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 3: Characteristics and Organizational structure of the European port System
4) Lecture 4: Supply of port services and port competition
5) Lecture 5: European ports and EU strategy for transport
6) Lecture 6: European Port Policy: Past, Present and Future
