MI4061 Fundamentals of Shipping Syllabus:
MI4061 Fundamentals of Shipping Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To provide the knowledge about fundamentals of shipping management
To equip the students with the knowledge of shipping, ship building and repair
UNIT – I INTERDICTION OF SHIPPING
Role of Shipping in International trade-Types of ships and cargoes carried by them – International Organizations serving the shipping industry (IMO, BIMCO, ICS, IACS, IAPH)- Ship Registration and Classification.
UNIT – II LINER SHIPPING OPERATIONS
Liner shipping business – Types of Liner services – Container shipping lines and their services – Break bulk, Ro-Ro and project cargo services – Liner freight rates – Liner cargo documentation – Liner agency functions
UNIT – III DRY BULK BUSINESS
Dry Bulk shipping business- World’s leading dry bulkports and cargoes handled by them – Types of Dry bulk ships and the Dry Bulk industry structure – Dry bulk market indices – Types of Chartering – Port agency functions.
UNIT – IV TANKER OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS
Liquid Bulk shipping business – World’s leading wet bulk ports and cargoes handled by them-Types of tankers and gas carriers – Tanker freighting system (worldscale) -Factors affecting Tanker markets Marine pollution conventions.
UNIT – V SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIR
Service providers to shipping industry -Ship management companies -Ports, inland terminals and Container Freight Stations- Ship building and repair yards -Financing the Shipping industry – Marine insurance providers.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
The students would be acquainted with the basics of shipping management
The students will learn the skills needed for shipping industry
REFERENCES:
1. Michael Robarts, Branch‟s Elements of Shipping, Ninth Edition, Routledge, 2014.
2. Peter Brodie, Commercial Shipping Handbook, Third Edition, Informa Law from Routledge, 2014.
3. Review of Maritime Transport, UNCTAD, 2014.
4. Coyle et.al, Management Of Transportation, 7th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2011