Diploma in Port Management

Overview

Ports are increasingly challenged by the requirements of balancing accountability and responsibility against the necessities of competing for business. Infrastructure congestion and environmental concerns now can not be omitted from the equation when planning a port's future. These changes need competent management and this specially developed distance learning course is intended to provide the fundamental knowledge to port management professionals to enable them to meet these challenges.

Core Modules

1. Introduction to the Business of Ports
2. People Management
3. Business Management
4. Port Economics
5. Finance, Accounting and Budgeting
6. Health and Safety
7. Environmental Issues
8. Port Security and Emergency Response
9. Project Management: Principles and Techniques
10. Buying a Port: Case Study

Specialist Modules

1. Marketing in the Ports Industry
2. Managing Marine Operations in Ports
3. Managing Cargo Operations in Ports
4. Port Engineering Services and Management
5. Design of Systems and Operations in Container Terminals