World Maritime University - headquarters

27/08/2026

🔥 FINAL CALL: Advance your career!

A small window remains to apply for WMU’s distance learning postgraduate programmes. Study online from anywhere in the world and strengthen your expertise in areas including maritime energy, maritime law, marine insurance and maritime management.

📅 Classes begin 14 September

Explore the programmes and apply today:
🔗 https://www.wmu.se/distance-learning

27/08/2026

🌍 Exploring pathways to maritime decarbonization

The 2026 WMU Summer Academy on Maritime Decarbonization brought together maritime professionals from 13 countries for five days of intensive learning, discussion and knowledge exchange. The sold-out programme explored the regulatory, technological, operational and economic dimensions of the maritime energy transition, from alternative fuels and renewable energy to ship design, ports and financing.

Learn more about the programme and WMU’s work in maritime decarbonization: https://www.wmu.se/news/maritime-decarbonization-wmu-summer-academy-2026

26/08/2026

WMU excels at bringing together diverse voices from across sectors, regions and disciplines to foster dialogue, share knowledge and advance practical solutions for a changing maritime sector.

The WMU Maritime Affairs Conference 2026 is no exception, getting underway today with maritime experts and stakeholders gathered in Malmö to explore Transforming Shipping in Practice: Decarbonization, Digitalization and Arctic Navigation.

Cooperation has emerged as an early theme, highlighting the importance of diverse perspectives in addressing the complex challenges shaping the future of shipping.

26/08/2026

Congratulations to the three SMART-C Women fellowship recipients! We look forward to welcoming these maritime professionals to WMU for an experience that will deepen their expertise, broaden their global perspectives and transform the next chapter of their maritime careers. ⚓️

Three women awarded SMART-C fellowships to study at World Maritime University - headquarters

Read the full story here: https://tinyurl.com/5n99fffa

24/08/2026

🎙️ A new episode of the Future Ocean Podcast is now available!

Explore Pillar 3 of the Future Ocean Programme. It examines the potential of emerging ocean observation technologies and artificial intelligence, and the challenges they pose in addressing the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution.

This episode was recorded at the Posidonia 2026 International Shipping Exhibition and explores the legal, financial, geopolitical, and environmental challenges arising from the use of unmanned ocean technologies.

🎧 Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iwd6ucnORX7tH6vaqIWGs?si=W2WVizaFTFqleZeSudg6Mw

19/08/2026

Have your say on ammonia as a marine pollutant!

If you're a seafarer, shipping company, port authority, fuel provider, maritime administration, marine pollution response equipment manufacturer, marine pollution responder or marine pollution researcher, we need your insights!

WMU and CEDRE, with support from the European Maritime Safety Agency, are conducting a study to provide a comprehensive analysis of ammonia as a marine pollutant and the response measures for accidental releases.

⏱️ Takes just 20 minutes
📅 Survey closes: 30 September 2026

Help shape safer, cleaner maritime fuel practices.

Your participation is highly valued. All information provided will remain strictly anonymous and will contribute significantly to advancing knowledge and strengthening preparedness for environmentally sound maritime operations.

🔗 Take the survey: https://wmuhq.questionpro.eu/ammoniafuel

14/08/2026

The WMU–Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute contributed to the 2026 Summer Academy “UN and the Sea: Ocean Governance and Maritime Affairs”, organized by the Regional Chapter North of the United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN).

WMU experts delivered sessions on:
🔹 The UN and ocean governance
🔹 Dispute resolution in ocean governance

The sessions explored the legal, institutional and policy dimensions of ocean governance, while also highlighting the role of the United Nations and international organizations in addressing contemporary ocean and maritime challenges.

Learn more at:
https://www.wmu.se/news/dgvn-north-summer-academy-ocean-governance-maritime-affairs

14/08/2026

WMU is pleased to welcome Lieutenant Commander Adam Birch of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), who has joined the faculty as a Guest Lecturer within the Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration specialization.

LCDR Birch brings extensive experience in maritime safety and regulatory oversight, having served as a Marine Inspector in the US and Europe before most recently serving as Chief of the Inspections Division at USCG Marine Safety Unit Chicago.

His two-year secondment to WMU reflects the longstanding and valued relationship between WMU and the USCG, which has supported the exchange of maritime expertise and strengthened cooperation in education, training and maritime safety for decades.

We look forward to the experience and expertise LCDR Birch brings to WMU and our students.

13/08/2026

In just two weeks, the WMU Maritime Affairs Conference 2026 will be underway!

Join leading experts from industry, academia and government to explore how decarbonization, digitalization and Arctic navigation are transforming shipping in practice.

⚓ Secure your place - register at:
https://www.wmu-maritimeaffairsconference.org/

11/08/2026

🛳️ WMU strengthens alternative fuels training in the Caribbean

WMU, in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization - IMO and MTCC Caribbean, delivered a regional seminar in Trinidad and Tobago to equip maritime trainers with the knowledge and skills needed to prepare seafarers and shore-based personnel for the safe adoption of alternative fuels and new technologies.

The five-day programme covered ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, batteries and carbon capture and storage, combining technical training with practical and pedagogical sessions.

Through continued collaboration with IMO and regional partners, WMU is supporting the development of the skills and capacity necessary for the maritime sector’s transition to new fuels and technologies.

Learn more: https://www.wmu.se/news/wmu-alternative-fuels-training-caribbean