1.0 Classification of Ports : [ 6 L ]
Type of Ports (Sea & Riverine , Free Port , Free Zone ) ,
Type of cargo, type of service, type of legal contracts, functional type of ships, structural type of ships,
Technological changes.
2.0 Stake Holders & Regulations : [ 6 L ]
Factors Determining Ship Owners / Shippers’ Choice of Ports, Classification Agencies , types of transport
contracts ( ocean Bills of Lading , Charter Parties ) ,
Premier Activities of the ship with the Port during stay.
3.0 Risk Coverage : [ 10 L ]
Marine Insurance ( Risks covered , Loss Principles , Underwriters , Current & Future Concepts ) , P&I Club ,
Associated Rules of Transportation ( PAL’ 72 , H / V’ 68 , Hamburg’ 78 ) , Classification of Cargo, Classification
of Ware Houses, Risk & Responsibility of Port Authorities, INCOTERMS, Case Studies.
4.0 Statistics & Analysis : [ 4 L ]
Maritime Commercial Statistics (World Seaborne Trade, Main Bulk Commodities, World Tonnage, World
Merchant Fields, Size Distribution in World Fleet).
5.0 Registration : [ 10 L ]
Flags of Registry , Implication of Registry in Ship Operation, Role of Port in Registry, Rights & Obligations of a
Ship at Port, Rights of Ship board Personnel under different Registry, Different Case Studies.
6.0 Premier Maritime Organizations: [ 4 L ]
Premier International Maritime Organizations (IMO , ILO , UNICITRAL , BIMCO , CMI , IHO , ICHCA , ICS,
IAPH , IALA , FIATA , IUMI etc.)