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Transporte Marítimo e Portos I

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Objectives

- Ability to characterize the role of the main players in the shipping industry. - Knowledge on the types and particulars of main cargos carried through the sea globally. - Identifying the different shipping cycles and its impacts in the four shipping markets. - Ability to evaluate the cost and revenue structure of ships (voyage estimate). - Ability to develop an investment analysis for a ship or a marine equipment. - Knowledge of main types of contracts used in the shipping industry. - Ability to characterize the main port terminals and to assess port time. - Knowledge on port types, its management models and main players in the port community.

Syllabus

The shipping industry. Ship's papers. Maritime insurance. Maritime transportation and world trade. Main types of cargos. Concept of ton.mile. Four shipping markets. Cargo capacity. Autonomy. The ships' cost structure: capital costs, operating costs, voyage costs. Revenue generated by the ship. Service speed. Ship and fleet sizing. Investment analysis applied to ships and marine equipments. Freight rates and indeces. Types of contracts in shipping markets. Liner shipping. Tramp shipping. Logistics and the transport chain. Multimodality. Intermodality. Short Sea Shipping. European Policies for maritime transportation. Types of ports and terminals. Types of equipment and productivity. Port time and its components. The port community. Logistic zones. Port services. Added value services. Port management models. Port costs.

Cross Competence Component

The CU includes market and company strategic analysis (component 1.1) (5% of final grade). Projects cover components 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3. (15% of final grade).

Ethical Principles

All members of a group are responsible for all group's work. In any assessment every student should honestly disclose any help received or sources used. In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.