Professor, Sustainable Fisheries Management, Ocean Biodiversity and Marine Spatial Planning (Nippon Foundation Chair) (United Kingdom)
Published: Aug 05, 2013 - The ITF Seafarers’ Trust announced on 31 July that its hundredth fellowship to study at the World Maritime University has been awarded to Rani Unnab
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World Maritime University - A selection of papers and presentations from two maritime security symposia held at WMU: the International Symposium on the New Regime for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts at Sea, from 21-23 November 2005 and the International Symposium on Coastal Zone Piracy from 13-15 November 2006.
Published: Sep 14, 2022 - GEFO has collaborated with WMU repeatedly since 2014 for customized EPDCs for their employees.
Published: Feb 01, 2017 - WMU alumnus, Ambassador Dwight Gardiner, Antigua and Barbuda's Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has been
Published: Feb 04, 2020 - As a partner in the SAFEMODE project, WMU is contributing to strengthening synergies between maritime and aviation in the field of human factors.The
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Published: Sep 19, 2019 - The World Maritime University (WMU) and the Dr. Jens-Peter & Betsy Schlüter Foundation, with support of the International Maritime Organization (
Published: Mar 17, 2023 - WMU PhD Candidate, Ms Kristie Alleyne, has published as lead author some of her research findings on sargassum in Scientific Reports Nature.com.
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Published: Dec 12, 2018 - President Doumbia-Henry was a keynote speaker at the Ocean Literacy Conference that took place in Malmö, Sweden from 6 to 7 December. The conference
Published: Jun 16, 2020 - WMU has joined the research project “EU Emission Trading System - impacts of including maritime transport” funded by Sweden's Trafikverket.
World Maritime University - An essential volume for maritime draftsmen, practitioners and scholars, that provides a summary of the history and theory of maritime law, as well as a hands-on practitioners’ guide that details the measures required for the implementation of IMO Conventions and treaty instruments.
Published: Mar 30, 2026 - WMU Professor Francis Neat has been appointed Co-Chair of the Workshop on Assessing Management Effectiveness of Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in Marine Capture Fisheries (WKAMO).
World Maritime University - WMU organized Oil Spill Risk Management conference in March 2011 together with the International Maritime Organization. The volume includes a selection of papers presented during the conference addressing the topic of oil spill risk management and the preparedness and readiness of national jurisdiction, offshore and shipping industries.
WMU Publications - Ship recycling is considered the most environmentally friendly way to dispose of a vessel reaching the end of her operational life. In 2013, the International Conference on Ship Recycling (SHIPREC 2013) was held in Malmö, Sweden from 7-9 April. The
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.
World Maritime University - In January 2010 WMU organized a Ballast Water Week together with IMO’s GloBallast project, the Global Industry Alliance, and the North Sea Interreg project “Ballast Water Opportunity”.
Published: Jul 10, 2024 - WMU welcomed visitors from the University of Gdańsk's ship R/V Oceanograf on its return from an Arctic expedition, and Dr Ellen Johannesen, who recently completed her PhD at WMU, joined the cruise for a period of one week to further her gender equality at sea research
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Published: Jun 02, 2023 - The MSEM Class of 2024 includes 55 students, all from China, and sets a new enrolment record exceeding the previous year’s record of 52 students.
Published: Dec 04, 2025 - A pioneering research project to address the ongoing challenge of seafarer abandonment has been launched by WMU with generous financial support of the Transport General Authority (TGA) of Saudi Arabia.
Published: Apr 09, 2020 - As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) apex institution for maritime and ocean education, the World Maritime University (WMU) adds its
World Maritime University - Maritime Governance and Control – Rights and Obligations of States in Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, is a compilation of materials developed over the many years of Jørgen Rasmussen's teaching at the World Maritime University (WMU).