Publications

World Maritime University
Traditionally, one of the most effective means for the wider transmission of new ideas and knowledge in higher education has been through scholarly publication. This is the principal mechanism whereby universities assemble, store and disseminate the findings of their research. It is also important as a mechanism by which WMU its global responsibilities under our Charter to provide an international focus for networking and collaboration.

WMU Publications has been established as the route for publishing of scholarly books on maritime affairs written by WMU staff and external maritime experts linked to the University.

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

Published:
Apr 3, 2023
Publisher:
Palgrave MacMillan

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

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Autonomous Vessels in Maritime Affairs: Law & Governance Implications

Published:
Mar 30, 2023
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan

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.

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Fisheries and the Law in Europe - Regulation after Brexit

Published:
Mar 11, 2022
Publisher:
Routledge

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.

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

Published:
Mar 11, 2022
Publisher:
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.

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Sustainability in the Maritime Domain

Published:
Jul 21, 2021
Publisher:
Springer

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.

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The World of the Seafarer

Published:
Jul 15, 2021
Publisher:

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.

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

Published:
Jun 8, 2021
Publisher:
Brill

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.

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Seafarers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Report

Published:
Dec 10, 2020
Publisher:
World Maritime University

Maritime Transportation and Ocean Policies

Published:
Nov 17, 2020
Publisher:
World Maritime University

“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.

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A culture of adjustment, evaluating the implementation of the current maritime regulatory framework on rest and work hours

Published:
Nov 9, 2020
Publisher:
World Maritime University

Underreporting of work hours or adjustment of work/rest hour records has been suggested by previous research to be a common practice in the shipping sector. With this starting point, the World Maritime University has conducted exploratory research into the implementation of the current regulatory and administrative framework on work and rest hours.

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