Port Operation and Management

About This Course

Port operations are complex and they require constant planning and monitoring to maintain the efficiency. Various resources of the port are very critical and proper planning is required to maximise their utilization. This planning ensures that the port is able to service more customers in the same time, thereby improving its productivity as well as profitability. This module will help the students understand the basic planning and management of the port processes. This module will also impart skills to the students to undertake port planning activities like berth scheduling, yard management and fleet management.

The cargo shipped between ports is very different than other cargo shipped through rail, air or road. The module will also introduce the students to the concepts of general port cargo, peculiarities of their operations and managing skills.

The ultimate objective of this course is to prepare skilled manpower which can handle port planning and management operations. This manpower will also be adept at understanding the general cargo management.