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GMLS: GLOBAL MARITIME LEGAL SOLUTIONS 

 

 

FROM AFRICA TO THE GLOBE 

Your “One-Stop” Global Trade Training & Capacity Partner 

 

GMLS offers Global Customs and Trade compliance solutions, to our valued customers, with superior skills, capacity building, academic training, and ‘hands-on’ mentoring and consulting'. Our Trainers are all experts in their fields and have specialised Post-Graduate academic Qualifications combined with years of hands-on experience.

Trade Facilitation, and trade advocacy, is the key to success for businesses and governments alike. GMLS is set apart by our association and cooperation with major Global Authorities in Customs and Trade, thus brining our customers the correct and relevant capacity aligned to International Standards.

 

MEET YOUR MASTER TRAINERS, COURSE ADMINISTRATORS & PROJECT MANAGERS

 

The GMLS Team is comprised of recognised leaders in the field of Customs and International Trade, with key focus on Trade Facilitation and development initiatives such as the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (ATF) and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. These Subject Matter Experts, together with a wide variety of Industry Professionals and Academics, will provide mentoring and enhanced insight to the benefit of all Students.  Furthermore, dedicated Course Project Managers will guide students on the FIATA Diploma Programme curriculum, as well as appear in a number of Course videos, Webinars, and E-Learning Training Products.

Mr. Mark Goodger

LLM Maritime Studies / Master Trainer
Global Maritime Legal Solutions (Pty) Ltd - CEO & Founder
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  • Mr. Mark Goodger

    Mark Goodger, is the Chief Executive Officer of Global Maritime Legal Solutions (Pty) Ltd (GMLS) and his team of international subject matter experts, collectively have over 50 years of extensive experience and expertise in the international trade, customs compliance, supply chain and freight forwarding industries.  

     

    Mr. Mark collectively has an extensive experience and expertise in the International Trade, Customs Compliance, Supply Chain and Freight Forwarding environments.  Mark holds a Masters’ Degree (LLM) in Maritime Studies which he obtained from UKZN as well as several other international Qualifications such as FIATA & FIATA Higher Diplomas. 

     

    The combined expertise is applied successfully in GMLS to build capacity and educate trade executives, professionals, senior, and middle management in the most up-to-date global standards. 

     

    His passion and vision are to uplift and upskill previously disadvantaged communities on the African continent and the Middle East, with perseverance and determination. He is the pillar of our organisation and his management team, colleagues, customers and employees respect and admire his unyielding quest for excellence and perfection.

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Mr. Rialgo Barnard

Master Trainer & Subject Matter Expert
Global Maritime Legal Solutions (Pty) Ltd
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  • Mr. Rialgo Barnard

    Rialgo Barnard is a seasoned professional in the field of international trade, specifically spanning all the key areas of Customs Compliance and global supply chain management. 

     

    In 1987 Rialgo started his working career as a Departmental Administrator for a large manufacturing company within the automotive industry and transfered to the Shipping Department in 1989. Between 1989 and 1994  he gained the skills in procurement and purchasing proceedured, costing methodologies, raw material and engineering stores, warehousing, general shipping and Customs clearing during that time, Rialgo aso created the bery first Customs accepted clearings system for the employer, which was decommisioned in 2000 only. In 1995 he moved to agency I.t.o Freight Forwarding, Customs Clearing, Logistics, Ship's agency, and exited that secific part of the industry In 2008 as a C & F Agent, Rialgo developed many IT support systems working in conjuncytion with clearing and logistics programs, including other IT systems used as value adds for his clientsin 2009 to current he moved into the feild of international supply chain and customs education as a facilitators skill develoment & instructional designer, and was the author of many learner/ study guides and assessments, which are still in use today. Rialgo aslo took on the roles as international SCM consultant and specialising specifically in international logistics, warehousing (application & systems) and Customs consulting. 

    Key personal qualities 

    - Instructional Designer & Facilitator: Int Supply Chain, Freight Industry & Customs Consultant. 

    - Aurtor of learing guide/ Study guides since 2004 

    Subject matter expert (SME) 

    - Interational Freight Fprwarding 

    - Customs Matters 

    - Supply Chain Matters 

    - Business Administration 

    - Generic Management Development 

     

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Charlotte Francis

Project Manager
Global Maritime Legal Solutions (Pty) Ltd