CODE 59818 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 2 ECONOMIA E MANAGEMENT MARITTIMO E PORTUALE 8708 (LM-77) - 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 ANTONIO GOZZI Ricevimento: http://www.economia.unige.it/index.php/il-dipartimento/personale/docenti-ad-economia/138-antonio-gozzi Monday, 8.30 a.m., DIEC. 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).
