Seminar – Ships Operation
The course aims at the acquisition of general skills related to: · Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology · Adapting to the rapid changing shipping environment · Decision-making · Communication · Production of free, creative and inductive thinking Respect for the marine environment
Operations Management of Ports and Terminals
After the end of the course students will be able to: Understand the way a port and an inland or port container terminal operates Identify the main operations of port terminals, the most important types of ports and how they can be managed. Introduction to the main methods of demand calculation for port services. Exercises […]
Energy systems for Shipping and Transport – Green Energy Technologies
The course focuses on energy systems and utilization of green technologies in shipping and transport. Presents the basic principles of sustainable development and renewable energy sources. Also, analyses blue growth potential and perspective. The learning outcomes, include: – to comprehend life cycle analysis and fundamental principles of sustainable development, – to understand the technologies utilized […]
Management and Organization of Shipping Companies
After successfully completing this course, the students will be able to: Analyze and assess the external and internal environment of a shipping company, a crucial element in the process of a shipping company’s strategy development in a highly competitive environment. Understand the different cultural, organizational and management approaches applied to a shipping company especially in […]
PORT MANAGEMENT – EUROPEAN PORT POLICY
The course deals with: • The analysis of the port industry developments and the contemporary port environment • The analysis of the European policies towards the formation of a European Port Policy The course structure is as follows: 1) Lecture 1: Introduction 2) Lecture 2: Institutions and decision-making process in the European Union 3) Lecture […]
MARITIME ECONOMICS
Introduction to shipping markets. Shipping Economics: content and modern trends. General division of markets: bulk shipping, scheduled voyages/liner shipping. Bulk shipping markets: traditional and specialised. The economic idiosyncrasies of bulk shipping: nature of the demand, demand function and price elasticity of demand for bulk shipping services. Supply, technological constraints and elasticity of supply of bulk […]
Shipping and the Environment
• Ballast water management and BWM Convention • Atmospheric pollution (Annex VI of MARPOL, sulphur limits, SECAs, NOx limits, NECAs, new technologies and operational measures) • CO2 emissions and greenhouse effect (Annex VI of MARPOL, EEDI, SEEMP, new technologies and operational measures) • Ship recycling • Sustainability in shipping
SPECIAL ISSUES OF FINANCIAL LAW
• Corporate Governance Rules and Public Companies • Interest of the Company and function of the Board of Directors • General Assembly and Minority Rights • Related Party Transactions • Corporate finance law. Debt, equity and hybrid financial forms. • Groups of Companies
INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA
The course focuses on understanding the principles of International Law of the Sea, s as it has been shaped throughout the years. In particular, the focal points are: • Historical development • High Seas • Territorial Sea • Contiguous Zone • The Area • Land-locked States • Geographically Disadvantaged • Continental Shelf • Exclusive Economic […]
Strategy
The course deals with: • The understanding of strategy and its role in the contemporary companies as an essential tool for the development and maintain of a competitive advantage • An approach towards strategy via the synthesis of scientific considerations, concepts, analytical methods and indicative case studies • The understanding of the strategy’s importance for […]