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Teaching GuideTerm Higher Polytechnic University College |
| Master Universitario Erasmus Mundus en Sostibilidade e Industria 4.0 aplicada ao Sector Marítimo |
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| Transport Economics |
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| Identifying Data | 2021/22 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Transport Economics | Code | 730542014 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Official Master's Degree | 2nd four-month period |
First | Obligatory | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Lesson 2 | Maritime lecture part 1: Economic organization of the shipping market. This will be a based on Stopford (2006) |
| Lesson 3 | Maritime lecture part 2: Sub-markets & cash flow in shipping. Also this lecture will be based on Stopford (2006) |
| Lesson 1 | Main introduction lesson where the global maritime transport chain is explained. This chain will include, maritime part of the transport, ports and the hinterland transport. The main objective here is to show that a ship is part of a bigger transport chain. A model (which has been developed by me) can also be offered to the students to make some calculations. This could be part of the paper/ assignment. |
| Lesson 4 | Port lecture part 1: The organization of ports. What are ports, how do they function |
| Lesson 5 | Port lecture part 2: The organization of ports. What are ports, how do they function, and what is the interaction with ships (bunkerings and provision of alternative fuels). |
| Lesson 6 | Hinterland lecture part 1: Port hinterland transport. In this lecture is explained how cargo being shipped from ports to the hinterland and which transport modes can be used (road, rail, IWT). |
| Lesson 7 | Hinterland lecture part 2: Modal choice, intermodal transport and hinterland infrastructure. |
| Lesson 8 | Emission mitigation in maritime transport chains and the impact it has on both shippers and vessel owners. This course can include: A short introduction in the propulsion system of a vessel, Investments in new (retofitable) technologies in deepsea vessels due to legislation, Impact of the Environmental Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) of deepsea vessels on CO2 emissions, Impact of the Emission Control Area at the North Sea on port competition, Impact of the internalization of external cost on port competition. |
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