Business & Management in Shipping

SCOPE – LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to introduce attendees to the main alternative sources of shipping finance (other than traditional bank finance), that may be available - and possibly necessary - to shipping firms. It discusses the increasing need for such sources of financing for the shipping industry and covers financing options such as raising equity and debt from the capital markets, as well as doing so from alternative investment funds, such as private equity and hedge funds. The course also provides insights regarding the financial analysis and valuation of shipping firms, which [...]

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to introduce attendees in the world of Financial Risk Management, by presenting fundamental concepts and topics from a practical standpoint. Key risks that businesses face are presented, with a special focus on the financial risks and the need for risk management. The four pillars of the Risk Management process are discussed analytically. Moreover, the methodology of creating a risk management framework at a company level is presented. Basic measures of risk and return in the financial world are introduced and key assumptions behind these measures are discussed. The major categories [...]

SCOPE – LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at familiarizing the attendees with the core legal issues arising in bank ship finance.  Although it cannot exclude the need for expert legal advice in cases of out-of-the-ordinary issues, it accommodates the need for understanding core legal aspects of shipping finance. Taking into account that understanding law entails understanding notions, it is a demanding course that starts with explaining fundamental legal concepts and then evolves to examine where such concepts become part of the bank financing of a shipping business.  Legal terminology acquaintance also runs through the [...]

SCOPE – LEARNING OUTCOMES The Course aims at introducing attendees to the world of Financial Derivatives and Risk Management. Importantly, many practical and hands-on topics are covered, extending knowledge beyond what is regularly found in main textbooks and relevant courses. The course also offers important advanced topics coverage through specialized primers. The course covers the need for in-house technical and practical knowledge of financial Risk Management with the use of various types of Financial Derivatives, in many industries, including the Maritime Industry. It is a highly technical subject, as the need for a thorough [...]

SCOPE – LEARNING OUTCOMES Chartering is the part of the international shipping business that broadly deals with the proper matching of cargoes’ transport needs and vessels’ commercial trading. Chartering may be considered as a core aspect of the shipping business since it is the primary source of profit for the shipowners and a basic cost element for the charterers or shippers. In the modern era, chartering business requires multi-faceted knowledge. The Course examines thoroughly and presents analytically the Chartering Business from a commercial, financial, legal, operational, and managerial perspective following an integrated, hands-on, practical [...]

SCOPE – LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to introduce attendees in the world of financial derivatives and risk management, with a special focus on shipping derivatives. It covers the increasing need for in-house technical and theoretical knowledge of financial risk management, with the use of financial instruments and derivatives products, especially those available to the shipping industry. It is a highly technical subject, and the need for a thorough and in-depth understanding of fundamental concepts is of the essence for business practitioners, both at the operational and managerial levels. An important add-on of the [...]