REFERENCE NO.: E 55B - SHIP BUSINESS
1. COURSE NAME: Introduction to Shipping Business
2. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: An introduction of the Maritime Transport Industry,
Transport chain and their interrelationships: Overview of the
Commercial Shipping Industry and its supporting Infrastructure.
Introduction of the basic concepts and principles of Marine
Chartering and Insurance.
3. NUMBER OF UNITS FOR LECTURE AND LABORATORY
3 LECTURE, 0 LABORATORY = 3 UNITS
4. NUMBER OF CONTACT HOURS
3 LECTURE, 0 LABORATORY = 3 HOURS
5. PREREQUISITES:None
6. COURSE OBJECTIVE: The student shall be able to acquire the fundamental
knowledge in ShipBusiness, relative to commercial Shipping and Marine
Chartering and Insurance..
FUNCTION:
7. COURSE OUTLINE:
LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES:
The Students shall be able to . . . . . .
7.1 Maritime Transport Industry
7.1.1 describe the Maritime Transport Industry Sectors
7.1.2 identify the main players of the Transport chain
7.1.3 identify maritime geography
7.1.4 state various terminology used by the Shipping Industry
7.1.5 describe the Maritime Transport chain in the wider context of:
7.1.5.1 logistics chain
7.1.5.2 Modes of Transport
7.1.5.3 Concept of Intermodalization
7.2 Marine Chartering and Insurance
7.2.1 identify scope to major market
7.2.2 state functions of shipowners, operators, charters, brokers
7.2.3 define voyage charters, Time charters and other contacts
7.2.4 state the concepts of Marine insurance contracts
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8.
EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, CHEMICALS, TEACHING AIDS:
The equipment, materials, chemicals, teaching aids needed in
this course is listed in the attached APPENDIX 1.
9.
REFERENCES:
9.1 IMO Model Course 6.03, 1983, “Aspects of Ship Administration for
Company Office Staff”
9.2 ILO Convention 147-1976 “Merchant Shipping, Minimum Standards”
9.3 Branch, A.E., 2nd ed. (Andover, Chapman and Hall, 1988) (ISBN O 412-31030-9), “Economics of Shipping Practice and Management”
9.4 Branch, A.E. “Elements of Shipping”. 6th ed. (Andover, Chapman and
Hall, 1989). (iSBN O - 412-32240-4).
9.5 Hopkins. (Glasgow, Brown, Son and Fergerson, 1989) (ISBN O 85174-S37-7) F.N., 7th ed.
9.6 Alderton, P.M. (Sunderland, Thomas Reed Publication, 1984) (ISBN
O - 900335-93-9 “Sea Transport - Operation & Economics”). 3rd ed.
9.7 Stevens, E. F. and Butterfield. “11th ed., (Southpart, Pitman,
Publishing Ltd., 1981). (ISBN O - 273-01616-4).
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