COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SHIPPING OPERATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 2034 SHIPPING OPERATIONS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DURMUŞ ALI DEVECI

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration
Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

To ensure basic knowledge, understanding and skills about shipping operations and the documentation
To explain importance of shipping operations in maritime transport
To identify and explain the process of shipping operations in the context of maritime transport
To explain the role and functions of documents used in shipping operations

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to comprehend the nature of shipping operations
2   Ability to identify the process of different type of shipping operations
3   Ability to describe and discuss how shipping operations is carried out by the maritime companies
4   Ability to distinguish between different types of shipping documents used by ship agents and freight forwarders
5   Ability to analyze ship agency and freight forwarder operations
6   Equip students with the skills for planning shipping operations
7   Equip students with the skills for preparing shipping documents

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to shipping operations
2 International trade and shipping operations: Delivery terms
3 International trade and shipping operations: Payment terms
4 Liner and tramp shipping operations
5 Functions and roles of agents in shipping operations
6 Duties and liabilities of agents in shipping operations
7 Midterm I
8 Functions and roles of freight forwarders in international trade and shipping
9 Duties and liabilities of forwarders in shipping operations
10 Documentation in liner shipping operations
11 Documentation in freight forwarding operations
12 Chartering operations and Charter parties
13 Case studies on shipping operations
14 Term paper presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Malcolm Latarche (1998). Port Agency. Witherby & Co Ltd.
1. Peter Jones (1993). Legal Handbook on Forwarding, FIATA
2. Jan Ramberg (1993). The Law of Freight Forwarding, FIATA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course has been designed to provide students with overview of shipping operations.
It will also provide students with good understanding of ship agency and forwarding documentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + FN * 0.50
3 RST RESIT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MD * 0.30 + HW * 0.20 + BUT * 0.50
5
6

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be anounced.

Assessment Criteria

To be anounced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be anounced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

adeveci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be anounced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.23535333553533
LO.35353555353353
LO.43333535535355
LO.53533533535333
LO.65355335535535
LO.73553553535535