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Port and Shipping Engineering Management
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Summary of the Profile
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To prepare highly qualified specialists in the field of maritime engineering, who are in demand on the international labor market, possessing comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in the operation, maintenance, and development of engineering structures of port infrastructure, as well as cargo handling equipment and systems. Graduates will also be capable of acting as agents for vessels, shipping lines, and crew management, forwarding various types of cargo by sea and land routes, and carrying out related activities within the international maritime transport sector, ensuring sustainable use of marine and maritime environmental resources.
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge and Its Application (K):
• Z1. Possess fundamental knowledge in mathematics, physics, and transport engineering necessary to understand core concepts of port and maritime engineering.
• Z2. Acquire essential and up-to-date knowledge in the field of maritime engineering, as well as relevant knowledge from natural, technological, social, and humanities sciences, with a view to the multidisciplinary nature of maritime engineering and its potential to apply knowledge from other disciplines to engineering solutions and technologies.
• Z3. Apply acquired knowledge to analyze maritime engineering problems, model processes in port and shipping operations, and select appropriate analytical and simulation methods, experimental tools, and industrial equipment.
Specialized Skills (Engineering Analysis (IA) and Design (IP)):
Specialization: Port Operations Engineering
• IA1. Ability to solve engineering problems related to port cargo operations by applying analytical and modeling methods and interpreting results to justify solutions.
Specialization: Shipping Technical Management
• IA2. Ability to solve problems related to shipping management using analytical and modeling methods and interpret results to support innovative solutions.
• IP1. Ability to design port and maritime engineering operations while considering the nature and anticipated outcomes of the activity, changes in micro- and macro-environments, as well as technical, economic, occupational safety, and environmental protection requirements.
Research Skills (GT) and Practical Activities (PA):
• GT1. Ability to locate and systematize technical and scientific information relevant to port and shipping studies, interpret and apply it to justify engineering decisions.
Specialization: Port Operations Engineering
• GT2. Conduct experiments related to the optimization of cargo operations in port terminals using electronic port information system simulators and field research, analyze results, and provide practical insights and solutions.
Specialization: Shipping Technical Management
• GT3. Conduct experiments related to ship agency, freight forwarding, and crew management using electronic shipping simulators and field research, analyze results, and provide practical insights and solutions.
• PA1. At the engineering activity level, solve practical problems in port and shipping operations by applying principles of artificial intelligence, industrial digitization, ethics, environmental protection, business organization, occupational safety and health, and the concept of sustainability, in cooperation with specialists from various fields.
• PA2. Communicate and collaborate both orally and in writing in Lithuanian and professional English, and possess basic knowledge of at least one other EU language when operating in the maritime transport sector, in accordance with national and international documentation standards and professional language requirements, ensuring equal opportunities in multicultural environments.
Personal Abilities (Decision-making, Lifelong Learning, Collaboration and Teamwork) (ACG):
• ACG1. Ability to implement port and shipping engineering projects individually and in teams, ensuring sustainability of activities, adhering to professional ethics and engineering standards, and in compliance with the legal framework of the Republic of Lithuania, EU legislation, and IMO regulations.
• ACG2. Independently acquire knowledge relevant to professional activities, understand responsibility for the outcomes of engineering activities and their impact on society and the environment, and foster a worldview based on sustainability, creativity, maritime mindset, and value-based attitudes in the context of internationalization and lifelong learning.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Engaging and problem-based lectures, seminars, discussions, laboratory work, exercises, internships, individual or team-based independent assignments, educational field trips, case studies, academic writing, information retrieval and summarization, reading of educational and scientific books and articles, preparation and presentation of oral reports, modeling, computer-based learning, simulation of real-life seaport terminal activities situations using simulators, and demonstration of practical skills.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Cumulative assessment system: independent and control assignments, laboratory reports, homework and internship reports, electronic simulator benchmark assessments, demonstration of practical skills in simulators and laboratories, written and oral exams, projects, etc., defense of final theses.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
General college education subjects:
• Fundamentals of Engineering Sciences
• Information Technologies and Systems
• Applied Mathematics
• Engineering Graphics and CAD
• Marine Environmental Protection
• Marine English
• Professional Language and Communication
Study field specific subjects:
• Marine Port Terminals and Operations
• Economics Theory
• Management Theory
• Port and Shipping Management
• Fundamentals of Programming
• Port and Shipping Activities Introductory Practice
• Human Safety in Ports and at Sea
• Fundamentals of Mechatronics
• Basics of Law
• Fundamentals of Data Analytics
• Marine Engineering Research Methodology
• Maritime Economics
• Ship Theory
Specialisations:
Specialization in Port Operations Engineering:
• Port Cargo Technology Training Practice
• Cargo Expediting and Maritime Cargo Information Systems Training Practice
• Cargo Handling Technology
• Cargo Mechanisms and Crane Operations Organization
• Economic Management of Port Infrastructure and Operations
• Final Professional Practice in Marine Port Cargo Engineering
• Professional Bachelor's Thesis
Specialization in Shipping Technical Management:
• Ship Agency;
• Formation of Maritime Crew
• Port Cargo Terminal Management Training Practice
• Shipping Port Information Systems Training Practice
• Economic Management of Ship Operations
• Final Professional Practice in Shipping Management
• Professional Bachelor's Thesis
Optional courses:
Students are free to choose subjects in any other field of study (minimum 6 credits).
• Sustainable Logistics Mindset/ Business Sustainability Culture/ Philosophy/ European Culture
• Development of Marine Ports and Shipping (in English)/ Organizational Communication (in English)
• Spanish Language/ French Language A1, A2 level
• Fundamentals of Logistics/ International Logistics/ International Supply Chains
• Engineering Project Management/ Maritime Business Project Management
Distinctive features of a study programme:
• This is the only study program in the country preparing specialists for the maritime transport sector, widely adopted in marine academies worldwide, and is part of the maritime studies system.
• The studies and the future specialist's competencies are based on the needs of the international maritime transport sector, regulated by the conventions of the International Maritime Organization. Therefore, the structure and courses of the study program are similar to those implemented in foreign marine academies. The student can freely choose partial studies at any foreign maritime academy or university, as well as other higher education institutions offering management-oriented programs. This provides opportunities for graduates to work not only in domestic but also in foreign seaports or maritime business companies.
• Specialized computer programs and electronic simulators, simulating real information systems operating in the ports of Klaipėda and other seaports, are extensively used in teaching practices and courses, ensuring that students face no difficulties when practicing or starting their careers.
• Communication in foreign languages is essential in the international maritime transport sector, which is why maritime and business English is studied, along with a second foreign language (Spanish or French) as an elective.
• Lecturers, researchers, and employees and managers from various maritime business companies provide the latest exceptional theoretical and practical knowledge about shipping, port operations, and the specifics of managing the maritime sector, organizing educational excursions to maritime business companies.
• Typically, during professional practice, interns work and receive remuneration at maritime port companies.
• For partial studies or practice under the Erasmus+ academic exchange program, students can choose higher education institutions or companies in the largest European ports.
• In collaboration with the Lithuanian Naval Forces, students at LMA can participate in the Junior Officer Leadership Training Program of the Lithuanian Navy and gain a reserve lieutenant military rank, with the option to continue service in the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
By choosing studies in port and shipping engineering management, graduates aim for careers ranging from specialists to managers in maritime port cargo terminals, ship and shipping line agencies, seafarer recruitment agencies, maritime cargo forwarding companies, customs, customs brokerage companies, or other maritime or land transport business and maritime transport sector management state-owned enterprises in the country or abroad, such as in the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Lithuanian Navy, the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, the Maritime Department of the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration, customs, etc.
A graduate can work as a stevedore, planner, cargo forwarder, ship, shipping line, or ship crew agent, ship chartering broker, import and export specialist, and other positions requiring engineering competencies in maritime port and maritime sector companies, as well as similar jobs in land transport or related fields.
Access to further study:
Graduates can continue their studies in second-cycle programs and pursue a master's degree at universities or higher education institutions both in the country and abroad, according to the established procedures. They can also improve their qualifications in other fields, such as business management, international trade, international marketing, public administration, or a similar field, to acquire new competencies.
