Maritime economics, ship broking & chartering
Shipping & Port Economics
The objective of this course is to provide an overview of all major aspects of Shipping and Port Economics. World Shipping is an essential part of world trade and the world economy. Shipping and Port economics is the part of economics that applies economic theory and instruments to the maritime cluster.
The course explores the relationship between world trade, commodity markets and cost of shipping, trade routes and –flows, shipping markets and their characteristics, supply and demand cycles in shipping, at an advanced level.
It also explores the basic costs and revenues in shipping, the growth and structure of the world fleets, maritime institutions and their role in shipping policy making, competition and advances economic analysis and modeling.
Ship Broking & Chartering
This module provides the course participant with a sound understanding of the Ship broking and Chartering world as well as the fundamental principles and working methods appropriate to Ship broking and Chartering. The module addresses all relevant technical, commercial and financial aspects in an international context.
The Business of Ship Building, Sale & Purchase
The objective of this course is to give the participant a sound introduction into the relevant parties, principles and policies regarding ship building, sale, purchase and classification. The contents of the module have been developed from the viewpoint of the principal (the ship owner, not the shipbuilder).