International Maritime University of Panama
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MARINE AND PORT ADMINISTRATION
Panama City, Panama
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Bachelor’s degree in Marine and Port Administration trains students in port terminal operations, import/export and transshipment procedures, and national and international maritime legislation. You learn planning, organization, direction, control and costing for port services, plus personnel supervision, operations management and conditions analysis affecting maritime transport. The program emphasizes responsibility, leadership, decision-making and environmental protection, preparing graduates to act as agents of change committed to port industry development and community well-being.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles such as port operations manager, terminal supervisor, shipping agent, maritime compliance officer and consultant in shipping, freight forwarding, port administration and environmental management.
The UMIP offers graduates of this degree knowledge about the procedures of import, export, and transshipment operations of merchandise in a port terminal; the legal aspects that regulate national port institutions, as well as the basic principles in the planning, organization, direction, control, and costing in the services of the port industry. He will also be able to supervise all the personnel and operations that take place within the port system, he will be able to evaluate and analyze the conditions that could affect the development of maritime transport and learn about maritime legislation in the national and international field. The graduate will have character, responsibility and tolerance will act as a true agent of change. You will be able to take decisions and actions that favor the protection of the environment and you will be committed to the development and well-being of your society.
