MSc in Maritime and Shipping Management

1. Introduction to Shipping
   • Shipowning company’s departments and maritime jobs part I
   • Maritime jobs, part II
   • Nautical terminology
   • Shipping terminology, ship’s tonnage
2. Types of ships, Nationality of Ships, International Organizations
   
   • Types of ships, part I
   • Types of ships, part II, ship’s demolition
   • Nationality of ships, Ships under flags of convenience
   • International Maritime Organizations (IMO) and key conventions of IMO
3. Topics in shipping management I
   
   • The Commonly used insurance terms
   • Sale contract, the charter parties and bills of lading
   • Cargo terminology, cargo operation
   • Classification societies and the ISM code
4. Topics in shipping management II
   
   • Vessel’s port expenses
   • Shipbrokers and agents
   • The Baltic Exchange, associated shipping organizations
   • Voyage estimation, Part 1
5. Management of the marine environment
   
   • MARPOL 1973/78
   • Marine pollution, The London dumping convention (LDC 1972)
   • Air pollution
   • Management of ballast water pollution
   • Wreck removal
6. Maritime geography, main ports worldwide, import/export commodities
   
   • Maritime geography, main ports worldwide import and export commodities, Part 1
   • Maritime geography, main ports worldwide import and export commodities, Part 2
   • Maritime geography, main ports worldwide import and export commodities, Part 3
   • Maritime geography, main ports worldwide import and export commodities, Part 4
7. Strategic management
   
   • Introduction to strategic management
   • External environment analysis
   • Internal environment analysis
   • Strategic formulation and implementation
8. Shipping law I
   
   • Hague/Visby rules and case studies
   • Case studies on carriage of goods by sea
   • Exceptions, limitation of liability
   • Documents of sea transportation, cargoes
9. Shipping law II
   
   • English legal system
   • Alternative Disputes Resolution (Mediation)
   • Arbitration, Arbitration Act 1996
   • Ethics in arbitration
   • Aspects of arbitration proceedings
10. Marine insurance I
    
    • The history of marine insurance
    • Marine insurance terminology
    • Time policy
    • Valued and unvalued policies, Utmost good faith
11. Data Analysis in Maritime Management - Python
    
    • Introduction to Python for Maritime Data Analysis
    • Data Handling and Visualization in Python
    • Python for Maritime Operational Analysis
    • Topics in Maritime Data Analysis with Python
    • Artificial intelligence in Maritime industry
12. Dissertation
    
    • 15,000 words

The program’s goals is to equip students with a thorough knowledge of aspects of the maritime business to enable them to fulfill the requirements to enter within the maritime world and its associated industries. To achieve this purpose, the program offers its students a unique blend of professional and academic courses. Students after this program will become rapidly adaptive to the needs of employers and to respond appropriately and imaginatively to emerging issues in a dynamic industry.

Learning Outcomes

This course will equip the students with a strong background in the standard core curriculum of business administration subjects. Also, it will provide an innovative, “hands-on” approach to instruction directed by dedicated faculty composed of experts in their fields and to provide a good grounding for variety of careers in range of management functions.

At the end of this program the students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of shipping and maritime management, structure and operation; to describe the functions of shipping companies, to understand the role of international organizations and Associations, to identify and describe the major issues in the port management, handling of cargoes and documentation involved. At the end of this program the student will be comfortable with the main Maritime Terminology. Also, they will know the standard form contracts, the shipping documents and the Key International Conventions of the IMO, they will develop their capacity for independent learning and continuing professional development as well as they learn scientific writing skills.

Career - Maritime jobs explained

Academic staff consisting of professionals with significant career at sea and generally in the shipping industry, being in collaboration with special academic personnel highly expertize in business and the international maritime affairs. Below are the maritime jobs, that our courses prepare you.

Shipowners Office

• Operation
• Accounting
• Chartering
• Marine Insurance
• Technical
• Claims
• Crew
• ISM
• Supply

Autonomous Office

• Charterers
• Custom broker
• Consignor
• Receiver
• Shipbroker
• Sales and Purchase Broker
• Marine Insurance Broker
• Ship’s agent
• Bunker broker
• Underwriter
• Average adjusters
• Arbitrators
• Shipyards
• Marine superintendent
• Surveyors
• Banks (funding, guarantees)
• Consulates
• Lawyers’ office
• Ship Supplier or Shipchandler

Work in Executive maritime positions

Our students, regardless their professional origin and their academic level, acquire the necessary knowledge which gives them the opportunity to get an outstanding job position in shipping and rise to the highest levels of the maritime industry.