This course provides students with a deep understanding of the basic concepts and terms in maritime transportation. Focusing on the maritime trade history to comtemporary concepts both liner and tramp shipping subjects will be provided. At the end of the semester the relationship would be able to ensured between shipping and global economics by the students.
Agencies and Markets, operation processes and performances, freight contracts, freight payers and calculations
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcomes |
Programme learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
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Learning maritime lojistics |
1,2,3 |
1, 2, 3, |
A, C |
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Learning the sectors of maritime industry |
1,2,7,8,13,17,18 |
1, 2, 3, |
A, C |
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Be able to prepare a shipment of special materials according to current regulations used in the desired mode of transportation |
1,2,3,7,8,13,18 |
1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
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Be able to find solutions for problems of material flow and information flow |
1,2,3,7,8,13,18 |
1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
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Learning the economic efficiency by means of respective optimal levels |
1,2,3,7,8,13,18 |
1, 2, 3 |
A, C |
Course Flow
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Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
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1 |
Fundamentals of maritime logistics |
1 hour |
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2 |
Sea Transport and Global Economy and Sustainability |
1 hour |
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3 |
Sectors of maritime industry |
1 hour |
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4 |
Sectors of maritime industry |
1 hour |
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5 |
Overview of the role of sea trade in economic development |
1 hour |
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6 |
Overview of the role of sea trade in economic development |
1 hour |
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7 |
Service choices and their characteristics |
1 hour |
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8 |
Midterm |
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9 |
Basic information on shipping |
1 hour |
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10 |
Basic information on shipping |
1 hour |
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11 |
Basic information on merchant fleet |
1 hour |
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12 |
Basic information on merchant fleet |
1 hour |
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13 |
RORO-LOLO Vessels |
1 hour |
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14 |
Review |
1 hour |
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15 |
Final exam |
2hours |
Recommended Sources
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Textbook |
Maritime Economics, 3 rd Edition, By: Martin Stopford. Routledge. Shipping and Logistics Management By: Y.H.V. Lun · K.-H. Lai · T.C.E. Cheng, ISBN 978-1-84882-996-1, Springer. Branch’s Elements of Shipping, 9 th Edition, By: Alan E. Branch and Michael Robarts,Routledge. |
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Additional Resources |
- |
Material Sharing
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Documents |
PowerPoint slides of topics covered during the course |
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Assignments |
Cases related to maritime logistics |
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Exams |
- |
Assessment
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
30 |
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Quizzes |
- |
- |
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Assignment |
1 |
70 |
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Total |
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100 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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30 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
|
70 |
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Total |
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100% |
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COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
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No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
Business concepts and information to assess and to be able to analyze problems, identify and to propose solutions based on research. |
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X |
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2 |
Manage logistics and transport current and emerging trends in the vocational track as proof of English proficiency. |
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X |
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3 |
International relations, maintain, monitor current and emerging trends in the selected competen cies to master a second foreign language. |
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X |
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4 |
Producers and trade companies, supply chain processes to plan to be able to., coordinate, execute and controls |
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X |
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5 |
On road transport with mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to. |
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X |
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6 |
Air transport in the mid-level managerial knowledge and skills to be able to. |
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X |
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7 |
Mid-level management in maritime transport with the knowledge and skills to be able to |
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X |
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8 |
Processes of international combined transport plan, to coordinate, execute and controls need to be able to |
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X |
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9 |
Compatible with the team members carry out a study vocational subjects. |
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X |
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10 |
Logistics and transport processes, awareness of social responsibility and ethical values sufficient to carry out the faithful to have knowledge of legal and regulatory |
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X |
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11 |
Understand and manage social and professional relationships, and these ideas put into practice to produce innovative and creative ideas, |
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X |
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12 |
Space-related issues and share knowledge about the people and their thoughts, supported by qualitative and quantitative data solutions to problems, orally and in writing, effectively transfer. |
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X |
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13 |
According to the project schedule deadlines to prepare and carry out appropriate work program |
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X |
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14 |
Related to the planning and management of supply chain and logistics processes to have the ability to take advantage of information technology |
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X |
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15 |
Analytical decision-making methods, quantitative methods, identifying problems and offering solutions. |
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X |
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16 |
Stages of the research process in the field of scientific research subject to perform in accordance with |
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X |
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17 |
To resolve the current issues related to the subject area, and produce projects that will create new opportunities, community and colleagues share information related to the profession subjects. |
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X |
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18 |
To adopt professional and ethical rules, to have social sensitivity. |
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X |
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ECTS
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
4 |
60 |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Case Presentation |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Final examination |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Total Work Load |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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5.8 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |