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MBA in Maritime and Shipping Management (Ακαδημαϊκό έτος 2018/2019)

Port and Ship Cargo Operations and Management


Πιστώσεις: 8
Γλώσσα περιεχομένου:Αγγλικά
Περιγραφή μαθήματος
This course introduces the operational aspects and the liabilities concerning cargoes during loading, discharging and its transportation. It also concerns the port industry and the underlying principles of port activities. The safety and security in the port is also analysed in depth through the presentation of various case studies. Commercial documentation is described in detail and students are presented with the different types of cargo that are transferred in different parts of the world. Finally a consideration is made to the vessel’s port expenses.
Προϋποθέσεις
No prerequisites.
Στόχοι
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to understand the operation of all kinds of cargoes on board the ships and its handling during loading and discharging at the port. They will know the kind of ports, seaports and riverports, their structure and facilities. They should also have a knowledge on the required formalities from port authorities and all parties involved in sea transportation. And they will be able to understand the practical aspects of a port.
Πρόγραμμα
  1. Port, port authorities, port operations and port facilities
  2. Port state control, port agents and port stevedores
  3. Watch keeping duties in port, cargo inspectors and P & I Clubs
  4. Cargo terminology
  5. Dangerous Goods, IMO specifications
  6. Cargo operation
  7. Cargo quantity and discrepancy. Ship’s and shore figure-claims
  8. Vessel’s port expenses
Βιβλίο
  • Alderton, P, Port management and operations, 3rd edition, LLP Ltd, London, 2008.
  • John F. Wilson, Carriage of Goods by Sea 7th ed. (London: Longman, 2010), ISBN: 978140218938.
  • Captain R.E. Thomas, Thomas Stowage, The Properties and Stowage of cargoes, 7th Edition, Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow 2016, ISBN 978-1-84927-063-2.
Εργασίες
Open questions, case studies, problem solving exercises, drafting of an essay.
Περιοχή Καθηγητή
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