Shipping Finance

Thinking of tackling a shipping finance subject in your final year undergraduate or masters dissertation? It’s a fascinating area to choose, and we’ve gathered some brilliant shipping finance dissertation ideas to help you on your way.

Example shipping finance dissertation topic 1:

Shipping finance in Singapore: A case study of current options

Singapore is an international shipping hub, and ship-building remains a profitable activity on the island. This study examines the options for ship owners based in Singapore who seek to finance new builds as well as reconstruction projects. Banks remain a predominant source of funding, even in the wake of the financial crisis, which has seen numerous banks seek to reduce their exposure to shipping firms. This dissertation undertakes interviews with three ship owners in order to break through the discreet world of shipping finance, and presents a synthesised analysis of not only how they arrive at financing decisions, but an objective view of their best options.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Menkhoff, T. and Evers, H-D. (2011) The governance of Singapore’s knowledge clusters: off shore marine business and waterhub. Unpublished thesis, Munich University.
• Zeng, Y.Y., Gong, S. andYe, H.Q. (2010) ‘Ship financing practices in Hong Kong: What changes has the financial tsunami wrought?’, International Centre for Maritime Studies, IFSPA 2010, 15-18 October 2010, Chengdu, China.