LOG904-149 Arctic Logistics (Autumn 2022)

About the course

The course is multidisciplinary and gives an overview of the logistical challenges in the Arctic region. Topics covered are related to the overall socio-economic development of the region with a greater focus on energy resources, including but not limited to oil and natural gas resources exploration, energy infrastructure, energy transportation and sustainability. Those issues are briefly discussed from technical, economic, social, political and climate perspectives. The course gives and outline of Arctic shipping and maritime infrastructure in the context of the Northern Sea Route/Northeast passage, the current cargo throughput of the Northern Sea Route and its potential.

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

Logistics management, social economics, energy logistics, maritime transportation, simulation

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge:

• On the completion of the course the students will have a basic understanding of issues related to the Arctic region development, Arctic energy resources, logistical challenges of their exploration, production and transportation.

• The students will have an understanding of the main features of Arctic shipping and Arctic maritime infrastructural development, with an emphasis on the Northern Sea Route

• After completing the course, the students will know about different unimodal and intermodal possible cargo transport solutions for Arctic shipping including transhipment options

 

Skills:

After completing the course, the students will be able to apply the knowledge achieved to

• identify and interpret technical, economic, social, political and climate perspectives of the Arctic region development

• describe and reflect on socio-economic development of the Arctic region and logistical challenges concerning energy resources exploitation

• derive generalized transport costs of unimodal and intermodal solutions for the shipping via the Northern Sea Route/Northeast Passage

• apply the knowledge about different types of shipping in the Arctic and the knowledge of Arctics logistical infrastructure to develop decision-making tools to effectively manage processes in the area

General competence:

• After completing the course, the students will be able to

• describe basic trends and perspectives of the overall socio-economic development of the Arctic region

• list logistical challenges related to energy resources exploitation and transportation in the Arctics

• explain different elements of shipping costs and describe the difference in costs between shipping via the Arctic route(s) and the traditional route via Suez Canal

• describe economic and technical differences between possible unimodal and intermodal transport solutions for transit shipping via the Northern Sea Route/Northeast passage including transhipment operations

Forms of teaching and learning

Lecturing followed by the consulting hours every day from Monday to Friday, working on the home exam from Tuesday to Friday, examination on Friday

Examination

Form of assessment: Home exam without presentation

• Proportion: 100 %

• Duration: 3.5 days (published on Tuesday 15:00, submission deadline Friday 23:59)

• Grouping: Individual

• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)

• Support material: Recommended course literature (books, peer-reviewed articles and internet sources)

Syllabus

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