1. Introduction : [ 6 L ]
Shipping Financial Markets (Private & Public), Specific financial aspects, Need for shipping practice,
Importance of Govt. Policies, International Banking & Credit System, features, limitations and forgery,
current developments,
2. Maritime Finance Principles (I) : [ 2 L ]
Demands in Shipping Management, Meaning of different demands, Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility,
Demand Elasticity, Demand for Shipping Services.
3. Maritime Finance Principles (II) : [ 2 L ]
Supply in Shipping, Introduction, meaning, Supply Schedule, Elasticity of Supply, Supply of Shipping Services.
4. Maritime Financial System : [ 6 L ]
Documentary credit system, Charter contracts & payments, receipts, lump payments and receipts, non-payments
and non-receipts, recovery, procedure of redressal, identification and preparation of financial terms in shipping
documents in case-to-case basis.
5. Budgeting and Accounts : [ 8 L ]
Capital Cost, Running and voyage costs, other accessories cost, Hidden & Pronounced Cost, Budgeting &
Account keeping, Taxes–Exemptions-Benefits-Returns , Preparation of Balance Sheet, Evaluation and
identification of areas for improvement, Case Studies.
6. Pricing in Shipping : [ 6 L ]
Commodities and freight, Monopoly, perfect competition, Imperfect Competition, Pricing of Shipping Services,
upward and downward swim of pricing, Global influencing criteria, Freight Forecasting & computation, Case
Studies.
7. Shipping Conferences : [ 2 L ]
Important Liner conferences & its Implications, Other Allied Conferences, State & International Conferences,
Implications of Conferences on Shipping Finance.
8. Shares & dividends : [ 6 L ]
Introduction, Private & Public Shares, Holding Rights, Sale and Purchase of Shares, Dividend Making
Procedures, Advantages & Risks, Other Investments, Shipping Loans & Recovery Procedures, Floating of New
Shares, Case Studies.
9. International Currency Influence : [ 2 L ]
International currency fluctuations & its effect on Ship Operation & Management, Situation in World Crisis,
Other International Factors influencing pricing, Countering Strategies.