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
Acquired Knowledge:
After completed course students shall have learned:
- The concept of port management and multimodal transportation
- The benefits and costs related to various transportation modes
- The impact on supply chain efficiency of alternative transport choices
- The roles of port users and service providers
- About port operations, governance and performance
After completed course students shall be able to:
- Describe and explain alternative transport systems
- Describe and analysis cost efficiency of alternative shipping systems
- Discuss competition between modes
- Use port cost/price models
- Discuss port governance, agglomeration, competition and performance
- To understand the relationship between port/transport choice decisions and supply chain effectiveness and efficiency
- Transportation and transportation industry overview
- Demand for freight transportation
- Road transportation
- Railway transportation
- Pipelines
- Short sea transportation
- Deep sea transportation
- Cost structures for alternative transportation mode
- Cost structures for intermodal transfers
- Intermodal Transport Operations
- Ports
- Port operations and cost
- Future developments
- Port operations planning
Students are expected to actively participate through discussions and exercises. In addition, 1-2 of the 15 lectures will be in the form of field visits/excursions.
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The specialisation requires two years of university education in Business Administration or equivalent.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 3 Hour(s) Exam code: EXC36521 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination every semester |
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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.