Essential knowledge and skills needed to manage a business in the global shipping industry

• Module 1 - The Shipping Business
• Module 2 - Management Concepts
• Module 3 - Maritime Law
• Module 4 - Ship Operations and Crew Management
• Module 5 - Maritime Regulation and Industry Bodies
• Module 6 - Marine Insurance
• Module 7 - Chartering Policy of Shipping Companies
• Module 8 - Marketing Strategy of Shipping Companies
• Module 9 - Financial Management in a Maritime Business
• Module 10 - Maritime Logistics
• Case Study - Pervasive Issues in Maritime Business Management

• Identify the principles of global trade, maritime economics and shipping market cycles
• Comprehend and identify the various types of plans used by shipping companies and learn how to apply basic planning rules
• Examine the legal framework of the maritime industry
• Explore the management interrelationship between a shipping company, their crew and vessels
• Summarise the key regulations and codes that affect shipping and seafarers
• Understand the basis of marine insurance policies and clauses
• Appraise the chartering policy of shipowners in the bulk and liner market
• Discuss the role of marketing as a tool for the improvement of chartering policy
• Comprehend budgeting, costing and forecasting processes
• Explore port management and operations
• Integrate learning from across the course to a topical case study situation

Delivered in partnership between the National Maritime Training Centre at North Kent College and Lloyd’s Maritime Academy, the course continues to be the ideal professional development course for existing ship managers, prospective ship managers and for those who work alongside the ship management sector.  

The Diploma in Maritime Business Management has been academically assessed to provide 60 credits of prior learning accreditation towards a unique MBA delivered in partnership between Lloyd's Maritime Academy and Middlesex University.