Blockchain for Maritime Logistics Course
The Blockchain for Maritime Logistics Course explores how to implement blockchain technology to optimise and secure operations in the maritime industry. It covers the application of smart contracts, shipment tracking, the management of digital documentation, and the improvement of transparency and traceability across the global supply chain. It focuses on how blockchain can reduce fraud, shorten waiting times and increase efficiency in the sector, linking with topics such as maritime security, route optimisation and port management.
The course provides practical knowledge of specific blockchain platforms and their use in the maritime context, including the handling of confidential data and cybersecurity. It prepares participants for roles such as blockchain analysts, supply chain specialists and digital transformation consultants, offering a valuable perspective for innovating in the maritime transport sector.
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What you will be able to do
Understand the fundamentals of distributed ledgers applied to maritime transport.
Analyse the legal framework of the electronic bill of lading.
Design container traceability flows based on DCSA standards.
Develop simple smart contracts for cargo operations.
Evaluate integration with Port Community Systems and the EMSWe single window.
Assess governance models and the economic viability of a consortium.
Propose a blockchain pilot for a maritime logistics process.
Who it's for
- Logistics blockchain analyst who wants to specialise in Blockchain for Maritime Logistics.
- Port digitalisation manager who wants to specialise in Blockchain for Maritime Logistics.
- Smart contract developer who wants to specialise in Blockchain for Maritime Logistics.
- Maritime e-commerce consultant who wants to specialise in Blockchain for Maritime Logistics.
- Transport documentation manager who wants to specialise in Blockchain for Maritime Logistics.
- Traceability solutions architect who wants to specialise in Blockchain for Maritime Logistics.
- Engineering or science graduates looking to join liner shipping companies.
What you'll work with
- UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
- Regulation (EU) 910/2014 eIDAS
- Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 EMSWe
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 GDPR
- IMO FAL Convention
- ISO 22739
- ISO 23257
- ICC eUCP 2.0 Rules
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Documentary problems in maritime transport1.2Distributed ledgers and consensus mechanisms1.3Public, private and consortium networks1.4Hyperledger Fabric versus Ethereum1.5Smart contracts and oracles1.6Digital identity of port stakeholders1.7Lessons from the closure of TradeLens1.8DCSA standardisation initiatives1.9Scalability and cost limitations1.10Case study: diagnosis of a documentary chain
2.1Electronic bill of lading (eBL)2.2UNCITRAL Model Law on Transferable Records2.3UK Electronic Trade Documents Act 20232.4eBL platforms approved by P&I clubs2.5DCSA standard for the eBL2.6Documentary credits and eUCP rules2.7Electronic signature and eIDAS Regulation2.8Digital transfer of title2.9Legal risks of digitalisation2.10Workshop: eBL issuance flow
3.1DCSA Track & Trace events3.2Integration with UN/EDIFACT messages3.3IoT sensors in reefer containers3.4Anchoring data on the blockchain3.5Visibility for shippers and freight forwarders3.6Digital certificates of origin3.7Pharmaceutical cold chain3.8Documentary fraud detection3.9Emissions traceability per shipment3.10Laboratory: recording the events of a container
4.1Solidity language and test environment4.2Chaincode in Hyperledger Fabric4.3Modelling shipment states4.4Payments conditional on delivery4.5Automation of delays and demurrage4.6Cargo tokenisation and guarantees4.7Smart contract security auditing4.8Unit testing and deployment4.9Key and wallet management4.10Practice: cargo release contract
5.1Port Community Systems and single window5.2Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 and the EMSWe single window5.3Interoperability between platforms5.4API and integration middleware5.5Consortium governance model5.6Data protection and GDPR5.7Operating costs and business model5.8Adoption indicators5.9Evaluation of technology providers5.10Case study: port traceability consortium
6.1Selecting the process to digitise6.2Stakeholder and permissions map6.3Choice of network and consensus6.4Smart contract design6.5Tracking interface prototype6.6Legal analysis of the document flow6.7Pilot plan with partners6.8Cost estimation and return6.9Report and presentation6.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100 % online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: the student progresses at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine the programme with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum with Solidity, Hardhat, Remix IDE, R3 Corda, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Trials are studied through realistic simulation procedures for the issuance and endorsement of an eBL, recording of container traceability events, and deployment of a smart contract on a test network. Assessment is continuous per module plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Understand the fundamentals of distributed ledgers applied to maritime transport.
Analyse the legal framework of the electronic bill of lading.
Design container traceability flows based on DCSA standards.
Develop simple smart contracts for cargo operations.
Evaluate integration with Port Community Systems and the EMSWe single window.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior qualification required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient level of Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme consists of 300 hours in total, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
You will work with Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum with Solidity, Hardhat, Remix IDE, R3 Corda. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An in-house SEIUM diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the final integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are credited towards the higher programme. Check the credit transfer policy when you enrol.
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