10 Unit Credit Values

• Shipping and international trade: Ships and the shipping system, Tramp & 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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