| Course Unit Title | INTRODUCTION TO SHIPPING & SHIPPING MARKETS |
| Course Unit Code | ATSS101 |
| Course Unit Details | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 |
| | Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Discuss the main historical developments that lead to shipping in its present form and associate each with the resulting benefit to trade and safety of life, assets and cargo.
- Explain the various ship types and associate each with the cargoes they can carry.
- Outline the various functions in a ship owning company and on board ships.
- Outline the activities of different types of shipping companies, and associate those with Cypriot companies.
- Outline the choices as regards the Flag of a ship and explain the implications of the choice of Flag to the ship and ship owner.
- Outline the functions of the Classification Societies and their use to Flags and ship owners.
- List all necessary ships certificates and outline the function of each.
- Associate the STCW with the personnel structure on board ships
- Briefly outline the basic commodities trade and the related shipping markets.
- Discuss the cyclical nature of shipping.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
| Recommended optional program components | NONE |
| Course Contents | Historical developments in ship construction.
Ship types and Cargo types.
The Flag / Registry.
Different functions within the ship owning company. Different functions on board the ship. The Minimum safe manning certificate and its relationship with the flag. STCW.
Classification societies.
Basics on international regulatory bodies. The making of conventions.
Basic commodity trade and commercial geography.
Shipping markets and cycles. |
| Recommended and/or required reading: |
| Textbooks | - D. Mackinnon, A. Cumbers, An Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalisation, Uneven Development, and Place, Prentice Hall, 2007
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| References | - A. Branch, Elements of Shipping, 7th Edition, Routledge, 2005
- K. Van Dokkum, Ship Knowledge, - A Modern Encyclopedia, 2003
- M. Stopford, Maritime Economics, 3rd Edition, Routledge, 2009
- M. Tamvakis, Commodity Trade and Finance, Informa, 2007
- F.P. Stultz, B. Wharf, The World Economy, Resources, Location, Trade and Development, Prentice Hall, 2007
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures, discussions, presentations, assignments |
| Assessment methods and criteria | | Mid-term exam | 40% | | Final Exam | 60% |
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| Language of instruction | English |
| Work placement(s) | NO |
