EXC 3652 Port Management
EXC 3652 Port Management
The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of various port management aspects as well as transportation modes used in international transports, with an emphasis on multimodal and intermodal transport operations. It provides a broader framework around shipping management, and helps to relate sea transportation to other transport modes. An important aspect is also the understanding of the port as a multimodal link in the supply chains.
- To theorize the concepts of port management and multimodal transportation
- To describe and explain alternative transport systems
- To explain impact on supply chain efficiency of alternative transport choices
- To identify the roles of port users and service providers
- To discuss port governance, agglomeration, competition and performance
- To theorize the roles of hubs, dry ports and seaports in supply chains
- To evaluate and compare the benefits and costs related to various transportation modes
- To analyze cost efficiency of alternative shipping systems
- To analyze competition between transport modes
- To use port cost/price models
- To identify and analyse opportunities for port operational planning
- To understand the relationship between port/transport choice decisions and supply chain effectiveness and efficiency
- Overview of ports, multimodal and intermodal transport
- Road transportation
- Railway transportation
- Bulk shipping
- Container shipping
- RORO shipping and ports
- Port operational planning
- Port prices
- Port governance models
- Dry ports and hinterland logistics
Students are expected to actively participate through discussions and exercises. In addition, 1-2 of the 15 lectures will be in the form of a port visit (physical or digital).
Some calculations are done in Excel. Therefore, the students are supposed to know the basics of working with Excel.
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Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Duration: 3 Hour(s) Comment: 23.09.22: The exam has been changed from a digital school exam to a home exam. This applies to both the re-sit exam in autumn 2022 and the ordinary exam in spring 2023. Exam code: EXC36521 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 45 Hour(s) | Participation in lectures, excursions and discussions. |
Prepare for teaching | 50 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 40 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 65 Hour(s) | Preparation for the final exam |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.