Malaysia World Maritime

Diploma in Port Management provides knowledge and understanding of port and shipping operations which are vital for the effective operations and uninterrupted flow of an international supply chain. With the inevitable development of green ports in the future, there is a need to establish an efficient and reliable flow that is crucial to international trade. Port operation and container terminal management are explored together with the concept of agile ports and port development.

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Most countries of the world are dependent on international trade. Over 90% of trade volumes are carried through maritime means where cargos are moved from an origin to their destination using various

transportation system called “multimodalism” or “through-transport”. A port, due to its strategic geographic location, becomes the converging point of the system, thus allowing it to play a major critical role in this integrated logistic chain. 

In the era of globalisation and technological advances, ships are getting bigger and more sophisticated while logistic chains are becoming more complex. In response to this, port reception facilities are constantly transforming themselves to become more dynamic and efficient to cater to the demand of both the seaward as well as the landside movement of goods.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS

This programme will provide opportunities for students to thoroughly understand the role of port especially in the international trade and logistic chain as the ‘economic engine’ of development. This programme exposes the students to the different types of ports, its strategic geographical importance (natural, man-made, river estuary) and diversity of port operations due to different types of cargos – general cargo, bulk (dry and liquid) and containers.

This programme will focus on strategic role of port in the context of through-transport with respect to shipping – hub port, feeder / transhipment and intermodal interface. In addition, the programme will also deal with various ownership structure of port organisations and port services i.e. public, municipal, private, landlord or fully privatised ports. Students will also be exposed to the fundamental differences between various types of ships i.e. dry and liquid bulk, general-purpose ships, container ships, break-bulk, RORO, tankers and Ore carriers.

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PROGRAM CONTENT

The programme is structured around the themes of the role of ports within international trade, shipping and logistics, managing harbour operations, managing port property, managing terminal operators, and related management knowledge and skills, before culminating in case studies or assignments which draw the various elements of the programme together.