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TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

HAMBURG Walking tour of the city and visit to the Maritime Museum. Visits to the International Tribunal for the Law at Sea and a presentation by Kuehne & Nagel. AMSTERDAM Walking tour of the city, a visit to the Rijksmuseum, and a bicycle tour to windmills in the Zaandam countryside. Business tours of the Aalsmeer Flower Auction and the Port of Amsterdam. ROTTERDAM AND DEN HAAG Visit to the Maritime Museum in Rotterdam. A day at the Breakbulk Europe conference participating in Education Day, which included presentations about careers, visiting the conference exhibitors, and a televised interview. Tour of the Port of Rotterdam by boat and bus. Visited the ADM terminal and took a tour of the MV Harvest. ANTWERP AND BRUSSELS Business visits to NATO headquarters and the Antwerp World Diamond Center for a hands-on workshop. Lecture by the Department of Transportation & Regional Economics at the University of Antwerp. LONDON Meetings with Lloyd’s List, the Baltic Exchange, the International Maritime Organization, the International Trade Federation, and a tour of Lloyd’s of London. Visits to the Greenwich Observatory and the National Maritime Museum. Observation of the Queen’s Jubilee anniversary during the London visit. ATHENS Business visit to Tsakos Shipping and a guided tour of the Acropolis. A day at the Posidonia Shipping Conference and a private presentation by the Piraeus Port Authority.

Prof. Breskin created brief assignments for the students throughout the trip to prepare them for the upcoming business visits. This led to a perceptible improvement in the quality and quantity of questions asked by the students during the business visits. “We try, through this program, to offer students an international experience. They must manage money, transit and other aspects of an international trip, and during this study abroad, they were great,” said Professor Breskin. “I was proud of how well our students conducted themselves, interacted with company executives and represented the Maritime College,” stated Professor Romain.

View from Acropolis - Athens Greece

Students in Rotterdam - ADM Eurosport Terminal

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