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Port and Stevedoring Safety Management

The container terminals and bulk quays of Durban, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam and Walvis Bay run around the clock where cranes, straddle carriers, vehicles and gangs of workers share tight space alongside deep water. This course addresses the distinctive safety risks of cargo handling and stevedoring, from load integrity to quayside traffic and fall from height into holds. It equips supervisors to keep the interface between ship, shore and machine under control.

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What you will be able to do

  • Map the hazards of ship, quay and yard cargo handling operations.
  • Control lifting, slinging and load integrity during cargo transfer.
  • Separate people from cranes, straddle carriers and terminal traffic.
  • Manage access, falls into holds and work over water.
  • Coordinate safe interface between vessel crew and shore gangs.
  • Establish emergency response for man overboard and cargo incidents.

Course outline

  1. 01Port and terminal operations and their hazards
  2. 02Lifting, slinging and load integrity
  3. 03Cranes, straddle carriers and mobile plant
  4. 04Pedestrian and vehicle separation on the quay
  5. 05Access, holds and work over water
  6. 06Ship to shore interface and communication
  7. 07Emergency response and man overboard

Who should attend

Terminal and stevedoring supervisors, port safety officers, cargo operations managers and shipping line representatives responsible for quayside operations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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