LOG904-130 Port Logistics (Autumn 2022)

About the course

the main course objective is to familiarize the student with basic concepts in port logistics. The syllabus is as follows:

LECTURE 1 (Monday 24 Oct. 2022)

Intro and basics

 

• Introduction to maritime transport

• The role of ports within intermodal logistics

• Port planning and design

• Types of terminals

• Generalized costs

• Various OR/MS applications

• Current issues

 

LECTURE 2 (Tuesday 25 Oct 2022)

The policy context

 

• Place ports and port logistics within the broader (mainly EU) policy context

• Address major challenges and what policy makers are doing to tackle them

• The 1998 Green Paper

• The 2001 and 2010 White Papers

• The 2007 Freight Logistics Action Plan

• The Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-Ts)

• Environmental Policies

• Market Access to Port Services

• Miscellaneous

 

 

LECTURE 3 (Wednesday 26 Oct. 2022)

Port management problems, security and green ports

 

• Queueing

• Berth allocation problem (BAP)

• Quay crane assignment & scheduling

• Yard management problems

• Containership loading-unloading

• Slow Steaming and Virtual Arrival

• Port security problems

• Green maritime logistics

• Green ports

 

LECTURE 4 (Thursday 27 Oct. 2022)

Port logistics in practice

 

• Transshipment in container terminals.

• Hub and spoke systems.

• Factors influencing the transshipment decision.

• The Piraeus example (became a hub in 1997).

• Negotiating with shipping lines.

• Pricing issues. Related tariff reform.

• EU ports policy (green paper, port package, etc).

• Some practical problems in terminal operation.

• Concession of terminal to Cosco Pacific

• Sale of majority stake to Cosco Pacific

 

LECTURE 5 (Friday 28 Oct. 2022)

HW presentations

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master of Science in Logistics
• Experience-based Master in Logistics
• Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Logistics
• Exchange programme - Master's level
• Master of Science in Sustainable Transport and Urban Mobility

Recommended requirements

An elementary knowledge of the maritime sector is desirable

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge: Obtain basic knowledge about the port sector and its challenges, and what industry and policy makers are doing to tackle these challenges.

Skills: Understand basic economic, environmental and logistical problems and what can be done to solve them.

General competence: Being able to understand basic concepts and models.

Forms of teaching and learning

In class teaching. Lecture and discussion. A set of related papers and other reading documents will be supplied.

Examination

Form of assessment: HW assignment, due Friday Oct. 28, 2022

• Proportion: 100 %

• Duration: N/A

• Grouping: Groups of 3 and 4

• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)

• Support material: All material provided in class; Internet; any other source.

HW assignment: You form your own groups. Each group will be assigned a port case study and will be asked to (a) produce a report on the case study, and (b) presenting the report in class by a PPT, 20 minutes max. per group. Each case study refers to a specific port. You will be asked to investigate and report back on the port in question in a document no more than 15 pages+1 cover page.