FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Department of Logistics Management

LOG 466 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Maritime Transportation Management
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
LOG 466
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills about the main components of maritime transportation such as cargoes, ships, ports, maritime businesses.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to explain types of cargoes and their characteristics.
  • Student will be able to explain types of ships and their characteristics.
  • Student will be able to explain ship operations and ship management, ports, port types, port facilities, port operations and services.
  • Student will be able to analize the relationship between ships, cargoes,ports and shipping operations.
  • Student will be able to explain liner and tramp shipping markets.
Course Description Cargoes and ships in maritime transportation, Ports and terminal facilities and services, Types of ship operations: Liner and tramp shipping, intermediaries in maritime transportation, documents in shipping

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Review of the semester Presentation
2 Structure of maritime transport industry, Basic terms and concepts of shipping Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd
3 Cargoes and their characteristics William V. Packard, ‘Sea-Trading, Volume 2 Cargoes’, Fairplay Publications / Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd /Video - Introducing the Reefer container; Video - Reefer: Cargo handling made easy
4 Ships types and their characteristics William V. Packard, ‘Sea-Trading, Volume 1 The Ships’, Fairplay Publications /Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd / Video - on the bridge of Ebba Maersk, maersk line web site
5 Ship management and functions of ship management Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd
6 Liner and tramp shipping / Chartering and types of ship charters: Voyage, time and bareboat charters Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd
7 Ports, types of ports, port facilities and services, port management / Midterm Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd / Video - Daily Maersk: What is transportation time?
8 Port and terminal operations James Wang, Daniel Olivier,Theo Notteboom and Brian Slack, Chapter 3&10, “Ports,Cities, and Global Supply Chains”, Ashgate Pubslishing..
9 The role and functions of ship agents, ship brokers and freight forwarders in shipping James Wang, Daniel Olivier,Theo Notteboom and Brian Slack, Chapter 4&6, “Ports,Cities, and Global Supply Chains”, Ashgate Pubslishing
10 Ship registry Alan E.Branch, The Elements of Shipping, Chapman and Hall Ltd /Video - eBIS customer story: BDP International
11 Main documents used in shipping: Ocean bill of lading and charter parties. Environmental factors and technology. James Wang, Daniel Olivier,Theo Notteboom and Brian Slack, Chapter 16, “Ports,Cities, and Global Supply Chains”, Ashgate Pubslishing.. Video - Reaching our 2020 CO2 target: Interview with Morten H. Engelstoft
12 World seaborn trade, main trade routes and cargo flows UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport, World Marine Markets Report – Douglas & WestwoodMalcolm Latarche (1998). Port Agency. Witherby & Co Ltd.
13 Presentation of term papers
14 Review of the Semester
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  

 

Course Notes/Textbooks Patrick M.Alderton, Sea Transport, Thomas Reed Publications, 1995Derste yapılan power point sunumlar
Suggested Readings/Materials W.V. Packard Sea Trading Vol. I (The Ships), 1984, FairplayW.V. Packard, Sea Trading Vol. II (Cargoes) 1985, FairplayW.V. Packard, Sea Trading Vol. III (Trading) 1st Ed. 1986, Fairplay.Martin Stopford, Maritime Economics, 2005

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
16
4
64
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
1
20
20
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
20
20
Final Exam
1
20
20
    Total
172

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to analyze complex problems in the field of logistics and supply chains

X
2

To be able to have good knowledge of sector related market leaders, professional organizations, and contemporary developments in the logistics sector and supply chains

X
3

To be able to participate in the sector-related communication networks and improve professional competencies within the business sector

X
4

To be able to use necessary software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain

X
5

To be able to understand and utilize the coordination mechanisms and supply chain integration

X
6

To be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain processes using the management science perspective and analytical approaches

X
7

To be able to design, plan and model in order to contribute to decision making within the scope of logistics and supply chains

X
8

To be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chains

X
9

To be able to conduct projects and participate in teamwork in the field of logistics and supply chains

X
10

To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating decisions.

X
11

To be able to collect data in the area of logistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

X
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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