ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF PORT ACTIVITIES

The laboratory is directed to undergraduate students interested in the topics of port economics and management. It allows participants to be confronted to this topic and to understand the dynamics that govern the running and the development of ports.
The vision conveyed in the laboratory will be global, with a strong international focus.

The laboratory will be based on a close collaboration with industry and administration. Interventions will be made by Cà Foscari facutly and by world class experts identified together with ASPMAS (North Adriatic Port Authority).

The course will take place on the 4th period in order to allow sufficient time for students to perform a serious analysis of their elected topic of investigation.

The laboratory will allow students to develop their knowledge in the field of port activities. It will also allow them to develop their analytical capacity and their communication skills.
During the laboratory, participants will have to make a study of port issues following professional quality standards.

Only basic instruction in micro and macro are necessary to follow this laboratory.

1. International trade: What role does the port play?
2. Ports and Global Value Chains
3. The maritime industry: structure, actors and dynamics
4. Comparative port governance
5. Italian port governance
6. Maritime industry and finance
7. Ports operations
8. Ports and development

Manuals used (Chapters to be studied will be communicated in class):
- de Langen, P. W. (2020). Towards a Better Port Industry: Port Development, Management and Policy. Routledge.
- Notteboom, T., Pallis, A., & Rodrigue, J. P. (2021). Port Economics, Management and Policy. Routledge.
- Munari, F., & Carbone, S. M. (2019). I porti italiani e l'Europa: un'analisi delle regole, della giurisprudenza e della prassi amministrativa per operatori pubblici e privati. I porti italiani e l'Europa. Franco Angeli.

Consider as well :
www.espo.be
www.porteconomics.eu

The final exam is based on the preparation of reports carried out in group. Groups are also required to present the reports in front of the class and a committee of experts of the maritime industry. In particular, each group will receive a research problem to be transformed in a clear research question to be answered by the use of relevant literature and via the collection of data (quantitative and qualitative). 90% of the final grade will be based on the quality of the final report, while the remaining 10% on the final presentation (PPT and presentation organisation).

In this year module's edition the research themes will deal with:
- Port and digitalisation
- Strategic alliances
- Port strategy

The laboratory is directed toward an active and participatory learning. During the lecture weeks the student will participate to workshop/lectures oriented toward the acquisition of knowledge on the topic, and operational instruments necessary to conduct an analysis and propose solutions.

Italian

written and oral