Transporte Marítimo e Portos II

Objectives

- Knowledge on the impact of shipping rules and regulations in maritime transportation. - Ability to characterize and analyze the different market segments in shipping. - Ability to apply market forecasting techniques to shipping. - Ability to model and simulate maritime transport services and its interactions with ports. - Ability to use linear programming techniques to solve simple maritime transportation problems. - Knowledge of the technical and commercial process leading to ship acquisition. - Knowledge on environmental impacts of shipping (and other modes of transportation) and technologies used to limit such impacts. - Ability to evaluate external costs of different modes of transportation.

Syllabus

International rules and regulations applicable to maritime transportation. Its impact on the ship's economy. Flag state and port state. Piracy. Autonomous ships. Analysis techniques for shipping markets. Relevant variables in its characterization. Forecasting techniques applied to maritime transportation in the four shipping markets. Simulation applied to maritime transportation and port operations. Introduction to the modelling using discrete event simulation software. Linear programming techniques applied to maritime transportation. Optimization of maritime transportation services. The newbuilding market. Technical and commercial process for newbuilds. Owner's inspection and monitoring of constructions. Garanty. Ship demolition. Sustainable maritime transportation. Polluting emissions and technologies for its limitation. External costs of maritime transportation and other transport modes.

Cross Competence Component

The CU includes market and company strategic analysis (components 1.1 and 1.2) (5% of final grade). Projects cover components 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3. (15% of final grade).

Programming And Computing Component

Students use a discrete event simulation software (20% 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.