Maritime Strategy
Maritime Policies and Governmental Politics (2,5 EC's)
The first part of the is course covers all important aspects of the International Maritime Organisation and one of its major Conventions i.e. the MARPOL 73/78 Convention. The IMO is the leading UN Agency where it comes to safety, security and protection of the marine environment. The influence of national policy on international work and vice versa is immense. The role of an IMO Member State (MS) is influenced by its importance as Flag State (FS), Port State (PS) or Coastal State (CS). Therefore it is important to put major efforts in delivering input in IMO through the Assembly and Council as well as through the parent Committees and their Sub-Committees.
The second part of the course covers a number of aspects of European transport and infrastructure policies. The course will highlight the several policy areas to be considered in a sustainable transport policy and highlight the role of the European transport Agencies.
Corporate Maritime Management and Strategy (2,5 EC's)
The shipping industry tends to be different from other industries as a result of a number of aspects: its truly global nature of the business, its capital intensity, its highly sensitive to economic upswings and downturns, its typical organisation and ownership structures and its sensitivity to geopolitical forces (trade blocks, trade barriers, etc).
In this changing and extremely competitive international context, strategic options of maritime operators appear to be even more complex with:
- International and national regulatory frameworks becoming more rigid;
- Environmental preoccupations becoming more important.
- Interest group mobilisation
- Optimal security of international supply chains emanating from potential terrorist actions.
Ocean Management and Marine Policies (2,5 EC's)
It is generally realised and accepted that ocean uses will grow in multitude and magnitude in the years to come. That realisation has prompted calls for a more integrated approach to ocean management at all levels of government. Still, most people involved in a particular marine or maritime activity know relatively little of what is happening in other sectors. Ocean Management and Marine Policy address this shortcoming. It is a primer on all uses of the oceans, past present and (to the extent possible) future. We look at the various resources, how they extracted, how important they are and how they are managed or, in some instances, mismanaged. A great deal of emphasis is placed on the need to responsibly use the oceans in a sustainable manner, to ensure the availability of marine uses and resources for future generations. The course takes a true multi-disciplinary approach, with science, history, economics and law taking equal billing. This vertical structure is further complemented by a horizontal approach which constantly examines how these various activities affect one another. As an outcome of the course students are expected to have realised the objectives of having gained verifiable knowledge and understanding of various ocean uses and how they are regulated. Secondly students are expected to be able to examine and anticipate on the interaction between various marine activities and to plan accordingly.