Topics for bachelor and master thesis:

If you are interested to conduct bachelor or master thesis with us, please contact Prof. Qing Liu via email or personally to discuss topics, schedules, and other details. Generally, there is no strictly required enrollment process.

A list of potential topics can be found below, and proposed new topics are always welcome.

• Global economic and political impacts on international trade and shipping

  • US-China trade war analysis
  • Brexit analysis
  • Anti-globalization and nationalism analysis
  • China One-Belt-One-Road analysis

• Supply chain management in shipping

  • Quantity discount contract application
  • Inventory control by liner companies
  • Risk sharing and buy-back contract application
  • Optimal inventory strategy under risk

• Traditional shipping questions

  • Decarbonization in shipping
  • Shipping cluster economic impact in Hamburg
  • Market sentiment impact
  • Econometric analysis on freight rates (BDI or other freight index analysis)
  • Shipping cycle analysis (e.g., from boom to bust: 2003 to 2017)
  • Route design practices of global shipping liners
  • Freight flows analysis of Asia-Europe trade

• Port operations

  • Port collaboration and competition strategies
  • Mediterranean ports in competition with Hamburg Port
  • Economic impact analysis of Hamburg Port

• Game theory application in shipping

  • Negotiation game between of charterer and liners
  • Port competition and collaboration game

• Technology and shipping

  • Industry 4.0 and smart shipping
  • Digitalization for future shipping
  • Mega container vessels