110007 - COMPANY AND MARITIME BUSINESS

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Jesus Ezequiel Martínez Marín

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 6

The subject deals with the set of subjects and tools related to the sector
of trade and maritime transport, which allows:
1. Develop a business plan for a shipping company.
2. Solve typical case studies on maritime business problems in the context of international maritime transport.

"The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards the students or towards the teachers. We trust that together we can create a space safe where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from others."

1. The student will know the figures involved in maritime transport, in particular the merchant fleet, the shipping company and the agents involved in transport contracts. You will know the diversity of contracts on the use of the ship and its respective functions.
2. distinguish the different types of ships and the ways and forms of maritime transport. You will learn about the different functions of shipyards and the growing specialization of shipbuilding.
3. Know the evolution of maritime transport throughout history and the development of the fundamental instrument of maritime trade: the ship. In parallel, he will see the progress of the sciences necessary for navigation and the birth of artificial ports in the second half of the nineteenth century.
4. Know the main international standards and conventions applicable to ships and maritime transport, in particular the IMO / IMO conventions for the safety of human life at sea and for the prevention of marine pollution from of ships.
5. Know the functions and organization of ports and port terminals. It will distinguish the port services established by law, in particular the stowage service.
6. Know the main sources of information online, at international and national level, and the most relevant associations in the maritime world.
7. Recognize and distinguish the different agents involved in the maritime transport chain, their organizations and associations.

The subject is scheduled in 30 seminar sessions (17 classes, 9 exhibitions and 4 practice sessions). There will be four exercises throughout the term on the subjects contained in the four parts of the syllabus.

In the seminar sessions, theory sessions can be combined with exercise solving sessions. In the theoretical exposition, examples will be interspersed so that the student can solve real situations independently.

1. MARITIME TRANSPORT. FUNCTIONS AND ELEMENTS

1. The social and economic functions of maritime transport
2. Logistics in the maritime business
3. Synthesis of the History of the ship and navigation:
   1. Origins and development
   2. Rowing and sailing
   3. The industrial revolution in the merchant navy. Technical changes and economic and social transformations
4. The elements of maritime transport
   1. The ship: definition, characteristics, types of ships
   2. Merchant ships: oil tankers, chemical tankers, container ships, RO / RO, LO / LO, RO / PAX
   3. Cruise ships. Cargo ships with passengers
5. The loads.
   1. Dry charge and liquid charge
   2. General cargo and packed cargo. Type of packaging
   3. Dojo upload (bulk)
   4. Containers: types, classes, 20 and 40 feet, Dry, Bulk, Flat, Opentop

1.6 Dangerous goods. Regulation and transport.

2. ACTORS IN MARITIME BUSINESS

2.1 The shipping company: concept, organization, typology

            2.1.1 Owner, shipowner, shipping company

2.2 The shipping business. Forms of operation of the ship

2.3 The organization of the shipping company. Fleet management. The costs of operating the ship

2.4 El broker maritime: concept and functions

2.5 The shipping agent or consignee of ships. Concept and regulation

2.6 The freight forwarder (forward). Concept and functions

2.7 The customs representative: concept and regulation. The customs office

2.8 The port: concept, functions and regulation

       2.8.1 Management and organization of ports

       2.8.2 Port terminals: types and activities. Intermodal terminals

       2.8.3 Cruise Terminals

       2.8.4 Ports hub and ports gate. Boats feeder    

2.9 Port services. Definition and regulation.

       2.9.1 Nautical port services: practice, tugs and mooring

       2.9.2 The stowage service

           3. THE MARITIME TRANSPORT CONTRACT

            3.1 The charter. Rental by time and by trip. Rental contract / policy

                  3.1.1 Complete and partial chartering. Boat rental to bare helmet

            3.2 The knowledge of boarding

                   3.2.1 The transport in knowledge regime: functions and types

            3.3 The regular line. Navigation tramp

             3.4 Transport in containers

            3.5 The freight. Forms of payment

4. SAFETY AND MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO VESSELS

1. The regulation of ship safety and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment from ships
   1. The international SOLAS convention
   2. The MARPOL international convention

4.2 The flagging of ships. The pavilions of convenience (flags of convenience)

      4.3 The International Maritime Organization (IMO / IMO)

      4.4 The Spanish Shipping Association (ANAVE)

      4.5 BIMCO and other organizations

      4.5 European maritime transport policy

A visit to the Barcelona Maritime Museum, and a conference on regular passenger traffic could be planned.

The final grade will be the weighted arithmetic average of the grades of the assessment activities carried out during the quarter. To pass the course the final grade must be greater than or equal to 50 points out of 100.

The evaluation will take into account the following aspects with the weights indicated:

- 1 Exhibition for each Group / Questions from the other groups to the exhibiting group): 1 x 30 points. Total 30 points

- A work on the exhibition: 1 x 20 points. Total 20 points

- Four assessment exercises (one exercise per module). 4 x 5 points. Total 20 points.

- A final exam that will evaluate the student's understanding of the subjects of the subject. This exam will be divided into two parts, a test (20 points) and a written exercise (10 points). Total 30 points.

-To be able to set up the grade with continuous assessment monitoring you must obtain a minimum score of 4 points in the final exam.

For the evaluation of the subject, both the use of the course by the student (50%) and the result obtained in the final exam (50%) will be taken into account

. The student who has not taken the final exam will not be able to take the make-up exam

2. Martínez, Montori, Badell (2021) Maritime Transport of Dangerous Goods. Editores JMM ISBN13979-8749391299. Available via: https: //n9.cl/42dew

3. Martínez Marín, Jesús. (2021) Fundamentals of Logistics and Port Operations. JMM Editions. ISBN13-978-8409278633 (Available via. Https: //n9.cl/xnvdo )

7. BRANCH, ALAN E. (2012, 7th edition), Elements of Shipping. Editorial Routledge, London.

1. Maritime Transport Manual. (Montori, Martínez, Escribano), Editorial Marge Books https://www.amazon.es/dp/8415340311 

6. STOPFORD, MARTIN (2009, 3rd edition), Maritime Economics. Editorial Routledge, London.

4. INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SHIPBROKERS, Introduction to Shipping, London 2014.

5. PUJOL, LAURA and FERNÁNDEZ, MARIANO F. (2016), The mind and heart of the logistician. Marge Books, Barcelona.

8. ROMERO, ROSE. Maritime transport: Introduction to maritime transport management. 2002. ISBN: 9788486684150. Publisher: Marge Books. Barcelona Spain

9. ROMERO, ROSE. 2017. The Maritime Transport of Merchandise. ISBN: 9788417313098. Publisher Marge Books. 

RUIZ SOROA, JOSÉ Mª (1990), The ship, the shipping company, auxiliary personnel, Basque Institute of Public Administration, Vitoria-Gasteiz.

LEVINSON, MARC, The box. How the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger. Princeton University Press.

CONWAY'S HISTORY OF THE SHIP. Especially the volumes entitled The Advent of Steam and The Shipping Revolution. Conway Maritime Press, London.

VALDALISO, J. (1996), The diffusion of technological change in the Spanish merchant fleet during the twentieth century. Available alternatives and conditioning factors. The Journal of Transport History, Volume 17, Number 2, September, pages 95-115.

RUIZ SOROA, JOSÉ Mª (1992), Manual of Law of Accidents of the Navigation, School of Maritime Administration, Vitoria-Gasteiz.