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About Maritime Transport The School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is among the most active Maritime Technology schools in Europe if not the world. It has 23 faculty members, 25 research and teaching staff, 15 administrative staff, and admits 60 undergraduates a year for a 5-year study. The number of PhD students is about 50. The Department has 4 laboratories and a ship model towing tank. Following Greece's rich maritime tradition, NTUA Maritime Transport is active in leading edge R&D, having completed or being involved in projects in all major aspects of shipping, including technology, economics, logistics, telematics, human aspects, environment, and safety. It has also been involved in projects and studies with a substantial policy analysis element. List of courses offered Class notes Educational program Courses offered: A. Undergraduate Classes B. Postgraduate Classes Full educational program of NA&ME School -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Undergraduate Classes Waterborne Transport Economics I Brief microeconomic review. Elements of production and consumer theory. Investment assessment criteria. The charter market. Perfect competition. Kinds of charters and contracts. The tanker market. Spot rate formation. Market structure. Institutional structure. Term charters. The dry bulk market. Oil distribution network. Relationship between freight rates and oil prices. The liner market. The conference system. Monopoly rate making. Internal competition. Incidence of transport costs. Intermodal transport. Container transport. Ports as transhipment nodes. Elements of international trade theory. H.N. Psaraftis, staff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waterborne Transport Economics II Ship and flag competitiveness. Impact of advanced technologies on competitiveness. Flags of convenience. Quality systems. The International Safety Management Code. Financing of maritime innvestments. Coastal shipping. Analysis of the Greek coastal shipping system. The EU Regulation on cabotage. Shortsea shipping. Competition with other modes. Internalization of external costs. Port management models. Port pricing policies. Port competitiveness. The EU Green Paper on ports. Financing of port infrastructures. ?dvanced intermodal transport systems. Integrated logistics services. Role of advanced technologies. Institutional issues. H.N. Psaraftis, staff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction to Finance New Introduction to finance. Present value and capital cost. Investment decisions. Risk and return. Capital budgeting. Large enterprise finance. Dividend policy and capital structure. Shipping finance. Capital sources, banking, loans, capital markets. Risk management. D.V. Lyridis, staff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logistics Introduction to logistics, history. International transport system. Modern company needs and strategy. Methodology and solutions. Operational and business plans. Selection of transport mode and means. Terminals and warehousing. Intermodal transport. Institutional framework and policy. Examples. D.V. Lyridis, staff. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Issues in Ship Design and Maritime Transport New Study of special issues important in ship design and maritime transport. Safety in maritime transport and marine environment protection. Their effects on ship design and financial efficiency. Methods for quantitative risk assessment. Formal Safety Assessment framework. New regulations and relative developments in IMO and in the EU. Human factor in marine safety. Human reliability analysis framework. Oil pollution and abatement means. External cost of transport, accidents, and pollution. Quality systems in ocean and shortsea shipping. Ports as a node in quality shipping. Bulk, general cargo, and container terminals. Port management models. D. V. Lyridis, H. N. Psaraftis, K. Spyrou, staff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Postgraduate Classes Waterborne Transport Systems The charter and liner shipping markets. Freight rate formation. Ship and flag competitiveness. Flags of convenience. Quality systems. Factors that influence maritime safety. Coastal shipping and cabotage. Shortsea shipping. Port management systems. Port competitiveness. Intermodal transport systems. Advanced technologies in shipping. Institutional issues. H.N. Psaraftis, D.V. Lyridis, staff. ................................ is among the most active Maritime Technology schools in Europe if not the world. The School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) of the National Technical University