London Maritime Institute

The port and shipping industries are currently encountering a profound period of change. In particular, the shipping sector experiences a chronicle overcapacity and shipowners are constantly in trouble to capture demand. Shipping business is considered capital intensive, freight rates are unlikely to be bounced back in a short term. As a consequence, shipping firms have difficulty having generated reasonable profits. Analogously, ports are called to cope with unprecedented levels of competition due to the slow-down of the world trade and the emergence of overcapacity concerns. Terminal operators are rediscovering market risks and struggling to offer shipowners service packages rewarding their own balance sheet. Under this perspective, top managers, commercial executives, ship agents and brokers are all enforced to explore a new way of business-making; some of which are marketing policies in terms of segmentation, market positioning, service levels, pricing mechanisms, relations with stakeholders and value proposition solutions

This programme provides you with a rounded view of the management of ports and port terminals and the wider logistics industry. As part of the programme you gain the tools to be an effective project manager of port operations. The curriculum will cover container and bulk port operations, and you will learn to analyse how national and international governance affect a port’s management. You will also have the option to study law, and risk and asset management and broaden your experience with case studies and practical experience.