Course description
The presentation is made through slides (in English) with comments also in English, main topics are geography, commodities trading, the seaborne trade, geopolitics
Learning of geography, all navigable waters, including rivers, lakes, canals, straits, the legal status of the sea, disputes, privileges, conflicts, piracy, geopolitics in the Black Sea, Caspian region, in the Arctic, North East route, in the South China Sea, Venezuelan crisis, trade of main commodities, origin and destination, risk management, futures, FFA, shipping routes, Worldscale, the shale oil revolution, Chinese aggressiveness, a case study, global export, regional custom agreements, custom chain.
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, piratery
Part 2) physical geography, oceans, lakes, rivers, tides, straits, canals, waterways, coastal nations, climate
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 commercial treaties
Slides will be made available on AulaWeb and can be copied, once lesson is concluded
Ricevimento: ennio.palmesino@economia.unige.it
ENNIO PALMESINO (President)
HILDA GHIARA
18 september 2017 till 9 december 2017
GEOGRAPHY, COMMODITIES TRADING, GEOPOLITICS
Written test: questionnaire on the topics discussed during the lessons
End-course questionnaire
Attendance
Compulsory
