LESSON PLAN

DEGREE - MBA (2016 - 2017 )

COURSE CODE - BA7063

SEMESTER III

TARGET SESSIONS 45 Hrs

COURSE TITLE FUNDAMENTALS OF SHIPPING

AIM:
To equip the students with the Mode of conduct of Ethics and a broad overview about the
legal
aspects of Ethics and importance of containerization and allied
business
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To provide the knowledge about fundamentals of shipping management
o equip the students with the knowledge of shipping, ship building and repair

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The students would be acquainted with the basics of shipping management
The students will learn the skills needed for shipping industry

COURSE DELIVERY:
Facilitate the students through theory and practical applications. To develop true interest in
the
subject three text books and several reference books are prescribed as the sources of study
material. The teaching methodologies will include lecture, discussions through PPTs, Video
show, Assignment writing and seminars. Students can approach the course facilitator for
any
clarifications in the subject and also refer relevant sources for their assignment and
seminars.

GRADING PATTERN

No.
1
2
3
4

Component

Unit Score

Attendance*
Internal Assessment Tests
Assignments
End Semester Examination
Total

50
100

Times
3
5
1

Total
Score

Weight
05
10
80
100

05
100
-

ATTENDANCE MARKS
Weight

Percentage of Attendance
96-100
91-95
86-90
81-85
76-80

5
4
3
2
1

CLASS PARTICIPATION:
It means physical, mental and intellectual participation in class. Students are
expected to read
well in advance for active participation in class. They need to contribute to the
academic

COURSE PLAN
SESSION CONTENT

PEDAGOGY RESOURCES
UNIT I INTERDUCTION OF SHIPPING

Role of
Shipping in
International
trade
Types of ships
and cargoes
carried by
them
International
Organizations
serving the
shipping
industry (IMO,
BIMCO, ICS,
IACS, IAPH)

https://ramiwaheed.wordpress.com/2012/.../the-economicrole-of-the-shipping-industry..
PPT/Video L1 4,12,16

PPT

Videos / PPT

L1 29,30,31

https://www.bimco.org/News/2016/01/22%20Ship%20recycling.aspx
L1 34,35

Ship
Registration
and
Classification.

Videos/PPT https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vessel-classification-and-certification
L1 33

DISCUSSION
UNIT - II - LINER SHIPPING OPERATIONS

Liner shipping
business

PPT

L1 200,201

Types of Liner
services
Container
shipping lines
and their
services
Break bulk,
Ro-Ro and
project cargo
services

PPT

L1 - 201

PPT/
Videos

https://www.searates.com/

10

Liner freight
rates

L1 183

PPT /
Videos

www.crowley.com/...Services.../Service.../Breakbulk-NIT-ProjectCargo-Shipping

PPT /
Videos

https://logisticallyyours.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/ liner-freight-ratestructure/
L1 - 199

L1 45,46

Liner cargo
documentation
-

11

Liner agency
functions

L1 205,206
PPT

III UNIT - DRY BULK BUSINESS

12

13

Dry Bulk
shipping
business
Worlds
leading dry
bulkports and
cargoes
handled by
them

Videos /PPT www.wsj.com/articles/commodity-slump-puts-dry-bulk-shipping-onhold-1456031132

L1 - 211
Videos /PPT

www.gencoshipping.com/industry.html
L1 232,233

Videos /PPThttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dry-bulk-carrier-industry-overviewahmed-ali

15

Types of Dry
bulk ships and
the Dry Bulk
industry
structure
Dry bulk
market indices

16

Types of
Chartering

PPT /
Videos

14

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Port agency
functions
Liquid Bulk
shipping
business
Worlds
leading wet
bulk ports and
cargoes
handled by
them
Types of
tankers and
gas carriers

Tanker
freighting
system
(worldscale)
Factors
affecting
Tanker
markets

Marine
pollution
conventions

DISCUSSION

PPT

PPT

L1 - 231

https://shippingeworld.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/types-of-shippingcharterers/
1.L1 - 39

L1 77,78

UNIT IV - TANKER OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS

Videos / PPT
https://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/cargo-industry/liquid-bulkcargo
L1 - 37

PPT

PPT / Video

PPT

L1 - 128

www.isgintt.org/files/documents/Chapter_33en_isgintt_062010.pdf
L1 - 76

L1 73,74

Videos / PPT marketrealist.com/2015/01/analyzing-crude-tanker-industry-peers/

1.L1 - 79
2.

PPT

L1 155,156

UNIT V - SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIR

25

26

27

Service
providers to
shipping
industry
Ship
management
companies
Ports, inland
terminals
and Container
Freight
Stations

PPT

L1 26,27

PPT

L1 - 31

PPT / Video

tmgt.lsrj.in/SeminarPdf/234.pdf
L1 - 166
1.
2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipbuilders_and_shipyards

28

Ship building
and repair
yards

Videos

29

30

Financing the
Shipping
industry
Marine
insurance
providers

PPT

PPT

L1 - 144
L1 157,158

ASSIGNMENTS PREPARATION

Assignments will be individual assignments. Topics are given in the schedule.

The length of written assignment should not exceed 04 pages (A-4 size) with 1.5
space
writing.
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS

Assignment

Title

Submission
Date

Topic Coverage
ASSIGNMENT - Assigning each student to found exact type of ship for specific 1port and
product.
ASSIGNMENT - 2Assigning each student to found and present different shipping
Company
and theirinoperations
strategy.
Divinding
to differentand
team
and assigning them to run
ASSIGNMENT
a
3
shipping company

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT

Students are advised to produce original piece of work and to strictly avoid plagiarism. It is a
critical offence to plagiarize material. This facilitator has a zero tolerance policy. No excuses
on
this one! All assistance received or references obtained from others should be documented
in
accordance with ethical reporting practice. Proper formatting of references will be carefully
examined.
CODE OF CONDUCT:
Any form of cheating, plagiarism, impersonation, falsification of a document as well as any
other
form of dishonest behavior related to the obtaining of academic gain or the avoidance of
evaluative exercises committed by a student is judged as an academic offence.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TESTS DATES AND PORTIONS

TEST
IA Test 1

Date

IA Test 2
Model

Portions
Unit 1 and Unit 2
Unit 3, unit 4
All Units

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
1. Students are required to be present in class at scheduled time.
2. They must carry their subject note book and lesson plan to the class.
3. If a student fails to attend the class within 05 minutes of its scheduled time, he will

bemarked absent.
4. Students are required to take consent from the course faculty for any kind of
permission.

LEARNING RESOURCES:
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RESOURCES

REFERENCE
BOOKS

WEBSITES

PARTICULARS
1.Michael Robarts, Branchs Elements of Shipping, Ninth Edition,
Routledge, 2014.
2. Peter Brodie, Commercial Shipping Handbook, Third Edition,
Informa Law from Routledge,2014.
3. Review of Maritime Transport, UNCTAD, 2014.

WWW.shippingbusiness.com

1. https://shippingeworld.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/types-ofshipping-charterers
2.www.gencoshipping.com/industry.html

VIDEOS

3. www.wsj.com/articles/commodity-slump-puts-dry-bulkshipping-on-hold-1456031132
4. www.wsj.com/articles/commodity-slump-puts-dry-bulkshipping-on-hold-1456031132