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MODULE 1
Certificate in Port Economics

The Port and its Place in Shipping

This module starts the course by looking at the port,

its role in shipping, and the global economy. It explores
the different types of port available, and how these are
used. It also explains the different uses and therefore
the different users it has, which has an impact on its
relative significance to the wider economy.

Course Content

• Definition of a port
• Types of ports
• Port users
• Ports & international trade

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MODULE 2
Certificate in Port Economics

Port Planning and Development

Port planning and development is an essential issue to

understand within port economics. It looks at how
ports can plan their investment, when they need to
plan it and what they need to invest in. Many ports are
multimodal, which means they act as a hub with rail
and road infrastructure (and possibly warehousing)
alongside. Ports often also are attractive sites for
manufacturing and leisure activities. How do they plan
development with this in mind? The module will also
explore the rationale behind commercial port
development.

Course Content

• Port as a cluster of activities

• Planning under uncertainty
• Port as transport mode/multimodal
• Infrastructure development
• Commercial port development

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MODULE 3
Certificate in Port Economics

Port Financing and Investment

One of the next aspects of port planning and

development is the actual financing of the planning.
How does a port deliver value to its customers and the
local economy? How can it prove this to potential
investors? The module will also look at various
investment and financing models, including case
studies of successful partnerships.

Course Content

• The value creation of investments in ports

• Partnership models in the ports industry
• Methods of financing, including public funding

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MODULE 4
Certificate in Port Economics

Port Operations

In port economics, it’s vital to understand what

actually happens within a port. This module looks at
actual port operations and how port performance is
measured and therefore benchmarked. It will also
explore the issue of information used in decision-
making and port operations. Finally, the module will
investigate the issue of choice and competitiveness.
This is significant, as it hinges on various parameters.

Course Content

• Characteristics of port operations

• Measuring port performance from a supply chain
perspective
• The relevance of information for well-functioning
port operations
• Port choice and port competitiveness

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MODULE 5
Certificate in Port Economics

Getting Port Governance Right

Port governance is an important aspect of port

management and port economics. It is quite often the
case that ports tend to follow the regulatory regime of
the country that they reside in. But this is overlaid by
international maritime regulation, e.g. the ISM Code
etc. How are ports regulated? Is this effective and how
does this tie into port choice or competitiveness?
More to the point, can ports achieve better governance
through effective partnership models with shipping
companies or governmental bodies?

Course Content

• Port regulation
• Effective corporatization
• Effective partnership models

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MODULE 6
Certificate in Port Economics

Trends and Developments

The final module looks at the possible future changes

to the port landscape. What new technologies,
processes or products can affect port development or
port operations? Will ports be willing to try new ideas?

Course Content

• The importance of understanding potential

disruptions
• An overview of trends and developments
• Business opportunities in ports resulting from new
trends

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