Course description
The presentation is made through slides (in English) with comments also in English, main topics are geography, commodities trading, the seaborne trade, in particular related to raw materials, liquid and dry (bulk shipping), geopolitics, international trade agreements, custom duties
Learning of geography, all navigable waters, including rivers, lakes, canals, straits, the legal status of the sea, disputes, privileges, conflicts, the flow of main commodities, shipping routes, trading, origin and destination.
In depth analysis of main commodities, main shipping routes, possible combinations and triangulations, geographical advantages and disadvantages, evolution of trade.
Presentation with slides, examples of good practices, case study
Part 1) the legal status of the sea, territorial disputes, privileges, boycot, piracy
Part 2) physical geography, oceans, lakes, rivers, tides, straits, canals, waterways, coastal nations, climatic phenomenons
Part 3) commodity trading, the trader's philosophy, the future markets, geopolitics, outlook for main commodites
Part 4) technological evolution, market trends, the custom aspect, international trade treaties and agreements
Slides will be made available on AulaWeb and can be copied, once lesson is concluded
Ricevimento: Available upon request; please write an email to ennio.palmesino@economia.unige.it
ENNIO PALMESINO (President)
HILDA GHIARA
September 2018 through to December 2018
GEOGRAPHY, COMMODITIES TRADING, GEOPOLITICS
Written test: questionnaire on some topics discussed during the lessons and taken at random
End-course questionnaire
Attendance
Compulsory
