International trade -- Advantages of trading overseas and role of the export and shipping office -- Characteristics of international transport modes -- Multi-modalism -- Logistics and globalization -- Freight rates -- Export cargo packaging, stowage, marketing and dangerous cargo shipments -- Export customs practice -- Cargo insurance -- Credit insurance -- Export finance -- Transport distribution analysis -- Export documentation -- Processing the export order -- Electronic data interchange -- Export market entry options and strategies -- The single market entity and European economic area -- International physical distribution strategy and management