Shipping and Commodity Academy/Shipping and Commodity Operation Course

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As of 2025, we’ve trained over 500 students across 65 countries.

Our former students work for the most prestigious companies:

Meet your teachers:

Damien Würsten

Founder - Multiple Trading Companies
Founder - Shipping and Commodity Academy

Damien Maréchal

Head of Operation - Hartree
Former Operation & Chartering Manager - Transamine

Florian Ciocca

Relationship Manager Commodities - ICE 
Former Trade Finance Officer - BCV
Former Analyst Yacht Financing - BNP

Gabriel Epars

Senior Trader Global Corn Desk - COFCO
Former Trader Assistant - Noble Group 
Former Assistant Manager - Cargill

Certificate Curriculum

The course is constructed around five modules containing 4 to 8 lessons.

Each lesson includes a video of 10min to 45min with downloadable support materials. 

At the end of each class, you will be tested through a multiple-choice questionnaire to ensure you understand the core principle.

In addition, you'll get an extra bonus module with a ever-increasing recording of private calls with important commodity players. 

Fundamental : Understand The Most Important & Most Misunderstood Concept About Commodity Trading

Introduction
The Secret Business Model of Commodity Trading Firms
Commodity Trading Evolution

Backbones : Understand The Basics

Quick question
Operator
INCOTERMS 101
INCOTERMS Quiz
INCOTERMS 2010 to 2020
Documentation
Documentation Quiz

Transport : Understand How To Move Commodities Around

Dry Bulk Operations
Dry Bulk Operations Quiz
Tanker Operations
Tankers Quiz
Easy Charterparty
Charterparty Quiz
Laytime and Demurrage
Laytime and Demurrage Quiz
Laytime Bonus
Practical Laytime Bonus
Containers
Containers Quiz
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Finance : Understand How Trade Finance Works

Trade Finance
Trade Finance Quiz
Payment terms
Payment terms Quiz
Financial Instruments I
Financial Instruments I Quiz
Financial Instruments II
Financial Instruments II Quiz
Letter of Credit
Letter of Credit Quiz

Risk : Understand The Different Type of Risks

Risk in commodity trading
Risk in commodity trading Quiz
Contracts
Contracts Quiz
Speculation Myth
Speculation Myth Quiz
Trading with frontier markets
Trading with frontier markets Quiz

Trades break down : See The Numbers Behind Real Trades

Sugar
Biofuel Blending
Non-Ferrous Concentrates
Milk powder
Ethanol Ship to Ship
Non-Ferrous Metal

Next Steps : Learning Never Stop !

Conclusion

Bonus:

Trafigura VS Glencore - Buisness Model Overview
Energy Liquidity Crisis
Ore-Forming Process For Beginners
From Minerals To a Tradable Product - Understand The Transformation.

Bonus: Private Calls Recording

How to Start Your Commodity Trading Firm - Conversation with the President of NAMA ENTERPRISE
How to Finance your Trade - Conversation with THE Trade Finance Specialist
How To Start A Trading Company In School - Conversation with a Young Entrepreneur
How She Started a Bunker Trading Company - Conversation With a Top CEO
A Career in Commodity Trading - Conversation With a Document Trader 😆
30 Years of Experience in The Rice Market - Emmanuel Demarquette

Companies that trusted us to train their teams:

Testimonials

The go-to course for learning how to trade, finance, move and store commodities around the world. With an excellent pace and content, the course offered me a unique insight into the industry and provided me with actionable insights to land my dream job.
I wanted to get a greater understanding of the Commodity Trading Market and the main factors that drive Shipping’s Derived Demand. The Shipping and Commodity Operations Course managed to have given me exactly this understanding and more.. Thank you Shipping and Commodity Academy for this knowledge, excited to grow on these foundations given!
The amount of value is incredible. I recommend the SACA operator course to anyone that wants to work in the commodity industry.
I owe Damien so much!
In my opinion, the learning curve is extremely steep, there is a lot of information to digest and learn. Honestly, it has been quite exhausting after every day BUT the industry is really interesting and I’m learning a lot so that’s good.

Kenneth Zacchaeus Chong

LNG Trading Analyst at ExxonMobil

SACA has been helpful in my career. What I enjoyed the most is the real-world examples which allows you to see a trade from start to finish. Incoterms portion has also been helpful as most people don’t know how to explain them properly and SACA does a good job of explaining it.

Alexzander Tillman

Managing Director Aroblit

The SACA operation certificate helped me to get my current job as an operator!
SACA Operator Certificate is a very practical-oriented certification course that gives an inside detail of how things function in real-life commodity trading industry.
It covers vast number of topics in great details. All the topics are taught with fun and the presenters do an excellent job of keeping the mood light throughout the course.
It is a great course which works as an introduction to the commodity trading world, as well as serves experienced professionals!
Saca Operator is a very well-structured coaching program, covering anything from 101 such as incoterms, to the most advanced topics such as trade finance, biofuel blending etc. It's truly mindblowing. This is knowledge one cannot find on the internet unless they have hands-on industry experience. Although it is easy to digest, it will
take me 2-3 months to truly master all the information.
I learned a lot during the SACA course; it opened me up to the world of commodity trading and furthermore, I was able to learn about the intricacies of what happens in a trade.

Miran Saeed

Analyst

The SACA course has taught me the essentials I use in my day to day routine as an operator. Including understanding various difference documents, understanding meaning behind incoterms, and understanding logistics jargon such a demurrage, drayage, and more. The course goes into great detail but still conveys the information in an efficient, easy-to-understand manner. The team teaching the system is also personable and enjoyable to listen to. Great investment!

The Shipping and Commodity Operation Certificate from SACA was just what I needed. This course was a self-paced online course with valuable hands-on lessons from professionals in commodity trading. Explains physical commodity trading in modules and delivers lectures on how to move commodities worldwide. I immensely enjoyed this course and am happy I extended my knowledge and trusted SACA with their training. I recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn more about physical commodity trading and is looking to start a career in physical commodity trading.

Congratulations to Damien and his team for their excellent initiative. The course provides valuable information that is clear and precise, which helps to reinforce my understanding of operations and transactions.

Nicolas Pinto-Tironi

CEO SGC Holding Group

Very practical and to the point. The course focuses on the physical aspects of trading and its more hands-on with experienced operators and traders who can give real-life examples and not just some university professor with only.

Really enjoyed and learned a lot through the SACA Operator Certificate. It is an excellent course for somebody interested in entering world of physical commodity trading. Very broad; covering the mechanics of moving several different types of commodities, financing trades and ensuring trading is documented properly (there is a lot of documentation involved). Teaches a lot about potential pitfalls and aspects of trading that can go / are likely to go wrong for less experienced traders.

James Mitchell

Hedge Fund Trader

I have learned a lot about logistics so far, and it is something that I like coming from that background. I like that the instructors are young, knowledgeable, and professional.

Farhane Amodjee

Freight Dispatch

Very informative and instructive course. I was able to learn a lot about shipping different goods and what I need to be aware of. I liked the different codes for container shipping costs the most because I need this in my business.

SACA is fast-tracking my time to market by eliminating the need to do all the research, finding mentors and learning the tips and tricks to be successful in the industry.

Useful and practical course, straight to the point. Both the course content itself and the extra content is of quality and helps you to understand and process the information. The different speakers who explain the course topics are or have been in positions related to their subject matter.

Our guarantee

Our guarantee is straightforward: a 14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.  
If you want your money back within 14 days, we’ll return it.

No risks on your side.

This course doesn’t just teach operations, it opens the door to a world that most never access. Imagine being part of it.

  • $1,697 or 3 monthly payments of $597

Shipping and Commodity Operation Course

  • Course
  • 59 Lessons

Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

Will I always have access to the course?

Yes. Once you’ve paid for the course you’ll always have access. This means that you’ll also have access to the course as we continue to upgrade and improve our lessons over time.

What will I learn?

The SACA operation course will teach you the backbone of commodity trading; how to move any commodities from origin to destination, how financing works, how trading works, etc... With that knowledge in your pocket, you will be able to ace job interviews and finally break into the most exciting and secretive industry that exists!

When does the course start and finish?

It's self-paced, but we recommend to follow it over six weeks. 

In addition, as long as the Shipping and Commodity Academy exists, you will have access to the course.

How do I access the course materials?

Log in => https://shippingandcommodityacademy.podia.com/ by clicking Sign Up/Login in the upper right of this page or by going here.

How does the course work?

The shipping and commodity operation course is a video course with pdf as support.

Can I pay with PayPal?

Yes! On the checkout page under the "Billing Information" section, switch from the Credit Card radio button to the PayPal radio button. 

Can I pay with cryptocurrencies

Yes, please contact the support. 

support@shippingandcommodityacademy.com

What if I am unhappy with the course?

We offer a 14-day money-back guarantee on individual course purchases. If you are unhappy with the course, let us know within the first 14 days, and we will refund your payment.

What do I do if I need help?

For questions about your billing or accessing the course materials, email support@shippingandcommodityacademy.com

For questions about the matter of the course, please ask your questions in the comment section below the videos.  

Am I gonna get a real certificate?

Yes!

Any risk that I fall behind?

You’ll get lifetime access 😀, no worries!

Shipping and Commodity Operation Course