Professional Diploma in Green Shipping Corridors
Learn to design and manage green shipping corridors: route and partner selection, fuels, governance and financing. A private online professional programme with a Navalis Institute certificate.
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What is the Professional Diploma in Green Shipping Corridors?
This diploma teaches you to design and manage green shipping corridors: routes between two or more ports where shipping companies, ports, energy suppliers, cargo owners and public authorities coordinate to operate zero-emission ships ahead of the rest of the market. You will learn to identify candidate routes, organise fuel supply, structure partnerships and financing, and measure results.
What sets it apart is its full-chain view (energy, ports, ships and cargo in a single project), the analysis of corridors announced in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and a final practical case in which you design a complete corridor. It is a private online professional programme with a Navalis Institute certificate.
Programme highlights
- Full-chain view: energy, ports, ships and cargo in a single project.
- International cases: analysis of corridors announced in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
- Selection tools: criteria for choosing routes and partners.
- Governance and financing: how partnerships are structured and who pays the cost difference.
- Intensive format: 800 hours focused on action.
- Lead projects: coordinate initiatives between companies and institutions.
Syllabus of the Professional Diploma in Green Shipping Corridors
8 modules. Select a module to see its content.
Concept and Origin of Green Corridors
- 1.1. The Clydebank Declaration and its development
- 1.2. Objectives of green corridors
- 1.3. Phases: feasibility, planning and implementation
- 1.4. Corridors announced worldwide
- 1.5. Role of industry coalitions
- 1.6. Relationship with IMO and EU regulation
- 1.7. Benefits for ports and shipping companies
- 1.8. Barriers and risks
Route and Partner Selection
- 2.1. Technical selection criteria
- 2.2. Cargo volume and frequency
- 2.3. Ship type and distance
- 2.4. Availability of renewable energy
- 2.5. Port capacity
- 2.6. Cargo owner interest
- 2.7. Partner selection
- 2.8. Feasibility studies
Fuels, Energy and Bunkering
- 3.1. Fuel options for the corridor
- 3.2. Green fuel production
- 3.3. Storage in port
- 3.4. Bunkering infrastructure
- 3.5. Shore power supply
- 3.6. Fuel certification
- 3.7. Safety and permits
- 3.8. Energy timeline
Ships and Technology
- 4.1. Newbuilds and conversions
- 4.2. Ships ready for future fuels
- 4.3. Complementary energy efficiency
- 4.4. Wind-assisted propulsion
- 4.5. Crew and training
- 4.6. Shipyard availability
- 4.7. Technology risk
- 4.8. Fleet planning
Governance and Cooperation Agreements
- 5.1. Governance models
- 5.2. Memoranda of understanding
- 5.3. Allocation of responsibilities
- 5.4. Information sharing and competition
- 5.5. Involvement of authorities
- 5.6. Agreements between states
- 5.7. Conflict management
- 5.8. Project communication
Economics and Financing
- 6.1. Cost gap versus fossil fuels
- 6.2. Green cargo contracts with cargo owners
- 6.3. Book and claim mechanisms
- 6.4. European and international funds
- 6.5. Port incentives
- 6.6. Infrastructure financing
- 6.7. Risk sharing
- 6.8. Business models
Indicators, Monitoring and Communication
- 7.1. Emissions baseline
- 7.2. Corridor indicators
- 7.3. Emissions verification
- 7.4. Public reports
- 7.5. Greenwashing risk
- 7.6. Scaling to other routes
- 7.7. Lessons learned
- 7.8. Communication with society
Practical Case: Designing a Green Corridor
- 8.1. Route selection
- 8.2. Volume and ship analysis
- 8.3. Energy supply plan
- 8.4. Partner map
- 8.5. Governance proposal
- 8.6. Financing plan
- 8.7. Indicators and timeline
- 8.8. Final report
Duration and format of the Professional Diploma in Green Shipping Corridors
It is 800 hours. Tell us how many you can study each week and we will tell you when you will really finish.
This is the pace at which most students finish. It fits well with the instalment plan.
Academic leadership and faculty
The Navalis teaching team: working professionals who teach and supervise the programmes.
Dra. Marina AlcoverAcademic Director and Head of Quality Assurance
Ing. Diego CifuentesSenior Lecturer in Naval Welding and Non-Destructive Testing; Head of QA/QC for Welded Joints
Cap. Javier Abaroa (MCA)Senior Lecturer in Ship Handling, Electronic Navigation (ECDIS/Radar/ARPA) and GMDSS; STCW Compliance and Bridge Resource Management Coordinator
Dr. Pau FerrerSenior Lecturer in Naval Architecture and Simulation; Director of the Hydrodynamics and CFD Laboratory
Dra. Nuria LlobregatSenior Lecturer in Marine Meteorology, SAR and Operational Safety; Navigation Risk Management Coordinator
Ing. Javier BañulsSenior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, Automation and ETO Engineering; Electronic Integration and Engine Alarms Coordinator
Ing. Sofía MarquinaSenior Lecturer in Materials, Composites and Corrosion Protection; Coordinator of the Advanced Paints and Coatings Line
Ing. Tomás RieraSenior Lecturer in Propulsion, Alternative Energy and Hybrid Systems; Energy Performance and Vibration CoordinatorObjectives of the Professional Diploma in Green Shipping Corridors
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Questions about the Professional Diploma in Green Shipping Corridors
A route between ports where several players coordinate so that zero-emission ships can operate, with the necessary fuel and infrastructure.
Numerous corridors have been announced and are at different stages of development. The diploma analyses the most relevant ones.
Mainly management and planning, with the necessary technical grounding on ships and fuels.
Yes. Cargo owners are key to funding the extra cost, and the diploma analyses their role.
You design a complete green corridor, from the route to the financing and the indicators.
100% online, with a virtual campus available 24/7, recorded live sessions and tutoring with the teaching staff.
The programme has a workload of 800 hours. You can progress at your own pace within the calendar we give you when you enrol.
Each programme has its own start date, shown on this page and confirmed by the admissions team when you request information.
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Admission process
No waiting for a call back. If your documents are in order, you can enrol in the same session.
- Profile: a qualification in engineering, nautical studies, economics, logistics or environmental sciences, or professional experience in ports, shipping, logistics or energy.
- Language: sufficient command of the language of instruction to follow classes and materials; basic technical English is recommended, as much of the sector's regulation and documentation is published in English.
- Technical resources: a computer with a stable internet connection, an up-to-date browser and a camera for live sessions and project defences.
- Admission: online application, review of your profile and a short interview with the academic team.
- 01ApplicationYour details, background and documents.
- 02Instant reviewWe check that everything is complete and in order.
- 03EnrolmentChoose full payment or instalments and reserve your place.
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