Introduction
This unit covers a range of topics in port and terminal management from business, operations and policy/governance perspectives. First, it explains the role of ports and terminals as public assets and commercial businesses, and their pricing, competition and marketing. Second, it covers the management of port and terminal operations including logistics, performance valuation, safety, security and environment management. Third, it presents various issues in port governance, reform, policy as well as emerging issues currently facing the sector.
Summary
| Unit name | Port and Terminal Management |
| Unit code | JNB204 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Sciences and Engineering Australian Maritime College |
| Discipline | Maritime and Logistics Management |
| Coordinator | Associate Professor Owen Nguyen |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Explain the role, organisation and operations of ports and terminals in a highly dynamic and demanding transport and logistics environment.
- Apply relevant frameworks and methods to address commercial and operational issues in port and terminal management.
- Develop sustainable development strategies and policy for ports and terminals.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | On Campus: 120 minute weekly lecture and 60 minute weekly tutorial Off Campus: recorded lectures, readings and participation in online discussion forum and other activities. |
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| Assessment | Online Quiz (10%)|Assignment 1 (25%)|Assignment 2 (25%)|Examination (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
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| Recommended | Burns, MG 2015, Port management and operations, CRC Press, Boca Raton. Bergqvist, R, Wilmsmeier, G & Cullinane, K 2013, Dry ports - a global perspective: challenges and developments in serving hinterlands, Ashgate, Farnham. Hillier, FS 2010. Introduction to operations research, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston. Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers 2011. Port and terminal management, Witherby Shipping Business, Livingston. Pinder, D. and Slack, B. eds., 2004. Shipping and Ports in the Twenty-first Century (Vol. 6). Routledge. Wang, J, Olivier, D, Notteboom, T & Slack, B 2007, Ports, cities and global supply chains, Ashgate Publishing Limited, UK. World Bank 2007. Port reform toolkit, Washington, DC. |
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