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Commercial Ship Management
Postgraduate | TAS-JNB534 | 2023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Commercial Ship Management
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Discuss how shipping companies earn revenue from liner and tramp operations.
- Analyse and assess the benefits, risks, and limitations of common types of chartering arrangements to determine their suitability in given contexts.
- Critically evaluate liner shipping strategies and operations to gain competitive advantage and increase sustainability.
- Week 1 - Introduction to Commercial Ship Management
- Week 2 - Ship Chartering
- Week 3 - Voyage Charterparties
- Week 4 - Special Issues in Voyage Charterparties
- Week 5 - Time Charterparties
- Week 6 - Structure and Organisation of Liner Shipping
- Week 7 - Liner shipping strategies
- Week 8 - Liner Shipping and Logistics
- Week 9 - Bills of Lading
- Week 10 - Information Technology in Liner Shipping
- Week 11 - Security in Liner Shipping
- Week 12 - Shipping and Ecological Sustainability
The aim of this subject is to provide an introduction to shipping markets, and to illustrate the strategies, principles and practice of commercial ship management. The subject is arranged in 12 modules. Ship chartering and charterparties are essential elements of commercial ship management and therefore a significant portion of this subject is devoted to these topics. The subject also considers the role of liner shipping and examines liner shipping strategies and operations in contemporary contexts.
- Online Quiz (15%)
- Final Exam (40%)
- Liner Shipping Strategy (25%)
- Ship Chartering (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- TAS-BAM-MAS-2023 - Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
Elective
- TAS-MLO-GCE-2023 - Graduate Certificate in Maritime Management
- TAS-GSM-MAS-2023 - Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- TAS-GLS-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- TAS-MMG-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Maritime Management
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Postgraduate
TAS-BAM-MASPostgraduate
TAS-MLO-GCEPostgraduate
TAS-GSM-MASPostgraduate
TAS-GLS-GDIGraduate Diploma of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Postgraduate
TAS-MMG-GDI