The Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore (CIL) and World Maritime University (WMU) collaborated to hold a two-day workshop titled “Charting the Course: The Role of IMO within the UNCLOS Legal Framework in Tackling Challenges of Contemporary Shipping.” The report summarizes the proceedings and key insights from the WMU-CIL Workshop held in Malmö from June 9 to 10, 2025.
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Insights of the WMU Maritime Affairs Conference 2025, this book brings together leading experts from across the maritime world to explore the future of shipping. From digital innovation to decarbonization strategies, it offers practical solutions, policy perspectives, and cutting-edge research to shape a sustainable and modern maritime industry.
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WMU, in collaboration with the 90 North Foundation, presents a comprehensive assessment of the Arctic—one of the planet’s fastest-changing and most geopolitically significant regions. Explore key insights on biodiversity, governance, and protective measures shaping the future of this fragile and vital ecosystem.
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Conference proceedings from the WMU Maritime Affairs Conference 2025, focused on Transforming a Maritime Future: Digitalization and Decarbonization.
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Shore leave for seafarers is generally accepted as a custom, if not a right, essential for well- being and pressure relief from the responsibilities of life on board. However, it is clear that the ability of seafarers to take shore leave has been seriously eroded and may even be facing extinction.
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This report presents the outcomes of a cross-disciplinary Round Table hosted by the World Maritime University (WMU) from May 13-15, 2024, in Malmö, Sweden. Experts from science, academia, industry, NGOs, and international organizations, including the International Maritime Organization explored shipping’s future role at the biodiversity-climate nexus.
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This publication is an outcome of the WMU Maritime Week 2024 conference. It includes chapters submitted by 17 of the speakers at the event.
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The book examines whether the domains of MASS (Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships) regulation, technology, and policy are aligned and moving in the same direction. Establishing a shared understanding among MASS rule-makers, technology developers, and policymakers is essential for the effective implementation of MASS as it is still unclear how this new type of ship will operate.
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This proceeding is the output of the WMU Maritime Week 2024 Conference, which was held from August 27 to 30, 2024, at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.
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The book includes a collection of monographs and essays by eleven experts who reflect on the progress of some of the 17 Objectives of the United Nations 2030 Agenda in their country. It explores the interrelationship between the challenges and opportunities faced by the Ibero-American region in maritime matters and related activities while seeking to contribute to the development of policies and the unification of maritime law in the countries of the region.
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