110010 - SHIPPING MANAGEMENT

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Valeria Bernardo

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 4

Academic year: 2026

Teaching course: 1

• Spanish

In this subject, the structure, operation and operation of a shipping company is analyzed, as well as its importance in the logistics chain. It will also identify the importance of new trends in shipping management, as well as the technological advancement they have experienced in recent times.

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

1. The Maritimeization of the contemporary economy.

1.1. Historical evolution of International Maritime Transport.

1.2. Considerations on current maritime transport

1.3. The so-called "Maritime Cycle" in the economy.

1.4. Maritime traffic

2. Maritime Trade Routes

2.1. Main Maritime Trade Routes

2.2. Types of Sea Routes

2.3. Determining factors of the routes to follow

2.4. strategic steps

2.5. Geographical distribution of maritime traffic

2.6. Inland and Oceanic Channels.

2.6.1. Definitions,

2.6.2. Corinth Canal

2.6.3. Channel of Kiel

2.6.4. Panama Canal

2.6.5. Suez Canal

2.6.6. Channel of Sant Llorenç

3. Container traffic:

                3.1 Historical evolution of the load in containers.

3.1.1. Basic concepts

3.1.2. The container business.

3.1.3. The container cycle on the ground.

3.1.3.1. Container in port terminals

3.1.3.2. Container in the container depot

3.1.3.3. The importance of container maintenance and repair

3.1.3.4. The offer of container services according to their types.

3.1.3.5. Management of breakdowns and incidents in container transport.

3.2. Documentary cycle of container transport.

3.2.1. Transmission of information between shipping companies, terminals and ports of destination

3.3. Relationship of shipping companies with freight forwarders.

3.4. Inspections and controls in container traffic.

3.5. Management of safety and protection in international maritime traffic.

4. Bulk trade.

4.1. Bulk business in general- general charge.

4.2. International routes and traffic

4.3. The importance of OPEC in the oil market

4.4. Transport of crude oil and its derivatives.

4.5. Transport to Chemical Ships.

4.6. Businesses derived from oil tankers.

4.7. Types of oil terminals

4.8. Study of solid bulk terminals.

5. Internal structure of a shipping company

5.1. Divisions and departments

5.2. Structures and functions

5.3. Responsibilities towards the other actors in the logistics chain

5.4. Historical evolution of the consignee agent

5.5. Economic study the consignee agent

5.6. The use of new technologies in the shipping business:

5.6.1. Related international conventions

6. Current certifications in the business of shipping companies

6.1. Agreements related to Security and Protection

6.2. ISO27000

6.3. ISO 28000

6.4. LOPD

6.5. CTPAT -PBIP

6.6. The Authorized Economic Operator

Conformity with REGULATION (EC) no 1071/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of October 21, 2009

In accordance with REGULATION (EC) no. 1071/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of October 21, 2009, which establishes the common rules relating to the conditions that must be fulfilled for the exercise of the profession of transporter by road, this subject complies with what is established in Annex I, within the list of subjects mentioned in article 8, Section G: Elements of Norms and exploitation techniques, working and evaluating within it, the following contents:

G. Standards and technical exploitation

The applicant must, in particular, in relation to the transport of goods and passengers by road:

1. know the rules on weights and dimensions of vehicles in the Member States, as well as the procedures relating to special transport operations in which these rules do not apply;
2. to be able to choose, depending on the needs of the company, the vehicles and their different elements (chassis, engine, transmission, braking systems, etc.);
3. know the procedures for homologation, registration and technical inspection of vehicles;
4. being able to take into account the measures that must be adopted to fight against atmospheric pollution by motor vehicle emissions, as well as against noise;
5. be able to draw up periodic maintenance plans for vehicles and their equipment; in relation to the transport of goods by road:
6. know the different types of maintenance and cargo devices (gates, containers, pallets, etc.) and be able to use procedures and instructions related to the operations of loading and unloading goods (distribution of cargo, stowage, stowage, shimming, etc.);
7. know the different transport techniques combined rail-road or by wheeled transshipment;
8. be able to put into practice the procedures to comply with the rules relating to the transport of dangerous goods and waste, in particular, those derived from Directive 2008/68/EC (1), and Regulation (EC) no 1013/2006 ( 2);
9. be able to put into practice the procedures to comply with the rules relating to the transport of perishable goods, in particular those derived from the Agreement relating to the international transport of perishable goods and the special devices that must be used in this type of transport;
10. being able to put into practice the procedures to comply with the regulations relating to the transport of live animals.

• The final grade will be the weighting of the grades of the activities carried out throughout the quarter. To pass the course, the final grade must be greater than or equal to 5 points out of 10

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

• In order to set up the grade with the follow-up of the continuous assessment, you must obtain a minimum score of 4 points in the written work of 20% and 5 points in the final exam. If you do not get any of the above items and / or the average of the 3 items is less than 5 points, you will have to take the recovery test that will take place after the final exam period.

• Students who do not take the final exam will not be entitled to the resit exam and therefore lose the entire grade.

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FREIRE S, M & GONZÁLEZ, F. Economics of Maritime Transport. University Institute of Maritime Studies, A Coruña, 2003

SPANISH MARITIME INSTITUTE. Economy of the Maritime Sector. Madrid. Ed. IME, 2009

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