COMPARATIVE PORT REGULATION

Comparative Port Regulation is an elective course directed to Global Development and Entrepreneurship Master students of the Economics and Management departments.
The course is organised in collaboration with the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority (Autorità di Sistema Portale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale) and focuses on a sector of key importance from a macroeconomic point of view, such as that of the management and regulation of port infrastructures.
During the classes, particular attention is given to both the comparison between national, European and international port administration systems. The course will follow a Public Law & Economy approach, applied to the port sector.

The structure of the course (which combines theoretical lessons and practical exercises) allows the acquisition of legal competences to understand and apply maritime and port legislation and provides an overview of recent reforms and jurisprudential guidelines.

The final purpose is to ensure that the student acquires:
1) Knowledge and understanding:
- Understanding the evolution of national and European port legislations
- Understanding the functioning of seaport activities and the rules governing the market of port services
- Understanding the role of Port System Authorities and, more in general, the function of port administrations
2) Applying and analysing
- Identifying and differentiating the peculiarities of national, European and international port legislations
- Identifying the characteristics of each port governance model
- Analysing the effects of preventive measures adopted by governments in order to face the COVID-19 spread in the port areas
3) Evaluation autonomy:
- Reflecting on the pros and cons of port governance models adopted by different countries
4) Learning skills:
- Understanding the dynamics affecting port and maritime transport sector

No prerequisites needed for the purpose of the course.

Unit 1 – Ports in International Law

Unit 2 – Foundation of European Port Regulation. EU Strategic Action concerning Ports and logistics. Ports and EU Competition Law.

Unit 3 – Property and Regulation of Ports in multievel governance States

Unit 4 – State maritime and port Domain

Unit 5 – Administrative Governance of Italian Ports system.

Unit 6 – The privatization of Ports: Trust Ports in the United Kingdom; long-term leases in Australia; the port of Athens

Unit 7 – "Community Ports": USA cases

Unit 8 – Port Regulation and Environmental Protection

Unit 9 – Special Economic Zones and Simplified Logistic Zones

Power point presentations and supplementary teaching material is available on Moodle.

For an introduction to the course:
Theo Notteboom, Athanasios Pallis and Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Port Economics, Management and Policy, New York: Routledge, 2022 (see https://porteconomicsmanagement.org/ )

Oral examination.
Further informations and alternative modalities for attending students will be provided during classes.

The course will be held through lectures, generally with Power Point presentations.
Students are encouraged to expose their assignments to the class.
Meetings and seminars with experts and operators in the maritime and port sector will be organized, in coordination with the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority.

English

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