School of Shipping & Maritime
| Port Operations | Maritime Logistics | Shipping Leadership |
Overview & Institutional Profile
The School of Shipping & Maritime is a premier academic division dedicated to port and terminal management, maritime operations, ship chartering, green shipping technologies, and global trade logistics. By combining foundational maritime principles with advanced port automation, vessel decarbonization strategies, and international maritime law, the school equips students with the specialized technical expertise and executive leadership capabilities required to navigate and manage complex marine transportation networks across global waterways.
Core Educational Focus
The school delivers structured academic instruction across vital shipping, port operations, and maritime disciplines:
Port & Terminal Management
Covering container terminal operations, smart port automation, port security, and berth optimization.
Ship Agency & Chartering Operations
Focusing on vessel brokering, laytime calculations, maritime documentation, and commercial shipping contracts.
Maritime Logistics & Global Trade
Specializing in international trade law, maritime supply chains, commercial arbitration, and freight documentation.
Green Shipping & Environmental Compliance
Emphasizing vessel decarbonization, alternative marine fuels, marine environmental protection, and green port technologies.
Maritime Leadership & Risk Governance
Covering marine safety, risk assessment, crisis management, maritime economics, and global port governance.
Comprehensive Academic Progression Pathway
The school offers a structured, tiered qualification structure designed to support academic and professional progression from foundational marine operations up to advanced doctoral scholarship across all offered programmes:
Complete Program Listing
Diploma Programs
2 Years / 4 Semesters
- • Diploma in Port & Terminal Management
- • Diploma in Ship Agency & Chartering Operations
- • Diploma in Shipping & Maritime Operations
- • Diploma in Smart Port Operations & Automation
- • Diploma in Maritime Supply Chain & Documentation
- • Diploma in Marine Environmental Protection & Compliance
Bachelor's Degree Programs
3 Years / 6 Semesters
- • Bachelor of Port & Terminal Management
- • Bachelor of Ship Agency & Chartering Operations
- • Bachelor of Shipping & Maritime Operations
- • Bachelor of Smart Port & Terminal Technology
- • Bachelor of Maritime Logistics & Global Trade
- • Bachelor of Green Shipping & Vessel Decarbonization
- • Bachelor of Marine Safety & Port Security Management
Master's Degree Programs
2 Years / 4 Semesters
- • Master of Port & Terminal Management
- • Master of Ship Agency & Chartering Operations
- • Master of Shipping & Maritime Operations
- • Master of Maritime Operations & Port Technology
- • Master of Green Maritime Management & Alternative Fuels
- • Master of International Maritime Law & Commercial Arbitration
- • Master of Marine Risk Assessment & Crisis Management
Doctorate Programs
Research-Based / Advanced Scholarship
- • Doctor of Shipping & Maritime Leadership
- • Doctor of Maritime Economics & Global Port Governance
Delivery Framework & Professional Scope
Delivered flexibly through a modern online learning environment, the school combines marine case studies, port simulation software, chartering contract analysis, environmental compliance frameworks, and structured applied research with rigorous academic standards. Graduates emerge as skilled port coordinators, shipping executives, chartering agents, maritime lawyers, and visionary port directors ready to lead operations within global shipping lines, container terminals, maritime logistics firms, and international port authorities.
| PORT OPERATIONS | MARITIME LOGISTICS | GLOBAL LEADERSHIP |