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.

Featured Publications

The World of the Seafarer

The World of the Seafarer

Published:
15
Jul 2021
Publisher:
Description
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

Published:
8
Jun 2021
Publisher:
Brill
Description
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.
Sustainability in the Maritime Domain

Sustainability in the Maritime Domain

Published:
21
Jul 2021
Publisher:
Springer
Description
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.
A culture of adjustment, evaluating the implementation of the current maritime regulatory framework on rest and work hours

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

Published:
9
Nov 2020
Publisher:
World Maritime University
Description
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.

Seafarers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Report

Published:
Dec 10, 2020
Publisher:
World Maritime University

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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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MarTID 2020 Report

Published:
Aug 19, 2020
Publisher:
World Maritime University, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave Media

The 2020 Training Practices Report presenting the results from the third MarTID survey.

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BBNJ Workshop and the UNHQ Side Events Report

Published:
May 12, 2020
Publisher:
World Maritime University

The introduction to the report highlights the importance of gender specific provisions in the BBNJ Agreement that will facilitate the empowerment of women scientists as one of the objectives of the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The report also includes information about the side event entitled ‘Capacity-Building, Gender Empowerment and the BBNJ Agreement’ that took place on 30 August 2019 at the UN headquarters.

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Maritime Law in Motion

Published:
Feb 26, 2020
Publisher:
Springer

This book provides valuable insights into various contemporary issues in public and private maritime law, including interdisciplinary aspects. The public law topics addressed include public international law and law of the sea, while a variety of private law topics are explored, e.g. commercial maritime law, conflict of laws, and new developments in the application of advanced technologies to maritime law issues.

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WMU Empowering Women in the Maritime Community - Conference Report

Published:
Sep 24, 2019
Publisher:

On 24 September 2019, the World Maritime University released the Conference Report for the WMU Third International Women’s Conference on Empowering Women in the Maritime Community that was held in April of the same year.

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Practical Teaching Skills for Maritime Instructors

Published:
Sep 1, 2019
Publisher:
World Maritime University

This revised third edition of the textbook for instructors, lecturers, and educators working with STCW in the maritime education and training sector has been revised and updated.

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MarTID 2019 Report

Published:
Jun 26, 2019
Publisher:
World Maritime University, Marine Learning Systems and New Wave Media

The second report from the historic MarTID survey initiative to study global maritime training practices, investment and thought.

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Transport 2040: Automation, Technology, Employment - The Future of Work

Published:
Jan 15, 2019
Publisher:
World Maritime University

On 15 January 2019, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the World Maritime University (WMU) launched a flagship report entitled: “Transport 2040: Automation Technology Employment - the Future of Work”.

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Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic

Published:
Jun 1, 2018
Publisher:
Springer

Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic covers important themes relevant to the Arctic, e.g. implementation and compliance assurance, ocean governance, sustainable business development, marine environment science and research

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