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General information

Subject type: Optional

Coordinator: Valeria Bernardo

Trimester: First term

Credits: 5

Teaching staff: 

José Manuel Vallellano García

Academic year: 2026

Teaching course: 4

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Spanish
  • Spanish
  • English

Some of the teaching resources can be in Catalan, Spanish or English.

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Specific skills

  • Establish maritime and logistics business projects that allow the creation of new companies or the improvement of existing ones, adopting innovative and creative ideas

  • Demostrar capacitat per comunicar de manera fluida en llengua espanyola, catalana i anglesa de forma oral i escrita en l'entorn de la logística i els negocis marítims

  • Show knowledge and skills for the coordination of the departments of purchasing, supply, production and distribution of a product to any company, analyzing different types of techniques

  • Operationalize the storage of goods, through computer applications of logistics management

  • Show knowledge of the organization of maritime, land, air and multimodal transport, customs management and international trade in order to manage and / or contract transport

  • Select and use quantitative instruments for decision making and contrasting economic hypotheses

Presentation of the subject

The objectives of this subject are to know the national, European and international legislation that provides the legal framework for the transport of dangerous goods. Also know the basic documents for the transport of these in the different modes of transport. Know the practical application of ADR and its equivalence with IMDG, RID, IATA.

Know the applicable regulations and the problems of the transport of perishable goods

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make its continuity possible in a semi-face-to-face mode. This will ensure the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan.

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

Contents

1) Introduction to the transport of dangerous goods. What is considered dangerous goods and what are its risks and accidents

2) Regulations on the transport of dangerous goods at local, national, European and international level. Specific regulations on explosive and radioactive materials.

3) Classification of dangerous goods, packaging, packaging and shipment thereof.

4) Stowage and segregation of dangerous goods.

5) Emergency and self-protection plans.

6) The figure of the Minister of Security

7) Regulation of the transport of perishable goods

8) Ways of transport and storage of perishable goods

Activities and evaluation system

Final exam: It consists of two parts: multiple-choice questions (40%) and a problem (60%). You must pass both parts to be able to calculate the average, otherwise, you will fail.

  • Students who do not take the final exam will not be entitled to the resit exam
  • The mark of the resit exam does not average with the previous mark, so the maximum mark to be obtained, reached this point, is 5 points.

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's assessment regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

Bibliography

Basic

European agreement on the international transport of dangerous goods by road (ADR)

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

Royal Decree 97/2014, of February 14, which regulates the transport operations of dangerous goods by road in Spanish territory.

Complementary

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMO IMDG Code)

Royal Decree 130/2017, of 24 February, approving the Explosives Regulations

Recommendations concerning the transport of dangerous goods, volumes I and II. United Nations