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CODE 59818
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/08
LANGUAGE Italiano
TEACHING LOCATION
SEMESTER 1° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

The course analyses the bulk shipping market under the points of view of demand, supply, business management, and economic-financial management.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to analyse the bulk shippng business using a business management approach.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The course intends to provide the main concepts of bulk shipping business, helping the students to interpretate the specific market phase and the operators behaviours.

TEACHING METHODS

Traditional lectures and seminars.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Part I: The bulk shipping market

  • Bulk world trade
  • Bulk shipping trade (dry bulk and tanker)
  • World fleet (dry bulk and tanker)

Part II: The bulk shipping business

  • The bulk shipping business dynamics
  • Shipowner, trader, non-owner operator, broker
  • Shipowner's behaviours

Part III: Bulk shipping costs and finance

  • Bulk shipping costs
  • Bulk shipping finance

Part IV: Bulk shipping international legislation operative consequences

Parte V: Technical issues of insurances

Parte VI: Bulk terminal features

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Foreign students are free to study on Italian or English textbooks. In the latter case, they are invited to contact the professor to define the specific program.

The students wishing to prepare the exam in English, can refer to the following materials: Stopford M., Maritime Economics, Routledge, (2009 ed.);

Barry Rogliano, 2016 Annual Review and/or UNCTAD, 2016 Review of Maritime Transport.

 

 

 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANTONIO GOZZI (President)

ROBERTA SCARSI (President)

LUCA CORTIMIGLIA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First sem.

19 sept. - 15 dec. 2016 

Class schedule

BULK SHIPPING

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam.

For foreign students a written assessment consisting of several open-ended questions can be administered on request.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

A written assessment consisting of several open-ended questions will be administered.

The assessment aims to verify the subject knowlege, the technical language knowledge and the ability to interpretate the current market status and trends.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
12/06/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale
10/07/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale
11/09/2017 09:00 GENOVA Orale

FURTHER INFORMATION

Attendance

Foreign students are free to attend the lessons (in Italian).