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MMS065 Ports and distribution nodes lp1 HT25 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences

 

Contact details

Examiner, Administrator & Assignment: Christopher Thomassen, christopher.thomassen@chalmers.se 070-334 8581 (CT)

Teacher: Johan Woxenius, johan.woxenius@gu.se (JW)

Teacher: Lars Green, lars.green@greenconsultinggroup.se (LG)

 

Guest Teachers:

  • Fredrik Rauer, Port Control Manager, Port of Gothenburg - 16th September
  • Lars Green, Green Consulting Group - 25th September
  • Mattias Widlund, Lawyer, Skarp Law - 30th September
  • Åsa Kärnebro, Senior Advisor, RISE - 2nd October
  • Anders Peterson, Head of Port Development, Stena Line - 14th October

 

Student representatives:

Martin Bisseberg               martin.bisseberg@gmail.com                         

Ivan Diep                            ivandiep0730@hotmail.se     

Emin Emi Dlakic                emindlakic@gmail.com          

Ali Smesem                        ali-smesem@hotmail.com     

Linnea Wallmark               wallmark.linnea@gmail.com  

          

Course purpose

The aim with the course is to give the student basic knowledge of ports and distribution nodes management, organization and operation. The student will after concluded course have increased the knowledge of ports/distribution nodes infrastructure and logistics and the need of adequate security. Further the student will increase the awareness of how ports and distribution nodes can contribute to the sustainable development goals.

 

Schedule

Please see Time Edit

 

Course literature

  1. Extract from: COMCEC (2017) Improving Transnational Transport Corridors in the OIC Member Countries: Concepts and Cases, Authored by Fadiah Achmadi, Douglas Rasbash, Johan Woxenius, Joel van der Beek and Sayed Faruque, Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) Coordination Office, Ankara, 113 pages. Available at Canvas under literature or via. https://sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Improving_Transnational_Transport_Corridors_in_the_OIC_Member_Countries_Concepts_and_Cases.pdf

  2. Translated extract from Woxenius, J. (1993) Enhetslaster – teknik, ekonomi och historia (Unit loads – Technology, Economy and History), Meddelande 58, Department of Transportation and Logistics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg. 88 pages. Available at Canvas.

  3. Woxenius, J. (2007) A generic framework for transport network designs: applications and treatment in intermodal freight transport literature, Transport Reviews, 27(6), pp. 733-749. doi:10.1080/01441640701358796.

  4. World Bank (2025) Port-City Interface, Module 10 in Port Reform Toolkit, 3rd Edition. 92 pages. Washington D.C.  http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099073025114133692

  5. Flodén, J., Zetterberg, L., Christodoulou, A., Parsmo, R., Fridell, E., Hansson, J., Rootzén, J., Woxenius, J. (2024) Shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System: Implications for Mitigation, Costs and Modal split, Climate Policy[1], 24(7), pp. 969-987. doi: 10.1080/14693062.2024.2309167.

  6. Altuntas Vural, C., Gonzalez-Aregall, M., Woxenius, J., Rogerson, S., Svanberg, M. (2024) International container shipping through the Covid-19 pandemic - Disruptions from a Swedish perspective, Working Paper Series. Logistics and Transport Research Group, No. 2024:1, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg. 40 pages, https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/79742.

  7. Woxenius, J. (2023) Vad hände med containersjöfarten under pandemin? (What happened with container shipping during the pandemic?), Chronicle in Transportnytt, No. 4, pp. 20-22. Available at Canvas under literature.
  8. Woxenius, J., Altuntas Vural, C., Gonzalez-Aregall, M., Svanberg, M. Rogerson, S.,Roso, V. (2025) Är tullkaoset spiken i globaliseringens kista? (The tariff chaos – the last nail in the coffin of globalization?), Chronicle in Transportnytt, Nr. 5/2025, pp. 34-35. Available at Canvas under literature.
  9. Woxenius, J. (2023) Vad hände med containersjöfarten under pandemin? (What happened with container shipping during the pandemic?), Chronicle in Transportnytt, No. 4, pp. 20-22. Available at Canvas under literature.
  10. Woxenius, J., Altuntas Vural, C., Gonzalez-Aregall, M., Svanberg, M. Rogerson, S.,Roso, V. (2025) Är tullkaoset spiken i globaliseringens kista? (The tariff chaos – the last nail in the coffin of globalization?), Chronicle in Transportnytt, Nr. 5/2025, pp. 34-35. Available at Canvas under literature.

 

Course design

The course is based on lectures and an assignment.

The assignment will be introduced on September 11, 2025

Due date for assignment will be on October 12, 2025

Presentations will be held on October 16, 2025

 

Changes made since the last occasion

Change of teachers, leading to change of lectures

 

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

- Explain port management, organization and operations.
- Explain ports' and distribution nodes' infrastructure and logistics (berths, storage, handling, documentation etc)
- Explain port security
- Explain ports' and distribution nodes' contribution to UN's sustainable development goals (no.9)

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

 

Study plan

 

Examination form

Part A) Project work/Assignment 3,0 hp
Part B) Written digital exam, 4,5 hp
Dates: 30/10 pm 2025, 7/1 pm 2026, 27/8 pm 2026 (all at Lindholmen)
Maximum 100 points
  • Grade 3: 50-69 points
  • Grade 4: 70-84 points
  • Grade 5: 85-100 points
Aids permitted during examination: None

 

Course summary:

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