Ports and Shipping Management

10 Unit Credit Values

• Shipping and International Trade: ships and the shipping system; tramp and liner service markets; international trade patterns; international maritime passages
• Business Strategy in Shipping: corporate strategy for shipping; financial strategy for shipping; costs; bargaining power of buyers and suppliers; international shipping law; regulation and finance; maritime laws
• Port Operations Management: terminals; physical flows in a port; product and information flow; terminal performance indicators; productivity, utilisation and service measures
• Agile Ports: characteristics of an agile port; lean logistics
• Port Development: containerisation, concentration, collaboration and competition; emerging trends

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