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CODE 101884
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/05
LANGUAGE English
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

 

 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge about the characteristics of maritime transport of freights and people. In particular, the course will provide the basic knowledge about ships and their life cycle, ship routes, port’s characteristics and processes. In the end, the course will introduce the main models and solutions for some freight terminal operations: berth’s allocation, route planning, freight loading/unloading, and yard management.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student shall know and shall be able to address the problems related to the various aspects of freight and people maritime transport.

PREREQUISITES

  • Transportation System Engineering

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and seminars from experts

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

  1. Introduction, basic concepts, ship classification, and naval gigantism
  2. Route characteristics and planning
  3. Logistics operators
  4. Port operations and berth allocation
  5. Terminal container:
    • Handling systems and terminal automation
    • Port simulation 
    • Import, export, and combine cycles
  6. Port-city relation

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANGELA DI FEBBRARO (President)

ALICE CONSILVIO

MARIO DOGLIANI (President Substitute)

NICOLA SACCO (President Substitute)

DAVIDE GIGLIO (Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Within the oral examination, the student's knowledge of the course topics and his/her capability to discuss how to address simple maritime transport problems are assessed.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
13/01/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale
10/02/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale
26/03/2025 10:00 GENOVA Orale
06/06/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale
26/06/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale
14/07/2025 14:00 GENOVA Orale
10/09/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale