Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | PORT & TERMINAL OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | ATTO301 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | ATSS101,ATSG101 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | The role of Ports in Economic Development Characteristics and cost structure of road, rail, and river transportation, including the impact to the effective interface between the port and hinterland. The different views on port ownership and the service providers within the port. Port Development issues. Liabilities of the port authorities and other service providers in the port. Labour management and relations in ports. Port operations and planning. Specifics about the container terminal and container transhipment depos. Port management: Changing practices, the management of congestion, budgets and marketing. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Each Student to undertake the presentation of a port. This will involve the application of all acquired knowledge to a specific port / commodity and its presentation in class, which will also be asked to demonstrate the ability to answer any question about the port. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
