Risk Man­age­ment

Course content

 

The uncertainty involved in ownership and operation of ships has become quite important in recent years as stakes are higher for owners, operators and investors. Agents in the shipping industry face risk from the international and competitive environment in which they operate. Risk emanate from fluctuations in e.g. freight rates, bunker prices, or ship prices as well from the choice of contract during ship operation, finance and credit terms.
 
The course will start with identifying the main sources of risk relevant for the shipping industry. Measuring of risk through various risk measures, including the commonly used Value-at-Risk, will be introduced and finally, possible hedging instruments including a range of different derivatives are introduced and their use in different hedging strategies will be covered.
 
The course builds on prerequisites from Maritime Economics, Maritime Law, Statistics and Corporate Finance. See course description in course catalogue