Coursecode: mt715
Coursename: Inland navigation

DUT creditpoints: 1
ECTS creditpoints: 2
Subfaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
Lecturer(s): Hengst, prof. ir. S.

Tel.: 015-278 5306
Catalog data:
Inland ships, port of Rotterdam, inland waterways, logistics, regulation, developments		 Course year: M. Sc. 1
Period: 2/0/0/0/0
Hours p/w: 2
Other hours:-
Assessment: Essay + presentation
Assessm.period(s):
(see academic calendar)
Prerequisites:
Follow up: mt714
Detailed description of topics:

Course information:

  • The position of the port of Rotterdam is for a major part the result of the inland waterway shipping.
  • The position of inland waterway shipping, ship types and their backgrounds.
  • Choice of ship type and equipment.
  • Logistics and optimation. Regulation. Relation ship – inland waterway.
  • New types of ships.
  • Building and construction. New developments in inland waterway transportation.

Method:

  • Studying literature about theorie and practise in shipbuilding, project management and specific applications in the maritime industry.
  • Doing research and writing an essay in a team.
  • Applying the theories found in literature.
  • Evaluating theoretical models considering common practice.
Course material:
"Binnenvaart in beeld", prof.ir. S. Hengst, Delftse Universitaire Pers.
References from literature:
Literature depending on the subject.
Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
|A project is carried out in a small team of 2 or 3 students. Most of the time case-studies from the industrie are the basis for the subjects. Therefore a project is often carried out outside the University.
Goals:
To get insight into specific aspects of inland waterway transportation.
Computer use:
General computer applications
Laboratory project(s):
See ‘Remarks’
Design content:
Percentage of design: