COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 1015 INTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DURMUŞ ALI DEVECI

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

This course is an introduction to maritime trade and transportation, and is a course aimed at understanding and learning the knowledge and skills required for the efficient and effective shipping of goods by sea in world trade. The course aims to provide the necessary introductory framework on the basic concepts, terms, actors and structure of maritime trade. This course emphasizes the practical understanding of the global shipping industry from technical, operational, commercial and corporate perspectives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of basic maritime trade and shipping concepts and terminology
2   Understanding the technical, operational, commercial and institutional structure of international maritime trade and transportation
3   Gaining knowledge and skills about cargo, ships, routes and ship management
4   Learning the roles and functions of the actors involved in maritime trade

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to shipping, the role of shipping in international trade * Sea Transport, Chpt 7: * https://www.uab.gov.tr/uploads/pages/bakanlik-yayinlari/ulastirma-denizcilik-ve-haberlesme-terimleri-sozlugu.pdf * https://www.porttechnology.org/news/ cargo_shipping_101_goods_moved_by_ships/
2 Basic concepts and terminology of shipping business * Sea Transport, Chpt 6 * Sea-Trading, Vol.1:Cargoes * UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport (UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport- https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/rmt2019_en.pdf) * https://transportgeography.org/ page_id=10258
3 Types of cargoes, Main characteristics of different cargoes Transportation requirements of different cargoes * Sea Transport, Chpt 1:The Ship * Sea-Trading, Vol.2: Ships * UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport
4 Types of ships, Basic characteristics of ships, Main sizes of vessel in each class, Structural elements of ships * Sea-Trading, Vol.3: Trading, Chpt:3: Liner Services, Chpt:4: Tramp Shipping * An Introduction to Shipping Economics, Chpt 2: Types of Ship Operations
5 Freight markets and types of ship operation, Liner markets and liner ship operation, Tramp markets and tramp ship operation * Maritime Economics, M. Stopford, Chpt:5 (https://logistics.nankai.edu.cn/_upload/article/50/93/1cf2097840 e8af90af4b19979773/9ce547df-a3e1-493c-a4a3-0ebbfe0669b9.pdf) * Reeds 21. Century Ship Management, Dickie, J, 2014, London:Bloomsbury. (http://docshare01.docshare.tips/files/26151/261511199.pdf)
6 Main maritime trade routes * UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport (UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport- https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/rmt2019_en.pdf)
7 Actors and practitioners in shipping:Ship owners and operators, third party ship management companies * https://www.pfri.uniri.hr/bopri/documents/32_ MarketPlayersinShipping.pdf * https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308467624_ Maritime_logistics
8 Midterm Exam
9 Actors and ptactitionaries in shipping:Ship agents, ship brokers, freight forwarders, * https://ppiaf.org/sites/ppiaf.org/files/documents /toolkits/ Portoolkit/Toolkit/pdf/modules/03 _TOOLKIT_Module3.pdf * https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/380832
10 Ports and terminals. Classification of ports. Port operations.Infrastructure and superstructures of ports * https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335932238_ The_Relationships_of_Bill_of_Lading _ Charterparty_ and_Other_Transport_Documents * https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/understanding-charter-party-bill-lading-abin-daya/
11 Documentation in shipping: Bill of lading, Charter party * Web pages of different flag states and classification societies. * https://www.igpandi.org.htt p://www.iacs.org.uk/ about/members/ * www.iacs.org * www.lr.org
12 Ship registration and flags. Ship classification. Marine insurances (P&I Club, H&M). Ship supply and bunker companies * General Review
13 Review of the term
14 Presentation of term papers
15 Presentation of term papers
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Books:
-Sea Trading Vol. I: The Ships, W.V. Packard, 1st Ed., Fairplay, 1984.
-Sea Trading Vol. II: Cargoes, W.V. Packard, 1st Ed., Fairplay, 1985.
-Sea Trading Vol. III: Trading, W.V. Packard, 1st Ed. Fairplay, 1986.
-Sea Transport: Operation & Economics, P.M. Alderton, 4th Ed., Thomas Reed, 1995.
-The Geography of Transport Systems, Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2017.
-An Introduction to Shipping Economics, Ignacy Chrzanowski, Fairplay Publications, 1985.
-Commercial Shipping Handbook, Prodie, P. 3rd Ed. Inforna Law, 2014.
-Shipping: An Introduction to the Technical, Operational, Commercial Aspects, Draffin, N. Petrospot Limited, 2014.
-UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport (annual edition), United National Publication.
- Reeds 21. Century Ship Management, Dickie, J, 2014, London:Bloomsbury.

Dergiler:
-Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Denizcilik Fakültesi Dergisi
-Maritime Policy and Management
-Maritime Economics and Logistics
-WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

Magazins
Maritime Reporter Magazine, Marine News Magazine, Lloyd's List, Fair Play, Containerization International Journal, Lloyd's Ship Manager, Seatrade Review,

Internet Sources:
https://www.ics-shipping.org
www.iacs.org
www.lr.org
www.imo.org
https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/rmt2019_en.pdf
https://www.shippinginsight.com/participants/ihs-fairplay/
www.marad.dot.gov/documents/Glossary
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Class presentations, reading and watching video assignments, case studies, homework and term papers

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 RPT REPORT
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The University Regulations will be followed. There will be one midterm exam, one homework, one term paper and one final exam covering the lectures, practices and reading materials, homework and term paper. Midterm and final exams will include questions that encourages the critical thinking and understanding in the shipping discipline. Term paper will be presented at the end of the term.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

The three important considerations are as follows;
- Participation in the online classes,
- Contribution during the online lectures,
- Submitting the written assignmentsand term paper timely.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Durmuş Ali DEVECI
E-mail: adeveci@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 2324128801

Office Hours

Friday, at: 15:00-17:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 12 2 24
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Final Presentation 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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