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CODE 90544
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018
CREDITS
TEACHING LOCATION
SEMESTER 1° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

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

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.
 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

In depth analysis of main commodities, main shipping routes, possible combinations and triangulations, geographical advantages and disadvantages, evolution of trade.

TEACHING METHODS

Presentation with slides, examples of good practices, case study

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

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

 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Slides will be made available on AulaWeb and can be copied, once lesson is concluded

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ENNIO PALMESINO (President)

HILDA GHIARA

LESSONS

LESSONS START

18 september 2017 till 9 december 2017

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written test: questionnaire on the topics discussed during the lessons

ASSESSMENT METHODS

End-course questionnaire

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
26/01/2018 15:00 GENOVA Scritto
22/06/2018 15:00 GENOVA Scritto

FURTHER INFORMATION

Attendance

Compulsory