Publications

Synchromodality as a Prospective Digitalization Scheme for Freight Logistics: A Pre-study Report

The study explores the potential of digital technologies and synchromodality to transform the freight logistics industry by streamlining information flow, increasing the flexibility of transportation routes, and creating a more effective and efficient freight logistics system. https://commons.wmu.se/lib_reports/79/

Smart Ports and Robotic Systems: Navigating the Waves of Techno-Regulation and Governance

Smart Ports and Robotic Systems: Navigating the Waves of Techno-Regulation and Governance provides an extensive overview of smart ports and remote technologies, highlights important areas of progress in the remote inspection technique domain, and offers first-hand insights into findings from state-of-the-art regulatory development projects. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-25296-9

Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs: Law & Governance Implications

Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs: Law & Governance Implications, examines legal implications and governance theories in relation to maritime autonomous surface ships and approaches the topic from a variety of disciplines drawing on case studies from across the world.

Fisheries and the Law in Europe - Regulation after Brexit

Examining fisheries, Brexit, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and its consequences for the Fishing Industry in the UK and the EU, this book explores key issues within the complex topic of fisheries after Brexit. Assessing the new fishing relationship between the UK and the EU, which will continue to develop over the next decade, it provides an important study of the state of fisheries post-Brexit.

Social security rights of the European resident seafarers - a joint report of the European Transport Workers’ Federation and World Maritime University

A mapping exercise undertaken to assess whether national laws and regulations provide for coverage to seafarers residing in EU/EEA Member States, Switzerland (CH) or the UK.

Sustainability in the Maritime Domain

This volume explores options for a sustainable maritime domain, including maritime transportation, such as, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), maritime education and training, maritime traffic and advisory systems, maritime security.

The World of the Seafarer

As part of the the WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs book series, “The World of the Seafarer: Qualitative Accounts of Working in the Global Shipping Industry” (2021) partially addresses the need for a broader understanding of this sector and provides a detailed account of the industry as a complex jigsaw of globally dispersed elements.

Frontiers in International Environmental Law: Oceans and Climate Challenges - Essays in Honour of David Freestone

Frontiers in International Environmental Law: Oceans and Climate Challenges - Essays in Honour of David Freestone is an open access publication that explores how law and legal scholarship has responded to some of the most important oceans and climate governance challenges of our time.

Seafarers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Report

Maritime Transportation and Ocean Policies

“Maritime Transportation and Ocean Policies” is a collection of essays and presentations from the WMU Second Regional Conference for the Americas that took place in Mexico in the fall of 2019.