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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Maria Dolors Celma Benaiges

Trimester: First term

Credits: 3

Teaching staff: 

Jesus Ezequiel Martínez Marín
David Cañabate Concha 

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 1

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Spanish

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Basic skills

  • CB7. That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study. 

  • CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments

Specific skills

  • CE1. Show critical distance autonomy in issues or issues related to the maritime business, logistics and supply chain and in the application of innovative ideas in these areas.

  • CE4. Strategically manage business innovation processes in the supply chain and the maritime business, from diagnosis to application, being able to align resources, capabilities and skills to implement them

  • CE10. Manage maritime business projects by adopting innovative and creative ideas and respecting the environment

Transversal competences

  • CT1. Show willingness to learn about new cultures, experiment with new methodologies and encourage international exchange in the context of logistics, supply chain and maritime business.

  • CT2. Demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership and leadership skills that build personal confidence and reduce risk aversion. 

  • CT3. Develop tasks applying the acquired knowledge with flexibility and creativity and adapting them to new contexts and situations. 

Presentation of the subject

Basic Principles of Maritime Transport, Types of Cargo, Bulk, Leases and Chartering

 

The TecnoCampus will make available to teachers and students the digital tools needed to carry out the course, as well as guides and recommendations that facilitate adaptation to the non-contact mode.

Contents

Topic 1: Dr. Jesús Martínez Marín- Introduction to Maritime Transport

Maritime Transport Contracting Regimes Basic Principles of Maritime Transport Regular and TRAMP Lines Sales in maritime transport

Topic 2nd. Dr. David Cañabate- Bulk Goods

Analysis of the forms of transport of bulk goods and types of bulk cargo ships. Problems related to the transport of bulk goods during loading, unloading and transport of the same - operability and casuistics Current legislation for the transport of bulk goods.

Topic 3. Dr. David Cañabate: Actors in Contractual Relations in Maritime Transport.

Analysis of the parties involved in the maritime transport chain. Problems that arise due to the contractual relationships between them.

Topic 4: Dr. David Cañabate: Chartering policies

Vocabulary specific to maritime transport. Analysis of the types of charter policies, main obligations and rights. Transition from time charter to price per ton.

Topic 5: Dr. David Cañabate: indexes.

Charter indices Analysis and practical application.

Topic 6: Dr. David Cañabate: News

IMO2020: Geopolitical situation and application of "Low Sulphur IFO" from 2020

Topic 7: Dr. Jesús Martínez Marín- - Transport of MMPP by sea and by land. ADR IMDG

Activities and evaluation system

Intermediate Work: 25%

Continuous Assessment (Online exercises and classroom activities): 25%

Final exam or project: (50%) with all the content of the subject.

Bibliography

Basic

-IBC Code - International code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk

- Código IGC - International code for the construction and equipment of ships carrying liquefied gases in bulk

-Código IMSBC - International maritime solid bulk cargoes code

- The charter contract for travel - Eliseo Sierra Noguero - Royal College of Spain in Bologna

-ICC Guide on transport and the INCOTERMS 2010 Rules

-Laytime and demurrage - By John Schofield -- Informalaw from Routledge

- MARPOL - International convention to prevent pollution from ships

-BALTIME Policy, NYPE

-Gencon Policy 94

-Time Charters - By Terence Coghlun, Andrew Baker, Julian Kenny -- Informalaw from Routledge

-Voyage Charter - By Julian Cooke, Tim Young, Michael Ashcrft -- Informalaw from Routledge

IMDG Code - International Dangerous Goods Code

Fundamentals of PORT LOGISTICS AND OPERATION DR Jesús Martinez Marin ISBN:13978840927863-3

MONTORI DÍEZ, AGUSTIN; MARTÍNEZ MARÍN, JESÚS; ESCRIBANO MUÑOZ, CARLOS (2015), Manual of maritime transport. Marge Books, Barcelona.

SOLAS - International Convention for the Safety of Human Life at Sea

The essential guide to Chartering and the dry freight market - Nick Collins -- Clarkson Research Studies

https://bunkerindex.com/

https://safety4sea.com/

https://www.balticexchange.com/en/index.html

https://www.bimco.org/

https://www.iccspain.org/

https://www.imo.org/

https://www.marineterms.com/

Complementary

- Check before fixing 2017 - BIMCO

https://bulkcarrierguide.com/cargo-information.html

https://www.skuld.com/topics/legal/pi-and-defence/a-brief-history-of-laytime/