost, and execute multimodal shipments that deliver cargo reliably and cost-effectively across the continent.
Who Should Attend
- Senior freight forwarders managing complex African shipments
- Supply chain managers overseeing corridor logistics operations
- Trade logistics consultants advising on route optimisation
- Transport planners at mining, manufacturing, and retail companies
- Port and corridor management professionals
Learning Outcomes
- Design optimal multimodal transport routes across major African trade corridors
- Evaluate and select transport modes based on cost, time, reliability, and risk factors
- Plan seamless intermodal transfers at key African hub ports and border crossings
- Cost and compare multimodal solutions using total landed cost analysis
- Manage the operational execution of complex multimodal shipments end-to-end
Course Modules
African Trade Corridor Analysis
Overview of major African trade corridors, infrastructure networks, border post capacity, and corridor performance benchmarking for route planning.
Multimodal Route Design
Route optimisation methodology, mode selection criteria, intermodal transfer planning, and contingency planning for African supply chains.
Cost Modelling & Trade-offs
Total landed cost modelling, mode cost comparison, transit time analysis, inventory cost implications, and risk-adjusted cost evaluation.
Operational Execution & Monitoring
Shipment tracking, milestone management, exception handling, carrier coordination, and performance measurement for multimodal operations.
Course Details
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