Grounded in 40,000+ port calls
Every course draws on real anonymised port call data from HarborLab's platform — not textbook theory. Examples, benchmarks, and overcharge cases are drawn directly from the dataset.
HarborLab Academy
The industry standard
for port cost
management training.
Purpose-built courses for maritime professionals — from DA evaluation fundamentals to advanced cost control strategy. Delivered at the University of Piraeus and the Athens University of Economics and Business.
UniPiraeus | AUEB
In partnership With
the University of Piraeus.
Academy sessions are hosted across two of Greece's leading academic institutions — the University of Piraeus and the Athens University of Economics and Business — combining HarborLab's proprietary port cost data with rigorous academic frameworks.
Curriculum
Three courses.
Built for maritime professionals.
Each course is designed to be taken independently or as part of the full Academy programme.
Each course is led by a HarborLab specialist and grounded in real port call data from 40,000+ calls processed annually.
Induction to Shipping & Port Analysis
Introductory
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- The global shipping landscape and port ecosystem
- Port call lifecycle: from nomination to final DA
- Cost categories, charge types, and key stakeholders
Instructor: Nikos Loumos, Head of Content
DA Analysis Awareness
Intermediate
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- Reading and interpreting a disbursement account
- The most common overcharge categories and how to spot them
- Dispute frameworks and recovery processes
Instructor: Thanos Botsinis & Loukas Dimakopoulos, DA Supervisors · Account Leads
HarborLab 101
Platform Training
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- Platform walkthrough: DA Management, PCE, and HCE modules
- Workflow setup, user roles, and integrations
- Getting the most out of HarborLab from day one
Instructor: Christoforos Tsolis, Head of Product
Why it matters
Training built on real data.
Port cost management is a specialist discipline. Most professionals learn on the job, without a structured framework. Academy changes that.
Academic setting, maritime context
Sessions are hosted at the University of Piraeus, one of the world's leading maritime academic institutions. The combination of industry data and academic rigour is unique to Academy.
Designed for working professionals
Courses are structured as standalone half-day or full-day sessions. No prerequisites. No lengthy commitment. Teams can send individuals or entire departments depending on the topic.
University of Piraeus · AUEB
Where we teach
Classes hosted across two leading Athens campuses.
HarborLab Academy sessions take place at the University of Piraeus — home to the Department of Maritime Studies, one of Greece’s most respected maritime faculties and a central institution to the global shipping community.
The campus location in Piraeus places Academy sessions at the heart of one of the world’s largest port cities. Participants benefit from a structured academic environment while staying connected to the operational reality of the industry they work in every day.
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