Course content

• Global trade patterns.
• Ship Types, trades, and ports (dry cargo, tankers, specialist, container, and Ro-Ro).
• Policy and regulatory impact on global trade and economy in shipping.
• The relationship between international trade and shipping.
• Different types of shipping companies.
• The roles of various stakeholders in shipping as shipping associations, shipowners, charterers, insurers, intermediaries (Port / Liner / chartering agents and brokers), sailors, workers and trade unions.
• Charter market and price mechanism in maritime transport.
• The company finances and financing of ships.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: identify the most important factors that influence the need for sea transport explain the importance of international trade on global development describe how the shipping industry constantly adapting changing conditions use scientific methods and practices for the development of written reports independently update his/her knowledge in the field, both through literature searches, consult experts and by auditing own practice.

Skills: identify and describe the global trading patterns and why they have occurred demonstrate that he/she understands the relationship between ship types, trades, and ports describe the different types of companies that serve the shipping industry show that he/she has general knowledge about the mechanism in the charter market and pricing in maritime transport explain the key elements of the company's finances and ship financing show that he/she is mastering the discipline courses through written reports and oral presentations.

General competence: ability to assess the environmental, ethical, and economic implications of shipping trades in both local and global perspectives and carry out that knowledge through his/her future career ability to participate actively in discussions and be able to share his/her knowledge and experiences with others and contribute to the development of good practice in the field ability to communicate scientific information both orally and in writing knowledge about facilitating innovation and innovation processes.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises. The teacher defines the content, scope, timeframe and submission of group work, but there will be an oral presentation of the group work of up to 10 minutes, and the report should be submitted by a specified date.

Specific conditions

Course materials

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.