The course analyses the bulk shipping market under the points of view of demand, supply, business management, and economic-financial management.
Traditional tectures
Part I: The bulk shipping industry
Part II: The bulk shipping business
Part III: Economic and financial management of a bulk shipping company
Part IV: Bulk shipping safety
Part V: Bulk shipping insurance (technical issues)
Part VI: Bulk shipping port terminals
Gozzi A., Scarsi R. (2013), Bulk Shipping, (2 ed.), Giappichelli Ed., Torino.
Foreign students are free to study on Italian or English textbooks. In the latter case, they can refer to
the following materials: Stopford M., Maritime Economics, Routledge, (2009 ed.);
Barry Rogliano, 2017 Annual Review and/or UNCTAD, 2017 Review of Maritime Transport.
Ricevimento: Monday, 9 a.m.
ANTONIO GOZZI (President)
ROBERTA SCARSI (President)
LUCA CORTIMIGLIA
1st semester
BULK SHIPPING
Written and/or oral assessment.
The exam may consist in oral/written open questions concerning the entire program.
For students wishing to prepare the exam in English, a written assessment consisting of several open-ended questions will be administered
At the end of the course, students should be able to identify and explain the bulk shipping dinamics, and to identify and interpret the market status.