Program Overview

MBA in Maritime and Shipping Management

Programme Overview

The MBA in Maritime and Shipping Management will help you excel in the fast growing shipping industry, broadening your understanding of the maritime sector and equipping you with the skills to work in an international setting. This programme will prepare you for managerial roles in marine logistics, shipping operations, port operations and allied service areas.

Programme Fee

• International students: €12,600
• EU students: €7,450

Key Programme Information

• Duration: 18 months
• Location: Hamburg, Germany
• ECTS: 90
• Intake: October 2025, February 2026
• Campus: Hamburg, Germany
• Degree awarded by: Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO
• Official Italian title: Master di Primo Livello “MBA in Maritime and Shipping Management”

Programme Structure

This programme consists of three terms (10 weeks each) and a dissertation-focus term (12 weeks).

Modules

• Principles of Maritime and Shipping Management
• International Law of the Sea
• Marine Geography and Oceanography
• Port and Ship Cargo Operations and Management
• The Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea
• Marine Insurance
• Chartering
• Marine Environment and Pollution
• Research Methods
• Dissertation

Entry Requirements

• Minimum age: 21
• Academic qualifications:
  • A three-year bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution in a related discipline.
  • A high-school certificate.
• Equivalent qualifications such as Higher National Diploma (HND) or vocational education are also accepted.
• English Language Requirements:
  • Access the Proof of English Guide (UNINETTUNO) here.

Career Progression

BSBI’s industry-focused environment provides the ideal support to our students in their personal and professional development. BSBI’s dedicated Careers Service helps students and alumni achieve their career goals and realise their potential.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of shipping and maritime management, structure and operations.
• Describe the functions of shipping companies, analyse daily running costs and understand dry cargo and tanker markets.
• Identify the regulatory and legal shipping environment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of International law, including sources of the law, coastal state and flag state jurisdiction, environmental protection and freedom of navigation.
• Describe the responsibilities of the parties involved with the transportation of goods and understand the main clauses of a charter party that describe the responsibilities of the parties involved.
• Identify and explain the context, challenges and opportunities involved in the formulation and implementation of shipping and maritime management policy.
• Understand the nature of marine insurance, the importance it holds in trade and commerce and demonstrate the basic concepts of marine insurance law.