MANAGEMENT OF PORT ACTIVITIES
(objectives)
The course aims to provide students with an advanced training characterized by an interdisciplinary approach and a broad international outlook. It also aims to train professionals with high specialist skills that are increasingly in demand in the maritime and port sector. It will focus on port management and logistics activities, intermodal transport, and the management of maritime freight and passenger transport activities. At the end of the course, after being trained in the field, students will be able to occupy important roles in public bodies and institutions. The course also trains students for further research and management training in the maritime and port sector. The distinguishing feature of the course is that it is based on specialized content that covers all the broader research scope in the transport and logistics sector with economic-business and legal profiles. Knowledge and understanding The approach of the course in Management of Port Activities provides students with skills and understanding of all activities in the field of maritime and port transport and intermodality. In order to broaden students’ knowledge and understanding, classes will examine specific practical cases derived from the high professional and qualified experience of the lecturer. In addition, careful analysis and processing of scientific and research contributions on specific topics dealt with during the course, also required for the final oral examination, is a further tool for acquiring skills and understanding. Students shall prove specific knowledge on the evolution of transport and port activities and business management strategies in the sectors. They shall also be able to elaborate and apply ideas in the context of themes dealt with and of the reference research objectives. Applying knowledge and understanding The didactic approach provides for theoretical training to be accompanied by interaction with the lecturer aimed at proactive participation and at developing the ability to independently elaborate and communicate the results of the work learned. Self-study is recommended for delving into the topics dealt with, in order to acquire in-depth knowledge of the subject. It will be important for students to personally revise the themes examined during classes, which will allow them to increase mastery of the subject and personal knowledge. In addition to self-study, the ability to understand, argue and reflect on practical cases will be fundamental. By the end of the course, students shall be able to solve problems in new areas and within the broader or interdisciplinary contexts of port activities and maritime management. Making judgments Courses allow students to develop the ability to interpret and verify data that are useful for making autonomous judgments on specific scientific and social issues related to the topics dealt with. In particular, knowledge of ethical-professional responsibilities and issues of sustainable development relating to maritime and port transport, also in the light of technological innovations in the sector, are relevant. Students are expected to prove ability to collect and interpret relevant data and to integrate knowledge and manage complexity, and to formulate judgments also through data. The course fosters the development and ability to highlight relevant information and strategies in relation to the choices made and dialectics. For students to delve even more into the subject, reflections on practical cases and testimonies offered by the lecturer on issues relating to the world of business and professions provide important practical ideas to independently develop decision-making skills and judgment. Students will acquire the skills to manage complex technical/professional activities or projects by taking responsibility for decisions in unpredictable work or study contexts and to integrate the knowledge acquired and manage the complexity of information and make judgments. Communication skills The course aims to develop students' ability to communicate clearly on the subjects studied. The student shall be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and concrete solutions to specialists and non-specialists. The course includes lectures and activities involving interaction and participation with the lecturer on specific topics. Active participation in activities, courses and seminars organized by the University in the port area complete the communication skills of each student. In order to improve students’ knowledge, seminar activities, including interdisciplinary ones, may be organized on specific topics, in which discussions among students and various lecturers can be fostered. Learning skills In order to allow continuous testing and improvement of students’ learning skills, importance is given to self-study. The methodological approach of teaching and the participation in internships help students to develop learning skills. Each student is offered various tools to develop the skills to undertake research on certain topics independently. Self-study offers students the opportunity to test and enhance their learning capacity. The teaching methodological rigor shall lead them to develop logical reasoning and subsequently support a thesis. Other useful tools for achieving this ability include in-depth study on topics suggested by the lecturer and internships carried out in Italy or abroad. By the end of the course, the student will be able to - reconstruct and analyze main events in the evolutionary process of maritime and port law, identifying the essential features within the international legal system; - understand the competences and functions attributed to Port System Authorities - understand the contents and objectives of port and maritime law - analyze specific legal issues and illustrate the rules of maritime and port law relevant to their resolution - distinguish and detect specific legal issues and identify their solution; - carry out research on port law - critically and autonomously assess legal and social implications of port-related regulatory solutions - independently analyze implications of legal issues and reform processes; - use specific and adequate language to speak about port issues
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Teacher
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ERRIGO EMILIO
(syllabus)
Introduction to transport logistics -Illustration of the main management tools -Analysis of the process of planning, scheduling and controlling logistics activities -Control of transport activity with specific reference to the reports used and their evolution -Specific analysis and knowledge aimed at the construction and interpretation of reports - Control models for transport companies and analysis of the logistics sector and reference business models - mapping of logistics services - intermodality and transport - logistics costs - characteristics of the logistics system; - Ocean carriers and logistics providers - shipping agents and global logistics providers - analysis of current and prospective characteristics of the "company-port" - analysis of the management models and tools used by port governance bodies - The sea and ports in the National Strategic Plan for ports and logistics and Law no. 84/1994 and subsequent modifications - The 1982 Montego Bay Convention - Special economic zones and simplified logistic zones, Port Management System, Port Community System - Guardia di Finanza (Italian finance police) - Port Captaincy - Coast Guard, Navigation Law and evolutionary dynamics. -Security in maritime and port transport in European law -Management of maritime/transport companies -Strategies of enterprises in the sector and organizational aspects - maritime-port cluster - different sea transport segments and port governance -planning and problem solving techniques -decision-making models for transport operations - maritime-port legislation -sources of legislation governing the shipping sector - budgeting systems -business plans and performance control tools - transport of persons by sea -passenger rights in cruises and tourist trips -management skills -occupation of high-level responsibility posts - enhancement of interdisciplinary profiles and comprehensive vision of logistics and maritime transport activities - advanced software tools and databases - essential software and hardware environments in the world of shipping
(reference books)
Sergio Maria Carbone, Francesco Munari, “I porti italiani e l'Europa. Un'analisi delle regole, della giurisprudenza e della prassi amministrativa per operatori pubblici e private”, published by Franco Angeli Ed itorial line: Diritto per l'economia, 2019, Page number: 288. EAN: 9788891781864
Students will be able to access the legal and jurisprudential materials provided by the lecturer through the Moodle multimedia platform (www.moodle.unitus.it). The lecturer will receive students after lectures. To arrange a meeting with Prof. Emilio Errigo or with his assistants, please send an e-mail to emilio.errigo@unitus.it
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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