Maritime Commerce and Policy - SMA 517 (fwd)

[Richard Roth]

This Winter course is open to grad students and advanced undergrads:

Winter Quarter 2002
Maritime Commerce and Policy
SMA 517
3 Credits
Monday & Wednesday 3:30 =AD 5:00 pm
Marine Studies Building (MAR), Room 168
Professors Marc Hershman & Doug Fleming
(contact Prof Hershman at hershmj at u.washington.edu)

Globalization is a growing theme of the 21st Century. Ocean Shipping is
inherently a global industry that accounts for a sizable portion of
international commerce. This course presents an overview of the global
system of ocean trade, its components, operations, management and regulator=
y
framework. The course addresses the organization and management of commodit=
y
and passenger shipping and explores relationships between ocean shipping
policy, merchant marine promotion, shipbuilding and national economic
development. Attention also is given to the evolution and present state of
US policy and regulation aimed toward safety at sea, security, and
protection of the marine environment. The course concludes with discussion
of future issues in global maritime commerce, emphasizing the need for
fitting US systems and policies to the global system.

Useful references:
Kendall and Buckley (2001), The Business of Shipping (7th Ed.)
Gibson and Donovan (2000), The Abandoned Ocean
Couper and Gardiner, eds.  (1992), The Shipping Revolution

Testing:  2 concise research essays on approved topics

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Marc J. Hershman
Director and Professor
School of Marine Affairs
University of Washington
3707 Brooklyn Ave NE
Seattle WA 98105-6715
206 685 2469
206 543 1417 (FAX)