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The motivations and expectations of students pursuing maritime education

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The ever-changing global environment has increased emphasis on the research and creation of knowledge dedicated to professional practice. The maritime industry serves as the illustrative example, of which it has transformed from a traditionally largely unskilled, labor-intensive industry to a capital-intensive, sophisticated one. This has transformed the nature of maritime education from a highly practical, hands-on approach to tertiary education emphasizing on business and analytical skills, as characterized by the increasing number of tertiary institutions offering under- and postgraduate maritime programs. However, the motivations and expectations of students pursuing such programs have remained under-researched. In this study, we have conducted a questionnaire survey towards under- and postgraduate students who pursue maritime programs. The aim is to understand their profiles, motivations, and expectations of respective programs that these students have enrolled in. Constructive recommendations and strategies are provided to contribute to an effective planning and management of program articulation.

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1 Introduction

The maritime industry is one of the four economic pillars of Hong Kong. According to a summary statistics on the Hong Kong shipping industry (Transport and Housing Bureau 2012 ), Hong Kong is currently among the world’s top 10 fleet owning countries/territories. There are a total of 72,524,000 tonnages for all registered vessels in Hong Kong, while the number of vessels is 2035 and the number of authorized ship insurers in Hong Kong has reached 90. The maritime industry has made significant economic contributions to the city. For instance, ship agents and managers and local representative offices of overseas shipping companies have generated a profit of HKD 5,975 million, while the profit made by ship owners or operators of sea-going vessels was HKD 93,727 million. The Hong Kong maritime industry has created a wide range of industry groups and job opportunities: 7,653 persons engaged in ship agents and managers and local representative offices of overseas shipping companies business; 4,461 persons joined the workforce in ship owners or operators of sea-going vessels; 2,024 persons were involved in ship owners and operators of Hong Kong–Pearl River Delta Vessels; and 285 persons were employed as shipbrokers.

To maintain the competitiveness of Hong Kong’s maritime industry in the world, it would be essential to maintain a comprehensive maritime education. However, there has been increasing concerns that maritime studies may gradually “fade out” under an integration of courses covering broader themes to be redundant. Footnote 1 As the changing global environment has created an emphasis on dedicated knowledge, professional, and research (Moreby 2004 ), employees of the highest caliber should respond effectively to ongoing changes and professional education could be an effective and direct way to improve productivity (Becker 1993 ). In recent years, there has been a substantial growth in “professional” and “practice-based” programs based has taken place among academic institutions (Bourner et al. 2001 ), which emphasize apprentice-style, non-academic learning approaches.

The maritime industry serves as an illustrative example, especially after its transformation from a largely unskilled labour- to a capital-intensive industry, and contributed to the presence of tertiary education in maritime studies (Grammenos 2002 ; Heaver 2002 ; Levinson 2006 ; Stopford 2009 ). Many governments formulate policies to train up officers on sea-going vessels and shipping firms ashore through maritime education. Mitropoulos, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) believed that an extensive international education and training would be essential to continually upgrade knowledge and skills throughout one’s working life Footnote 2 . In the early years, maritime education mainly focused on vocational training of deck and electronic officers on board sea-going vessels as their knowledge, skills and willingness could contribute to the reliability and efficiency of shipping operations (Gardner et al. 2007 ; Harlaftis and Theotokas 2004 ; Theotokas 2007 ). However, factors such as economic growth, the rise in multimodal supply chains, technological revolution and sophisticated maritime business models have called for the need to redesign the curriculum of maritime education with an objective to appeal to the younger generation. There is also a need for maritime programs to adopt a wider strategic view, as opposed to a narrow, operational view (Mangan et al. 2001 ).

In this paper, we understand maritime education as an interdisciplinary academic field that embraces ship management, humankind’s critical monolithic skills, and knowledge for being management trainees in companies and deck cadets on board. To meet the ever-rising national and international standards within the maritime industry, such as Port State Control (PSC) and the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, maritime education should enhance, and explain, integration between human activities and the condition of the maritime environments (Fu et al. 2010 ; Lewarn 2002 ; Zhu 2006 ). To align maritime programs with the needs of maritime stakeholders, their curriculums should inscribe business and management skills, e.g., language, decision making, leadership, organizational knowledge, interpersonal, etc., into consideration. Indeed, they should equip students with the desired skills and proper knowledge and professional attitudes for the maritime industry. Although the demands for both under- and postgraduate maritime studies programs keep on growing rapidly, the reasons for such demand remain rather unclear. To fill in this gap, we review the development of maritime education and examine the value of under- and postgraduate maritime programs from the student’s perspective, with a special focus on Hong Kong. It aims to explore whether exiting maritime education is an effective way for occupational groups to achieving their professional status and in what ways education supports a substantial growth of maritime industry and generates increasing productivity and equips industrial practitioners with desired skills.

The rest of the paper is structured as follows. Section  2 presents the situation of maritime education in Hong Kong, followed by an explanation of the methodology in Section  3 . Section  4 discusses the empirical results. Before the concluding remarks in Section  6 , Section  5 examines the structures and characteristics of the demands for under- and postgraduate maritime programs in Hong Kong.

2 Maritime education in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government strongly supports the education and trainings of programs in the maritime industry (The 2013 Policy Address 2013; Hong Kong Maritime Department 2013 ). A number of local academic institutions offer programs related to maritime studies at both post- and undergraduate levels. Table  1 illustrates some major maritime programs offered by Hong Kong’s tertiary and professional institutions.

2.1 Scope of area

The majority of training courses and educational programs associated with maritime studies focus on transportation, logistics operations and supply chain development. Hong Kong is among the world’s top 10 fleet owning countries/territories, and a port of Hong Kong is one of top 5 ports in the world, handling 23 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) (UNCTAD 2012 ). These evidences suggest that it would be necessary for Hong Kong to develop maritime education programs that focus on sea freight management and operations.

2.2 Course design

Considerable current maritime programs emphasize on shipping operations, dangerous goods handling, import/export trading practices, port and terminal operations, intermodal transport operations, and chartering practice. When designing new programs, it is important to balance theoretical and practical knowledge.

Over the years, considerable research works have contributed to the literature regarding maritime education and training, the skills required for maritime employees, and the structure of maritime courses (e.g., Barnett et al. 2006 ; Carp 2004 ; Cooper et al. 2003 ; Emad and Roth 2008 ; Evangelista and Morvillo 1998 ; Gardner et al. 2007 ; Hara 2000 ; Ircha 2006 ; Lewarn 2002 ; Ng et al. 2011 ; Paine-Clemes 2006 ; Pettit et al. 2005 ; Ruan 2002 ; Sampson 2004 ; Shah et al. 2007 ). Taussik ( 1998 ) highlights interdisciplinary training and education in maritime industry as being critical for the maritime stakeholders. Barnett et al. ( 2006 ) identify seafarer requirements at sea and shore-based maritime sectors have contributed to these initiatives through mapping the multiple career opportunities and maritime education that exist for seafarers. Finally, Shah et al. ( 2007 ) outlines a specific template for postgraduate level courses requiring a fine balance between academic and vocational relevance in maritime education.

Nevertheless, research examining the significance of different incentives in decisions to embark on maritime education has remained rather scarce. The extents by which actual features of such programs correspond to the aspirations of the enrolled under- and postgraduate students have not been empirically studied. Many previous studies also seem to share some methodological shortcomings. First, many do not have applied research methodologies, e.g., statistical, experimental, etc., and conclusions are often based on theoretical discussions. Many are merely extensive analyses about regulations in the maritime industry and the changing needs of contemporary business environment. Inadequate attention has been paid to students, the direct users of educational services. Also, although there are some studies which attempt to address this deficiency (e.g., Ng et al., 2009 ; 2011 ), comprehensive studies comparing under- and postgraduate students have been found wanting. Understanding such, in this study, we conduct a questionnaire survey with students enrolling in under- or a postgraduate maritime programs. Specifically, we focus on the following issues:

Students’ profiles

Their considerations, motivations, and channels of information before choosing to study on maritime programs

Their expectations, particularly in academic knowledge, career, and personal development

Their selection of career paths after graduation

Their evaluations of the features of maritime programs.

We compare the survey findings between under- and postgraduate students through a comprehensive database developed to a survey within a same maritime education institution. The study explores the process of professionalization within a shipping world and offer useful insights and advice to improve existing under- and postgraduate maritime programs so as to sustain the development of such programs in the long run.

3 Methodology

A questionnaire based on the Likert-style score scale (1 = strongly agree; 2 = agree; 3 = fairly agree; 4 = fairly disagree; 5 = disagree; and 6 = strongly disagree) was designed, and distributed to students who have enrolled in under- and postgraduate programs in maritime studies. During the fall of 2011, 250 questionnaires were distributed to 180 undergraduates and 70 postgraduates studying maritime programs at the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies (LMS) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU), pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration in International Shipping and Transport Logistics and the Master of Science in International Shipping and Transport Logistics, respectively. We have decided to focus on HKPU because it has been offering education for vocational training of deck officers and electronic officers on board sea-going vessels for potential managers to ship management for decades, and is considered to be a very significant player in Hong Kong’s maritime education. Since the 2000s, LMS (Department of Logistics, or LGT, before 2008) has re-designed the curricula of all maritime programs by incorporating subjects related to management and general business issues within a maritime industry rather than highly specialized or technical subjects, e.g., marine engineering, maritime law, maritime technology, etc. To ensure that the respondents could provide relevant answers based on real learning experience, all of them have completed at least one year of studies in their respective programs. Footnote 3

The response rate was encouraging—76.4 % with 191 completed questionnaires (with valid responses). The questionnaire was divided into two sections: In Section A, participants were asked to provide background information related to their work experiences and studies, for instance, their highest academic qualification, years of working experience within a maritime industry, nationality, age, family background, etc. In Section B, participants provided detailed information about their studies including higher education enrolment, employment, and scholarships during their studies as well as their plans and preferred work after graduation. The questionnaire also asked respondents on the following topics: (1) issues considered when deciding to pursue their maritime programs, (2) information channels for their current maritime programs, and (3) a description of their maritime programs. The questions were asked in the form of statements and participants responded by choosing the extent to which they agree with a particular statement or not (i.e., eight to nine statements per theme).

To comply with confidentiality, data analysis was undertaken collectively without reference to any particular survey participants or institutions. Additionally, the survey questions and certain information in Section  5 were based on some semi-formal discussions with a number of relevant parties or materials pertaining to scholars, industrial practitioners, and maritime journalists. All aspects of the attributes could be validated in the questionnaire and addressed the study objectives (Malhorta and Grover 1998 ).

To ensure statistical sensibility of the collected data, we have conducted a series of t tests to evaluate their reliability and addressed potential non-response bias on the results (Armstrong and Overton 1977 ). The non-response bias was measured by dividing the 191 survey respondents into two groups (Table  2 ), and we used this as the database for further analysis. The results revealed that the collected data was statistically significant at the 5 % significance level.

4 Empirical results

4.1 background information.

Most undergraduate students enrolled in undergraduate maritime programs have completed secondary education for at least two years, or have obtained higher diploma or associate degree, and have articulated to programs that they are currently pursuing through the Non-Joint University Programs Admissions System (Non-JUPAS) Footnote 4 . Simultaneously, over 90 % of the postgraduate students consist of degree holders in business, management, and/or marine engineering. Their degrees are awarded by universities worldwide, including the University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong), City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Shanghai Maritime University (China), Shanghai International Studies University (China), Dalian Maritime University (China), Southwest Jiaotong University (China), University of Applied Sciences (Germany), University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Rouen Business School (France), Huddersfield University (UK), and Curtin University of Technology (Australia). The rest of the respondents have obtained other professional qualifications with solid work experience in the shipping, transport, or logistics sectors before proceeding to their postgraduate maritime programs. In Hong Kong, there is less restriction in language, since in most cases English is used as the main medium of instruction. Additionally, there are non-Chinese students enrolled in such programs every year as exchange students to take part in maritime programs.

Broadly speaking, only 7.4 and 9.3 % of the under- and postgraduate students, respectively, have family members who have worked in the shipping industry, or in any maritime-related employment before (Table  3 ). Among them, two have a (former) marine engineer within the families—a senior safety officer and a captain. Although the results suggest that few under- and postgraduate students enrolled in maritime programs had family members working in a maritime industry, 75.6 and 65.1 % of under- and postgraduate students, respectively, found that a role of maritime tradition was significant to their decision to enroll in maritime programs. Not surprisingly, 83.8 and 70 % of under- and postgraduate students, respectively, reported that an economy of their hometowns are currently associated with jobs related to a maritime industry.

The results indicated that 27 % of the undergraduate students held at least one university degree or possessed postgraduate qualifications, while 16.3 % of their mothers were also university degree holders. For postgraduate students, 27.9 % of their fathers and 14 % of their mothers were degree holders (Table  4 ). Nevertheless, none of the parents of the under- or postgraduate students have attended any marine academies.

The results indicate that the annual family income of our respondents stands at a lower and of the scale (Table  5 ). Over 60 % of undergraduate students reported that their families earned less than HKD 203,410 (equivalent to about USD 26,245 in August 2014) per year, and only about 20 % and 10 % of these families can be categorized as middle- and upper-income class, respectively. Therefore, it is not surprising to find that 44.6 % of the undergraduate students have part-time works so as to relieve some financial difficulties. Similarly, 58.1 % of the postgraduate students reported that their respective family income was at lower income levels and that 30.2 % of them have a full time job (Table  6 ).

4.2 Professional experiences before and during enrolment

Interestingly, no postgraduate students in our survey had any professional sea-going experience, although 13 possessed some onshore experiences, such as sales and marketing, accounting, law, documentation, customer services, procurement, to name but a few. As expected, most undergraduate students did not have any professional maritime experiences when they enrolled in their maritime programs (Table  7 ), although some of them had some professional experiences: 56.5 and 83.3 % had worked in non-maritime-related part- and full-time jobs, respectively. In addition, over 70 % of the undergraduate students planned to work part time during their studies. This was not only due to financial incentives but also a desire to gain some professional experiences before graduation. Meanwhile, professional experiences and financial incentives were the main factors that prompted postgraduate students to pursue their current studies (Table  8 ).

4.3 Plans after graduation

Over half of the undergraduate students who completed the survey planned to continue their postgraduate education in maritime studies after graduation, and this could foster themselves to obtain higher educational qualifications in a maritime field (Table  9 ). Except for coast guards and the shipbuilding industry, the responses for all other sectors were similar and showed positive feedbacks. Indeed, the undergraduate students often planned to seek professional life from other industries.

In terms of plans after graduation, the responses from postgraduate students are significantly different from their undergraduate counterparts. Few of them consider pursuing further studies, neither in logistics and maritime theme (9.3 %) nor in another discipline (4.7 %). Half of them indicate that they prefer finding a job in the maritime (and, in some cases, logistics) industries. There was also a tendency to seek professional life from other industries among these postgraduate students, especially in the banking and financial sectors. Slightly over half of them wanted to work in a shipbuilding industry (56 %), closely followed by the (general) transport industry (53 %). Port and coast guards are jointly ranked as the third most preferred option (49 %). Finally, tourism is ranked as the fifth most preferred option (40 %). Based on the collected data, postgraduate students least prefer to work in public administration (21 %) (Table  10 ).

Table  11 presents the results of postgraduate students’ responses to the question “if maritime industries are an ideal work to be associated with, then which sub-sector?” The results show that about 45 % of them showed an interest in containers, 14 % in dry bulk, and 11.6 % in tankers. Only few would like to work for cruise or coastal shipping.

4.4 Motivation to enroll in maritime programs

Nearly 40 % of the family members of the students being surveyed expressed a positive view towards maritime studies, and this suggests that their family members are likely to support them to pursue such programs and develop a career path in the maritime industry. With the support from their family members, 30 % of the undergraduate students reported state that the maritime programs that they are pursuing were their first choice during their university admission application. In contrast with undergraduate students, four out of five postgraduate students decided to pursue maritime programs. Practical and occupational-orientated nature seems to be the most crucial factor for pursuing maritime programs at postgraduate level (Table  12 ).

Forty-three postgraduate students have answered the question about scholarships in pursuing maritime program. Thirteen and four postgraduate students have received scholarships from tertiary institutions and external parties, respectively. In our data analysis, this is a crucial point of postgraduate students pursuing in such program.

4.5 Issues considered in enrolling a maritime program

To explore the key issues considered by under- and postgraduates when enrolling in a maritime program, the questions asked and a description of the summarized mean scores are presented in Tables  13 and 14 , respectively. The results indicate that the top 3 issues considered by undergraduate students when pursuing a maritime program are (1) to enhance knowledge about a logistics industry, (2) to enhance knowledge about maritime industry, and (3) program’s accreditation by professional units with the last item scoring the best mean score. The findings also show that undergraduate students pay less attention to (1) higher chance of getting a job, (2) great interests in the courses, (3) to be associated with their respective countries’ maritime tradition, and (4) no other alternatives. On the contrary, postgraduate students emphasize the following factors: (1) a reputation of the programs/departments, (2) university/faculty/departments have good networks within the industry, and (3) the easiness to obtain good grades in courses, followed by (4) courses are practice-oriented, which is in line with a crucial feature of the maritime programs (as mentioned earlier). Interestingly, when considering whether to enroll in a particular maritime program or not, postgraduate students are generally not affected by family members, friends, or colleagues whose have already pursued such programs.

4.6 Information channels for the maritime programs

In this section, we address the ways on how respondents found out about the program they enrolled in (Table  15 ). In this regard, it is surprising to see that, while social network (notably family members, friends, teachers, or knowing a third person) is not an effective channel for undergraduate students to gather information about maritime programs, it is very important for postgraduate students. In fact, a large number of enrolments (especially postgraduate students) were not a direct result of any aggressive marketing campaigns. The advancement of information technology has also helped students to seek relevant course information without time and place restrictions, and because of this, both under- and postgraduate students mostly agree that information technology is an important channel to obtain necessary information regarding the programs.

4.7 Description of the maritime programs

During the survey, we have invited survey respondents to describe their enrolled maritime programs. The received answers are summarized in Table  16 . Most under- and postgraduate students agreed that the maritime program outcomes meet their initial expectations. The workload is appropriate, and the teaching staff has adopted various teaching methods to allow students to learn effectively. In general, all responses to the specific questions fell within a range of strongly agree (1) to rather agree (3). None of the 191 survey respondents has expressed any disagreement towards any of the statements in this section. However, despite the well-qualified teaching staff, many feel that the courses are too academic or theoretical and that the courses could, and should, cover more practical aspects of the maritime industry. Unlike their postgraduate counterparts, undergraduate students appreciate the fact that they can enhance their professional competence and skills and transfer job-related skills from the maritime programs. However, 54 % of them reported that they had limited or no knowledge about the Chinese maritime industry (Table  17 ). Given the closer ties between Hong Kong and other parts of China, this suggested a major shortfall of the maritime programs being studied.

5 Discussions

We have closely examined the profiles, motivation, and expectations of under- and postgraduate students pursuing maritime related programs. In addition, we have analyzed the structures and characteristics of the demands for such programs.

Our study discusses the presence of a triple maritime dimension: Students select to pursue an undergraduate maritime degree, and that they may consider studying for a maritime postgraduate program, and finally their ambition is to work in the maritime sector. In general, the motivation of both under- and postgraduate students in pursuing their respective maritime programs is strategically driven by practical considerations. The results support the notion that their maritime programs generally meet the initial expectations of both under- and postgraduate students.

Regarding the degree choice considerations, according to our findings, a good program should possess the following competencies: (1) increases students’ professional competence and skills, (2) provides updated information on the industry, and (3) courses to be delivered by well-qualified teachers. Additionally, well-qualified teaching staff should provide a wide variety of innovative teaching methods so as to transfer relevant professional and practical skills to students and enhance their knowledge about the maritime industry.

Both under- and postgraduate students perceive the maritime programs they pursue as being too theoretical. To address this problem, we strongly believe that tertiary institutions should put more efforts in strengthening their networks with a local maritime industry. In return, the latter should offer more training opportunities, mentorship, and internship placements, so as to allow students to establish or expand their industrial networks more effectively. For example, HKPU has often invited scholars from foreign universities to conduct reviews and help in redesigning maritime programs. Other parties from the maritime industry, including industrial associations, potential and current employers, and alumni were also invited to offer advices to the programs, and to better equip students when they entered the job market. Furthermore, our findings illustrate that a large number of students pursue maritime programs because of an appropriate study workload, and that in some cases students perceive that they could obtain good results rather easily. The long-term impacts of such trend against the quality of the maritime industry professionals are subject to further research.

Unsurprisingly, most students expect to work in the maritime industry after graduation. For postgraduate students, a container sector is their ideal work under the maritime industry. This should not be deemed surprising, given that most of the world’s traded cargoes are carried by container shipping both in terms of value and tonnages (Ng and Liu 2014 ), and thus, it often receives the most attention, in both media and the maritime programs themselves. This suggests that maritime programs should perhaps pay more attention to the non-container aspects. Furthermore, with closer economic ties between Hong Kong and other parts of China in recent years, the maritime and logistics development of both regions are likely to affect each other significantly. However, our findings suggest that not many undergraduate students have even fundamental knowledge about the Chinese maritime industry. Thus, in the future, universities and tertiary institutions in Hong Kong should consider incorporating subjects with more “Greater Chinese elements” into both under- and postgraduate curricula of maritime education in future and invite more reputable guest speakers to deliver seminars or presentations about the Chinese maritime industry.

Regarding survey respondents’ family background, few family members of the surveyed under- and postgraduates have worked in the shipping industry or in maritime-related activities. This suggests that an influence from family members probably does not play a vital role in providing first hand or updated relevant maritime programs information in Hong Kong. Compared with undergraduate students, most postgraduate students are already working in the maritime industry and their key contact parties (notably, colleagues, supervisors, former teachers, and associations) can provide them with useful information regarding the maritime programs, and share past experience with them in pursuing such programs. Support from these parties often creates peer-group influences that motivate these students to pursue the maritime programs. Finally, our findings suggest that information technology has become a necessity for students to access maritime program information in real time.

Regarding the annual family income of the respondents, most under- and postgraduate students come from or are living at low-income levels, and they take up employment during their studies because of financial necessities. Only 39.5 % of the postgraduate students have been awarded scholarships from tertiary institutions/universities and/or external parties. Based on these findings, the HKSAR Government and industrial associations should take more initiatives in offering scholarships to motivate qualified students to enroll in maritime programs.

6 Conclusions

Quality education is fundamental for the long-term well-being of the maritime industry. As a global maritime logistics hub, maritime education has been growing in Hong Kong in the past decade as reflected by an increasing number of enrolments in maritime programs and the number of programs offered to under- and postgraduates by local tertiary institutions.

In this study, we collected data from 191 students (148 undergraduates and 43 postgraduates) through a questionnaire survey. By doing so, we can understand more about the students’ profiles, their sources of information, motivation, and expectations of the associated programs that they have enrolled in. In addition, we explored the different perceptions and evaluations of undergraduates and of their enrolled programs. This study has examined a professionalization process of the maritime industry and provides invaluable insight to researchers, maritime industries, associations, perspective students, and current ones. By studying the characteristics and structures of the demands for maritime programs, strategies and recommendations are made to contribute to an effective planning and management of maritime program articulation, and to help Hong Kong to develop into a world-class maritime educational hub in Asia-Pacific and the world. Useful strategic advice for developing a global maritime logistics hub is also given for others’ reference. In the past, Hong Kong’s maritime education focused on seafarer vocational training and covering narrow and highly technical aspects in shipping. Nowadays, they do not only cover shipping-dedicated subjects (e.g., navigation and communication systems, shipping logistics, ship-broking, chartering practice, marine navigation and meteorology, port planning and management, etc.) but also core (e.g., business finance, introduction to business law, global economic environment, operations management, etc.) and non-core business subjects (e.g., business English, transferrable skills, etc.). In many cases, the restructured maritime programs have incorporated a wide range of theoretical and commercial knowledge and skills, so as to equip graduates with both specialized knowledge in shipping and logistics as well as strong management competency, such as leadership, teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills.

A well-structured and comprehensive maritime program offers both width and depth (from certificate and doctorate level) to train up students in business knowledge and analytical skills. A number of local [e.g., Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)] Footnote 5 and overseas [e.g., National/Scottish Vocational Qualification (N/SVQ) Footnote 6 , Association of MBAs (AMBA) Footnote 7 , the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Footnote 8 , and the European Foundation for Management Development-European Quality Improvement System (EFMD-EQUIS)] Footnote 9 professional institutions have accredited Hong Kong’s maritime programs, such as those offered by LMS, in achieving certain quality standards. These institutions offer constructive advice on how to articulate degree programs with a postgraduate study level in both local and overseas institutions.

Maritime education has flourished in Hong Kong in the past decade as evidenced by the increasing number of under- and postgraduate maritime programs offered by local tertiary institutions. However, the structures and characteristics of the demands for such programs remain under-researched. Through this study, a generalized trend regarding the profiles, motivation, and expectations of respective programs of students from maritime programs can be drawn and the similarities and differences in terms of professional experience, culture, gender, and competency among these students can be identified. Furthermore, we have offered ways to adopt effective planning and management of maritime program articulation and to sustain the development of Hong Kong as a world-class educational hub for maritime studies.

This paper is based on a single case study, i.e., Hong Kong, and is an initial attempt to apply a concept of professionalism in maritime education through an exploratory study. It should provide useful insight to professional bodies on how to improve the quality of these under- and postgraduate programs in the future. To increase the generalizability of our findings, we plan to conduct large-scale longitudinal studies on maritime education in other countries, for instance, a comparison of maritime programs offered in Hong Kong and those in other countries (e.g., Canada, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Korea, etc.). A comparative study between Hong Kong and other Asian countries should be of great significance, as the findings will help to plot the general development of under- and postgraduate studies in maritime education. By doing so, we can create a strong platform in conducting further research on this important topic.

Here, it is interesting to recall a plenary session held during the Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) 2000 (Naples, Italy), discussing this issue in light of the restructuring of Cardiff University, UK, and the integration of the then Department of Maritime Studies and International Transport to the University’s Business School. During the conference, some scholars expressed the view that the end of maritime studies higher education degrees was probable.

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• Customer Satisfaction Evaluation of Liner Shipping and Logistics Service by using Quality Function Deployment(QFD)
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Dept. of Science and Technology, 2011

• Studies on hydraulic characteristics of helical-type seawater MHD power generator and prediction of performance

Division of Maritime Sciences, 2010

• Fundamental Study of Detection Method of Swaying Angle of Container and Integrated Trolley Drive and Swaying Angle Control System for Linear Motor Driven Container Crane System
• Control PM and NOx in Marine Exhaust Gas by Electrostatic Water Spraying Scrubber
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• Forced Convection Heat Transfer for Various Gases
• [Doctoral Degree by Thesis Only] Multi-criteria Evaluation for Selecting Sustainable Protective Packaging System

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• Navigator's Decision-making and Action to Avoid Collision
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Division of Maritime Sciences, 2009

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• The Optimization of a Ship Stowage Plan for a Containershoip
• XML-Based Ship Data Modeling and its Application for Maritime Field
• Evaluation of Fatigue Strength and Fatigue Crack Growth Characteristics on Materials in Marine Structures

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• Development of Electrostatic Precipitator to Reduce Marine Diesel Exhaust Emissions
• Risk and Life Cycle Cost based Assessment through Multi-objective Simulation of Ship Machinery
• Isolation and Identification of Halophilic Bacteria and Function of ectoine on Their Osmotic Tolerance
• Mental Workload of Vessel Traffic services Operator
• Experimental Studies on the Breking Performance of Tugboats in Retarding of Headway Large Vessels
• Analysis of Cooperative Freight Transportation System with Game Theory
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• Environmental Pollution Monitoring Using Bacterial Bioluminescence and it's Application to Environmental Safety Evaluation
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• The Study on Competitive Situations in Container Transport Market
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• Study on Some Problems about International Competitiveness of Chinese Shipping Industry

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• Development of numerical simulation methods for investigation of impact transonic interfacial fracture phenomena and elucidation of its mechanism
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• An Alternative Route for Containerized Cargo from Asia to North America -The Rail Canal-
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• A Research of the Prediction of Rice Production, Supply and Transportation on Each Area in the World
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Division of Ocean Mechnical & Energy Engineering, 2005

• Development of numerical simulation methods for investigation of dynamic crack branching phenomena and elucidation of its mechanism
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• Computational Studies on Three-Dimensional Dynamic Fracture Phenomena
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• Improved Ambiguity of Single Frequency RTK-GPS using Precise Velocity Information by GPS
• Conflict Adaptation Effect
• Toxic substances adsorbed on diesel exhaust particles emitted from new generation ship fuels
• Analysis of Atomization Procedure in Liquid Jet Flow Induced by Cavitation inside a Nozzle
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• The Expanded Cross-modal Stroop Task
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• Analysis of Characteristics Change and Instability of Hydrodynamic Force Acting on a Ship in Port
• A study of private-sector-led seafarer education at Japanese coastal transportation
• Study on Improvement in the Safety Management Technology Based on Human Reaction Measurement under the MEPS Environment
• Bubble Dynamics Model for Predicting Cavitation in Fuel Injector
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• Controling Method of Harmful Algal Bloom in Yodo River Estuary
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• Abrasion Damage Spread of Corrugated Board by Friction Test
• Study on underwater compression wave generation by a high-pressure-gas-drive diaphragmless shock tube
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• Preparation and gas permeation properties of organic-inorganic hybrid gas separation membranes for biogas application
• Synthesis and oxidation state of oligothiophene containing phenyl group
• A Study of Shipper's Port Choice Behavior for Proposing Business Continue Plan of Ports: the Case of Short Sea Shipping
• The berth template problem for a multi-user container terminal
• Development of evaluation method for offshore wind energy resources around Japan using satelliteborne scatterometer and radiometer
• A research on vessel traffic thruogh the Panama canal
• A kinematic study on evaluation standards for performance of swimming stroke

Division of Marine Engineering, 2014

• A study on the dependence of the current of the gold ion beams and the neutral beam generated by a tandem accelerator on the gas thickness
• Finite Element Analysis of the Fatigue Strength of Bolted Joints and Plate Surface Separation
• Property control of oxyhydroxide phosphor with co-substitution
• Numerical simulation of brine electrolysis in magnetic fields using an ion model
• Fundamental Study of Capacitance-Type Densimeter for Slush Nitrogen
• Identification of Cs-137 and Sr-90(Y-90) using Imaging Plate
• Numerical Analysis of Load Capacity and Strength of Rigid Flanged Shaft Couplings
• A study on the instability motion of planing ships
• A New Experimental Evaluation for Measuring Friction Coefficients of Threaded Fasteners Focusing on Repetition of Tightening Operation and Surface Roughness
• Evaluation of Mechanical Behavior of Threaded Fasteners with Fine Threads Using Helical Thread Models
• Fundamental study on hydrogen collection from helical-type seawater MHD power generator with partitioned electrodes
• Finite Element Analysis of Breakage Phenomena of PTFE Gaskets
• Combustion Analysis of Bunker Oil DME Mixed Fuel in Pre-combustion Chamber Type Diesel Engine
• Elucidation of Seizure Phenomena of Bolted Joints during Tightening Process
• A Research on a High-Frequency Resonant DC-DC Power Converter and Its Applied Power Supply Systems
• A role of the hydroxy group formed around nuclear tracks in PADC detectors
• Applicability of engineering plastics as etched track detectors with higher detection threshold
• Three dimensional moving finite element method for fracture of connecting rods
• A Research on a Multi-Resonant DC-DC Power Converter with High Frequency-Link
• Fundamental study of helical-type seawater MHD power generator for enlargement
• High speed observation of fracture behavior in connecting rods by cracking experiments
• Research on basic technology to realize cryogenic marine transportation of liquid hydrogen -Main focus on superconducting MgB 2 liquid level sensor-
• Analytical Expression of True Cross Sectional Area of Pipe Thread and Finite Element Analysis of Its Tightening Characteristics
• CO 2 absorption characteristics of a Li 2 TiO 3 blanket candidate material under atmosphere
• Development of a well-conserved tsunami simulation code
• Basic study for development of experimental - numerical intelligent hybrid method

Division of Maritime Management Sciences, 2013

• A Study on a new enhancement method of newspaper image for converting to text data
• Research on Meals at Coastal Cargo Ships in Japan
• Fundamental Study on Support System for Engine Plant Management by Using Virtual Ship Engineer Model
• Ship Collision Avoidance Using Distributed Local Search
• Investigation of Pilots' Transfer between a Vessel and a Pilot Boat at Mouths of Ise-Mikawa Bay and Osaka Bay
• Investigation of Tug Boats' Behavior during Ships' Berthing and Unberthing
• Study on Performance Analysis of Ship Propulsion Power System by Continuous Data Measurement
• Evaluation Test for Measurement Error of GPS Compass
• Effects of Transverse Inflow on Cavitation in Fuel Injector
• Evaluation of Difficulty of Ship Handling in Case of Entering Port at Port of Hanshin
• A Study on ClassB AIS For Fishing Boat
• Trend Analysis of Ship's Collision Incidents using GIS in Seto Inland Sea
• A Study on Image Enhancement Method for Low-quality Document Image
• Memory Representation of Keyboard Layout: Explicit Memory and Implicit Memory
• Core Non-emptiness Algorithm based on Marginal Contribution Nets with the Column Generation Method
• Research on Prevention of Marine Casualty by Human Factors
• Research of Communication Method for Performance Improvement among Team Members who have Different Mother Language
• Distributed SAT Algorithm and its Application to the Rolling Stock Operation Problem
• A Study on Shop Image Identification based on Local Feature
• Simulation Data Generating System for ECDIS Training
• Fundamental Study on Performance of Thermoelectric Generator for Waste Heat Recovery from Marine Engine
• Research on Skill Acquisition of Language -Overlap Effect on Chinese Typing Learing
• A Study on International Cooperation to Suppress Piracy
• Numerical Calculations of Weather Condition and Sea State for Simulation of Sailing
• A Study on High Accuracy Pupil Position Estimation from Wide-angle IR Image
• Multi-layered Generalized Mutual Assignment Problem: Formulation and Solutions
• Comprehensive Research on Nuclear Powered Ships in terms of Economics Compared with Diesel Ships
• The Stroop effect in Foreign-Language Learning
• An Model-annotation System for an ITS Which can Explain Differences between Models in Mechanics

Division of Maritime Logistics Sciences, 2013

• A Study on Alarm System for Small Ship Safety Navigation in Ningbo-Zhoushan Port
• Numerical Ship Navigation based on Weather and Ocean Simulation
• Study on Measurement and Numerical Computation of Flow Field in Rearing Tank for Marine Fish Larvae
• Analysis of Characteristics of Travel Behavior by Women with Infants Using Person Trip Survey Data - Comparison between Housewives and Working Women
• An Effective Presentation of Navigational Information for Improvement in Maritime Safety Using AIS and GIS
• Preparation and Properties of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Silica Organic-inorganic Hybrid Gas Barrier Membranes with Cross-linked Structure
• Berth Scheduling with Continuous Berthing Location Indexes
• Simplified Estimation on Corrugated Box Creep
• Analysis of the Optimum Operation and Performance Evaluation of a Slide-open-type Diaphragmless Shock Tube Assisted by Magnetic Force
• Substituent Effect in Symmetric and Unsymmetric Dimethoxy-terthiophenes
• A Study of Human's Performance in Ship's Bridge Simulator using Heart Rate Variability
• Determination of Anions in Vegetables using Capillary Zone Electrophoresis and Development of Novel Highly Sensitive Method
• Observational Study on Generation and Propagation of Underwater Shock Waves Induced by Impact of Projectile
• Statistical Investigation on Static Compression Strength of Corrugated Fiberboard
• A Study on Calculation Methods in Typhoon Wind Simulation with WRF
• Study on Effective Presentation of Navigational Information using GIS

Division of Marine Engineering, 2013

• Photographic Study on Pool Boiling Heat Transfer and Critical Heat Flux on a Horizontal Cylinder in Pool of Subcooled Water for Wide Ranges of Pressures
• Evaluation of Moving Capability of Crawler Driven ROV Considering Cable Tension
• Research on High-Performance Secondary-side Phase-shifted Pulse Width Modulation DC-DC Converter with High-Frequency Link
• Reduction Effect of Pollution Material from the Mixture Combustion of C Oil and Water
• Effect of Surface Roughness Distribution on the Velocity Profile of Flat Plate Turbulent Boundary Layer
• Evaluation of Mechanical Behavior of Multiple-Thread Screws using Helical Thread Models and Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Cyclic Stress Amplitude at Thread Root
• Effect of DME Mixing on Diesel Emission Particles of Ship Fuels
• A Study of CO2 Absorption and Composition Change of a Blanket Candidate Material Li2ZrO3 for Fusion Reactor
• CO2 Absorption Characteristics of Li2TiO3 with Various Densities under Long-time CO2 Exposure
• Hydrogen Isotope Absorption/Adsorption and Heat Release Characteristics of Ni Oxide Nano-compound Particles
• A Study of the Charge Fractions of Au Ion Beams Generated by Tandem Accelerator
• Solution and Diffusion Process of Carbon Dioxide in Seawater
• Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Behaviors of Bolted Joints Made of Titanium and Titanium Alloy
• Method of Localization for an Autonomous Mobile Robot by Feature Matching with Significant Point Images
• Research on An Instantaneous Resonant Current Phasor-controlled High-frequency Soft-switching Inverter for Induction Heating
• The Characterization of Tsunami Disaster Based on the Tsunami Numerical Simulation
• Application of an On-board Stereo Vision System to a Dynamic Environment of Ships
• A Study of Ion Beam Graft Polymerization Applied to Thin Film Diagnostics
• Simulation Analysis for Storage and Transport of Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen
• Response Determination of PADC Track Detectors for Proton and Heavy Ions Based on Etch Pit Growth Behavior
• A Study of Arrangement of Graft Chains in Polymer with Ion Beam Graft Polymerization Method
• Fundamental Study of Electrode Partitioning Helical-Type Seawater MHD Power Generation
• Finite Element Analysis of Natural Frequency of Cutting Tools by Taking Account of Interface Stiffness
• Post Treatment of Exhaust Gas Emissions from Vessel by Electrolysis of Seawater
• Development of 3D Moving Finite Element Method for Crack Propagation with Nonstraight Fracture Path and/or Curved Crack Front
• Thermal and Mechanical Behaviors of Pipe Flange Connections Subjected to High and Low Temperatures
• Analysis of the Tightening Process of Bolt Heater Aiming at the Application for Large Flange Connections

Division of Maritime Management Sciences, 2012

• Wave Characteristics Measurement using Precise Velocity by GPS Buoy
• Evaluation of Bridge Staffs' Mental Workloads at Ship Handling Simulator Trainings by Salivary Amylase Activity and Nasal Temperature
• Numerical Performance Analysis of Screw Propellers by Using Vortex Lattice Method
• Study on Learning Model of Virtual Ship Engineer for Supporting the Plant Management
• Study on Supporting Route Selection for Safety Navigation
• Velocity Measurement by Dual Time Interval Pulse-to-Pulse Coherent Doppler Sonar
• The Factor Analysis and Countermeasure for the Ship's Collision Accidents
• Precision Evaluation on Tag Estimation for Untagged Photos with Location embedded Similar Images
• Study on Urea SCR system for Marine Diesel Engine
• Influence of Increasing or Decreasing of Proportion Congruency on Cognitive Control
• The Possibility that Harmful Microorganisms Invade the Japanese Coastal Area through the Fly Imported from Hainan Island (China)
• A Study on Compression Algorithm of Weather Chart Suited for Transmission by Voice Band Radio
• Effects of Diesel Fuel Injector Design on Nozzle Flow
• Bubble Dynamics Models for Analysis of Cavitation in Fuel Injector
• A Comparison of Japanese and Chinese Pilot Education Systems
• Study on Internal Flow in Fuel Injector and Discharged Liquid Jet
• Study on Transmission Performance of Thermoelectric Module to Collect Waste Heat Energy
• Distributed Cooperative Protocol for Determining Power Distribution in a Smart Grid
• Numerical Simulation of Interaction between Bubbles in Ballast Water and Shock Wave
• Strategy for Goods Distribution across Multiple Markets: Competitive and Cooperative Solutions for the Duopoly Model with 2+1 Markets
• Research on Statistical Classification Procedures of Maltivariate Observations in Quality Inspection
• Modeling the Rearrangement of Goods and its Distributed Solution for Goods Sharing
• Evaluation of A Cadet's Mental Workload for Simulator Training Using Physiological Indices
• A Study on Feature Description of Shop image for the Shop Identification
• Study on Improvement of Marine Engine Safety Management through to Utilize of "MEPS" Based on Analysis of Actual Engine Troubles
• Research on Human Resource Management of Large Size Facility
• Impact of Nonsemantic Auditory Words on the Cross-modal Stroop Effect
• A Study on Robust Road Surface Monitoring System

Division of Maritime Logistics Sciences, 2012

• The Study on the Container Market Based on the Lehman Shock - An Economic Analysis of Slow Steaming -
• Synthesis and Oxidized State of Condensed Oligothiophene with Terminal Ferrocenyl Groups
• Simplified Physical Simulation for Abrasion Damage of Corrugated Box by Transport Vibration
• A Simple Screening Method to Identify Wakame Production Didtricts Using Ion Chromatography
• Container Storage Arrangement with Block Sizing at the Container Terminal
• Preparation and Properties of Organic-inorganic Hybrid Gas Barrier Films Using Gelatin
• Estimation and Verification of Offshore Wind Energy Resource Using X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar and Mesoscale Model
• Synthesis and Oxidized States of Diferrocenyl Bithiophenes with Bulky Groups
• Determination of Major Anions in Human Serum Using Capillary Zone Electrophoresis
• Preparation and Properties of Silica/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Organic-inorganic Hybrid Gas Barrier Membrane with Cross-linked Structure
• Structure of Stationary Solutions by Separation of Variables on the Navier-Stokes Equation
• Quantum Chemical Consideration of Terthiophene Derivatives
• Research on Ship Navigation in Numerical Simulation of Weather and Ocean
• Verification and Improvement of Accuracy of Ocean Wind and Wave Forecasts on the Middle-East and the North Pacific Routes
• Inactivation of Marine Vibrio sp. Using Microbubble Dynamics Induced by Shock Waves
• Development of Method for Assessing Offshore Wind Energy Resource in Chinese Coastal Sea Using QuikSCAT Data
• Sensitive Determination of Nitrite and Nitrate in Seawater Using Capillary Zone Electrophoresis
• Observation of Microbubble Dynamics Under Spatial Position Control
• Preparation and Gas Permeation Properties of Organic-inorganic Hybrid Membrane Using Sodium Polyacrylate for Separation of Ethylene
• Development of New Mechanism and Performance Evaluation of the Diaphragmless Shock Tube
• The Berth Template Problem
• Preparation and Properties of Organic-inorganic Hybrid Gas Barrier Films Using Layered Double Hydroxide

Division of Marine Engineering, 2012

• A Study on Dynamic Fracture Characteristics of Grey Cast Iron under Mixed Mode
• A Study on Boiling Heat Transfer and Critical Heat Flux
• Combustion Analysis of Diesel Engine by Using Internal Combustion Simulation Code (HIDECS)
• Finite Element Analysis for Optimal Design of Multi-bolted Joints subjected to Shear Loads
• Study in Property Improvement of Diesel Fuel by Using Dimethyl Ether
• A Study on Heavy Ion Tracks in Polyimide as High Threshold SSNTD Materials
• Trapping of Diesel Particulate Matter(DPM) and NOx by Electrostatic Water Spraying Scrubber
• Improvement in Estimation Method of Moving Performance of Crawler Driven ROV with the Aid of CFD Analysis
• Improvement of Design Technique of Radiator for Personal Neutron Dosemeter by Unfolding Method
• Finite Element Analysis of the Fatigue Strength of Bolted Joints by taking account of Plate Surface Separation
• Synthesis and Characterization of Rare-earth Oxyhydroxide Host Phosphors
• Experimental Study of the Observation on Fracture Phenomenon Induced by Thermal Stress, Using Image Analysis
• Study of Change in Combustion Characteristics of Biofuel with Water Emulsification
• Forced Convection Transient Heat Transfer for Helium Gas Flowing Over a Twisted Heater
• Efficiency Improvement of High Frequency Pulse Width Modulated Non-isolated Boost DC-DC Converters
• Combustion Analysis of Biofuel in Diesel Engine with Multiple Fuel Injection
• Study on Diffusion Simulation Method of Ship Exhaust Gas
• Autonomous Traveling of a Mobile Robot under Variable Sunlight Condition based on Stereo Disparity and Correlation of Edge
• Basic Study of Dynamic Crack Branching under Impact Loading
• Evaluation of Interacting Surface Cracks in Shroud Structure Using VNA Solution - Finite Element Alternating Method
• Sensitization of PADC Detectors by Carbon Dioxide Treatment
• Three-dimentional Finite Element Analysis of Flanged Shaft Couplings Subjected to Torsional Moments
• Thermal Response and Level-detecting Characteristics of Superconducting MgB2 Level Sensor for Liquid Hydrogen Using External Heater
• Analysis of Mechanical and Thermal Behaviors of Bolted Joints - Effect of Joint Materials -
• Study on Analytical Expression of Cross Section and True Cross Sectional Area of Screw Thread
• Study in Characteristics Improvement of Bunker Oil by Using Dimethyl Ether
• Determination of Optimum Phosphor Thickness in Particle Identification Method Using an Imaging Plate
• Measurement of Heat and Radiation Emitted from Metal Nanoparticles Under Hydrogen Isotope Absorption/Adsorption
• Study on Heat Generation by Friction during Tightening Process of Bolted Joint
• A Study on the Heavy Ion Tracks in Polyethylene Terephthalate
• Exhaust Emission Characteristics by Mixed Combustion Using Triple-fluid Atomizer

Division of Maritime Management Sciences, 2011

• Pilotage Fatigue Measurement by the Flicker Test
• Verification of Risk Homeostasis on Marine Transportation
• Evaluation of Difficulties for Berths, Routes and Risks of Ship Handling in Case of Entering Port
• A Study on the Small Boat's Operators' License System
• Optimum Maintenance Strategy of Ship Machinery Components Using System Dynamics Simulation
• Basic Study of a Physical Performance for Pilots' Transfer - A Characteristic of Candidate for Third Grade Pilot -
• Ecotoxicological study on ship diesel exhaust particulates
• Prevention Countermeasure of Fishing Boats' Casualties Caused by Dozing Watch-keepers
• Ecotoxicity assessment of marine sediments near dockyard

Division of Maritime Logistics Sciences, 2011

• Improvement of Equivalent Drop Theory for Transport Packaging Design
• Multi Criteria Shipping Investment Analysis by Using Regime Switching Fuzzy AHP Model
• A study on the VLSI Implementation of Global Buses for Mesh Computers

Division of Marine Engineering, 2011

• Elucidation of the Crack Growth Mechanism Changing from a Small Defect to a Semi Elliptical Crack Using the Three-Dimensional Moving Finite Element Method Simulation Based on Delaunay Automatic Tetrahedronization
• Combustion Improvement of Heavy Fuel Oil by Liquefied DME in Diesel Engine
• Application of Jatropha-Water Emulsion Fuel for Pre-combustion Chamber Type Diesel Engine

Division of Maritime Management Sciences, 2010

• Reliability Analysis and Determination of Optimum Maintenance Interval of Ship Fuel Oil System Using System Dynamics
• Quantitative Evaluation of Information Value in Ship Handling
• Vessel Traffic Management in Ports and Harbors -Kobe and Osaka Area in Hanshin Port-
• Characteristics of Perceptional Targets by Sight at Sea
• A Study on the Effect of Mariner's Collision Avoiding Action by Predicted ES Monitor
• Characteristic Analysis of Ship Collisions in Osaka Bay Pilot District by Variable-Scale Cell Method
• Collision Prevention of Coastal Ships Around Japan
• Towards Evaluation of Simulator Training Scenario using Salivary Amylase Activity
• The Evaluation Method of Safety Index in Ship Navigation
• Ship Collision Analysis along Sailing Routes using Segmental and Integrated Methods in Ise-Mikawa Bay Pilot District

Division of Maritime Logistics Sciences, 2010

• Evaluation of Cumulative Fatigue for Package during Distribution by Cart

Division of Marine Engineering, 2010

• Strength Evaluation of Marine Crane Hooks by Static-load and Fatigue Experiments

Division of Maritime Management Sciences, 2009

• Wave Measurement System Using GPS Signal
• Yield of Compatible Solute Hydroxyectoine Through Conversion from Ectoine by Recombinant Escherichia Coli

Division of Maritime Logistics Sciences, 2009

• Comparative Analysis of Judgemental and Statistical Forecasting for Dry Bulk Freight Market

Division of Marine Engineering, 2009

• Accuracy Inprovement of Target Ship Position Estimation by a Shore Set-up Stereo Vision System

Dept. of Maritime Technology Management, 2008

• Analysis of Drifted Drums of Dangerous Goods in Osaka Bay at the Gerat Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

Dept. of Marine Engineering, 2008

• Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Phenomena on Horizontal Geometries in FC-72

Dept. of Maritime Technology Management , 2007

• Supporting Network of Volunteer Ships from Sea at disaster
• Stuudy on Regional Maritime Cluster of Kobe

Dept. of Maritime Transportation Systems, 2007

• Application of Digital Elevation Models (DEM) on Early Ship Design - A Case Study on the Cebollati River, Uruguay -

Dept. of Marine Engineering, 2007

• Applicability of Stereo Vision System to the Safety Ship Navigation

Dept. of Maritime Transportation Systems, 2006

• Development of a method for retrieving coastal sea surface wind fields from synthetic aperture radar and mesoscale meteorological model

Dept. of Marine Engineering, 2006

• Suppression of PAHs in Seawater from Scrubbing System by PAC Adsorption Filter

Dept. of Marine Engineering, 2005

• Study on Co-development of Multimodal Container Transport and Modern Logistics in China

Dept. of Power Systems Engineering, 2005

• The Application of the waste-vegetable oil as a bio-fuel in a high-speed diesel engine

Dept. of Ocean Electro-Mechanical Engineering, 2004

• Sea Level Variations in the Java Sea Derived from TOPEX/Poseidon and Tide Gauge Stations
• Maintenance methods regarding multinational crews

Dept. of Power Systems Engineering, 2004

• Study on Formation and Decomposition of Nitrous Oxide as Global Warming Emissions by Heating Reactor

Dept. of Power Systems Engineering, 2002

• Evaluation of Particulate Matters Distributed from Burner Flames and Diesel Engines Using Various F. O. by Laser Method
• The Effects of Spray-to-Spray Impingement on Drople Behavior

Dept. of Transportation & Information Systems Engineerings, 2001

• A Lagrangian Relaxation-Based Heuristic for the Vehide Routing for Full Container Load
• Monitoring Model on the Stroop Effect
• Fleet Sizing and Management for Maritime Containers

Dept. of Transportation & Information Systems Engineerings, 2000

• Economic Development and Changes on Asian Container Handling Volumes

Dept. of Ocean Electro-Mechanical Engineering, 2000

• Mapping of Shallow Water Bottom Type Based on Landsat TM Data

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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Environmental chemical analysis method optimization and application to northwest Cuban marine sediment , Thea R. Bartlett

Exploring the Impact of Eddies on Southern Ocean Biogeochemical Structure using BGC-Argo Float Observations , Nicola J. Guisewhite

Meta-Analysis of United States Seabird Populations Based on Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) Records (1965–2018) , Savannah Hartman

Stable Isotopic Investigation of the Hydrological Cycle of West-Central Florida , Toedsit Netratanawong

Examining paleoshorelines in the eastern Gulf of Mexico: Insights on sea level history and potential areas of interest for habitat management , Catalina Rubiano

Stable Isotope Analysis on Yellowfin and Blackfin Tuna Eye Lenses Reveals Life History Patterns in the Gulf of Mexico , Kylee M. Rullo

Stable Isotope Analysis of Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii Eye Lenses to Determine Migratory Patterns in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Using Statoliths for Age Determination , Hannah M. Schwaiger

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

The effects of temperature and oxygen availability on aerobic performance in three coastal shark species; Squalus acanthias, Carcharhinus limbatus, and Carcharhinus leucas , Alyssa M. Andres

Continuous Effort Required to Maintain Populations of Outplanted Acropora cervicornis in the Florida Reef Tract, USA , Tiffany S. Boisvert

Elucidating the Sources Supplying Aerosol Iron, Zinc, and Cadmium to the Surface of the North Pacific Ocean with Stable Isotopes , Zach B. Bunnell

Quantifying Environmental Sensitivity of Marine Resources to Oil Well Blowouts in the Gulf of Mexico , Emily Chancellor

Zooplankton Biodiversity in the Northeast Gulf of Mexico and on the West Florida Shelf from 2005 - 2014 , Megan Ferguson

Coupling 210 Pb and 14 C to constrain carbon burial efficiency of blue carbon ecosystems , Tynisha R. Martin

Empirical and Modeled δ13C and δ15N Isoscapes in the Gulf of Mexico and their Application to Fish Eye Lens Migration Studies , Brianna Michaud

Interactions between juvenile estuary-dependent fishes and microalgal dynamics , Ian C. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Metabolic Rate, Critical Oxygen Partial Pressure, and Oxygen Supply Capacity of Farfantepenaeus duorarum at their Lower Thermal Limit , Alexandra L. Burns

From River to Sea: Improving Carbon System Measurement Methods for use in Rivers, Estuaries, and Oceans , Ellie Hudson-Heck

Riverine and Estuarine CO2-System Studies on the West Coast of Florida , Christopher S. Moore

Past Ice-Ocean Interactions on the Sabrina Coast shelf, East Antarctica: Deglacial to Recent Paleoenvironmental Insights from Marine Sediments , Kara J. Vadman

Investigating the Recent History of a Changing Planet with Innovative Isotopic Techniques and New Geologic Archives , Ryan A. Venturelli

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Testing the Efficacy of Recompression Tools to Reduce the Discard Mortality of Reef Fishes in the Gulf of Mexico , Oscar E. Ayala

Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Organochlorine Pesticides, and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Snapper (Family Lutjanidae) from Cuba and the Wider Gulf of Mexico , Brigid E. Carr

A Health Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico Golden Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) and Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill , Kristina Leigh Deak

A Process-based Approach to Evaluating the Role of Organic Ligands in Trace Metal Cycling in the Marine Environment , Travis Mellett

Investigation of Retention Versus Export of Planktonic Fish Eggs in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico , Bich Vi Viviane Nguyen

Development of a Benthic Foraminifera Based Marine Biotic Index (Foram-AMBI) for the Gulf of Mexico: a Decision Support Tool , Bryan O'Malley

Plio-Pleistocene Antarctic Ice-Ocean Interactions in the Ross Sea , Catherine Prunella

Mechanisms of Carbon Movement and Stabilization in Mangrove Wetlands , Carey Schafer

Hepatobiliary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Pelagic Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico , Madison R. Schwaab

Analytical Methods and Critical Analyses Supporting Thermodynamically Consistent Characterizations of the Marine CO 2 System , Jonathan D. Sharp

Large Thecosome Pteropods of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Species Abundance, Spatial and Vertical Distribution With a Temporal Comparison of Shell Thickness , Sarah M. Shedler

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure, Hepatic Accumulation, and Associated Health Impacts in Gulf of Mexico Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) , Susan M. Snyder

Investigating the Isotope Signatures of Dissolved Iron in the Southern Atlantic Ocean , Brent A. Summers

Modeling Early Life: Ontogenetic Growth and Behavior Affect Population Connectivity in Gulf of Mexico Marine Fish , Kelly Vasbinder

Isotope-Based Methods for Evaluating Fish Trophic Geographies , Julie L. Vecchio

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Use of Spectrofluorometry to Detect Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment , Mary Iris Abercrombie

Can Florida's Springs Coast provide a Potential Refuge for Calcifying Organisms? Evidence from Benthic Foraminifera , Kyle E. Amergian

Iron-Virus Interactions: Development and Testing of the Ferrojan Horse Hypothesis , Chelsea Bonnain

DNA Barcoding of Fish Eggs in the Gulf of Mexico , Makenzie Burrows

Ecological Responses of Seascape Heterogeneity , Dinorah H. Chacin

Species Abundance, Spatial and Vertical Distributionsof Large Heteropods (Pterotracheidae and Carinariidae)in the Northern Gulf of Mexico , Kristine A. Clark

Zooplankton Community Structure in the NE Gulf of Mexico: Impacts of Environmental Variability and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill , Kate M. Dubickas

Life History Through the Eyes of a Hogfish: Evidence of Trophic Growth and Differential Juvenile Habitat Use , Meaghan E. Faletti

Population Demographics of Golden Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps in the Gulf of Mexico , Greta J. Helmueller

Regeneration of Trace Metals During Phytoplankton Decay: An Experimental Study , Adrienne P. Hollister

Estimating Coastal Water Turbidity Using VIIRS Nighttime Measurement , Chih-Wei Huang

Untapped Potential of Gorgonian Octocorals for Detecting Environmental Change in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA , Selena A. Kupfner Johnson

High-Resolution Investigation of Event Driven Sedimentation: Response and Evolution of the Deepwater Horizon Blowout in the Sedimentary System , Rebekka A. Larson

Variations of Sedimentary Biogenic silica in the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon and IXTOC-I Oil Spill. , Jong Jin Lee

Variations of Global Ocean Salinity from Multiple Gridded Argo Products , Chao Liu

Fish Communities on Natural and Artificial Reefs in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico , Elizabeth C. Viau

Reconstructing Geographic and Trophic Histories of Fish Using Bulk and Compound-Specific Stable Isotopes from Eye Lenses , Amy A. Wallace

Studies of the Long-term Change of Global Mean and Regional Sea Surface Height , Yingli Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Ecophysiology of Oxygen Supply in Cephalopods , Matthew A. Birk

Remote Estimation of Surface Water p CO 2 in the Gulf of Mexico , Shuangling Chen

Spatial Dynamics and Productivity of a Gulf of Mexico Commercial Reef Fish Fishery Following Large Scale Disturbance and Management Change , Marcy Lynn Cockrell

Quantifying the Probability of Lethal Injury to Florida Manatees Given Characteristics of Collision Events. , B. Lynn Combs

Diversity of ssDNA Phages Related to the Family Microviridae within the Ciona robusta Gut , Alexandria Creasy

Use of a Towed Camera System along the west Florida shelf: A Case Study of the Florida Middle Grounds Benthic Marine Communities , Katie S. Davis

Using Ecosystem-Based Modeling to Describe an Oil Spill and Assess the Long-Term Effects , Lindsey N. Dornberger

Extending Spectrophotometric pHT Measurements in Coastal and Estuarine Environments , Nora Katherine Douglas

Evaluating the use of larval connectivity information in fisheries models and management in the Gulf of Mexico , Michael Drexler

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Predator-Prey Relationships in a Changing Ocean: From System Design to Education , Ileana M. Freytes-Ortiz

Application of Image Recognition Technology to Foraminiferal Assemblage Analyses , Christian Helmut Gfatter

Evaluation of trace-metal and isotopic records as techniques for tracking lifetime movement patterns in fishes , Jennifer E. Granneman

The Stability of Sand Waves in a Tidally-Influenced Shipping Channel, Tampa Bay, Florida , John Willis Gray

Application of Modern Foraminiferal Assemblages to Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction: Case Studies from Coastal and Shelf Environments , Christian Haller

Integrating Towed Underwater Video with Multibeam Acoustics for Mapping Benthic Habitat and Assessing Reef Fish Communities on the West Florida Shelf , Alexander Ross Ilich

Evaluating Beach Water Quality and Dengue Fever Risk Factors by Satellite Remote Sensing and Artificial Neural Networks , Abdiel Elias Laureano-Rosario

Microbial Associations of Four Species of Algal Symbiont-Bearing Foraminifera from the Florida Reef Tract, USA , Makenna May Martin

Environmental controls on the geochemistry of Globorotalia truncatulinoides in the Gulf of Mexico: Implications for paleoceanographic reconstructions , Caitlin Elizabeth Reynolds

Dormancy in the Amphistegina gibbosa Holobiont: Ecological and Evolutionary Implications for the Foraminifera , Benjamin J. Ross

Optical Remote Sensing of Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico , Shaojie Sun

Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Pelagic Sargassum in the Intra-Americas Sea and Atlantic Ocean , Mengqiu Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Packaging of Genetic Material by Gene Transfer Agents (GTAs) Produced by Marine Roseobacter Species and Their Effect on Stimulating Bacterial Growth , Shahd Bader Aljandal

Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Soil Composition and Accumulation Rates in Mangrove Wetlands , Joshua L. Breithaupt

Characterizing Benthic Habitats Using Multibeam Sonar and Towed Underwater Video in Two Marine Protected Areas on the West Florida Shelf, USA , Jennifer L. Brizzolara

Latitudinal Position and Trends of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and its Relationship with Upwelling in the Southern Caribbean Sea and Global Climate Indices , Kaitlyn E. Colna

Calibration-free Spectrophotometric Measurements of Carbonate Saturation States in Seawater , Erin E. Cuyler

Viruses in marine animals: Discovery, detection, and characterizarion , Elizabeth Fahsbender

Quantity Trumps Quality: Bayesian Statistical Accumulation Modeling Guides Radiocarbon Measurements to Construct a Chronology in Real-time , Devon Robert Firesinger

Characterizing Gross Lesions in Corals on Fringing Reefs of Taiwan and Hainan Island, China , Adrienne George

Reef Fish Biodiversity in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary , Megan E. Hepner

Investigating Marine Resources in the Gulf of Mexico at Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales of Inquiry , Joshua Paul Kilborn

Southern Ocean Transport by Combining Satellite Altimetry and Temperature/Salinity Profile Data , Michael Kosempa

Role of viruses within metaorganisms: Ciona intestinalis as a model system , Brittany A. Leigh

Evaluating satellite and supercomputing technologies for improved coastal ecosystem assessments , Matthew James Mccarthy

Stable Isotopes in the Eye Lenses of Doryteuthis plei: Exploring Natal Origins and Migratory Patterns in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico , Brenna A. Meath

Genetic Identification and Population Characteristics of Deep-Sea Cephalopod Species in the Gulf of Mexico and Northwestern Atlantic Ocean , Amanda Sosnowski

Investigation of Sediment Ridges Using Bathymetry and Backscatter near Clearwater, Florida , Lewis Stewart

Resolving chronological and temperature constraints on Antarctic deglacial evolution through improved dating methodology , Cristina Subt

Subtropical benthos vary with reef type, depth, and grazing intensity , Kara R. Wall

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Diversity and Distribution of Diatom Endosymbionts in Amphistegina spp. (Foraminifera) Based on Molecular and Morphological Techniques , Kwasi H. Barnes

Abundance of Archaias angulatus on the West Florida Coast Indicates the Influence of Carbonate Alkalinity over Salinity , Sean Thomas Beckwith

Resource Use Overlap in a Native Grouper and Invasive Lionfish , Joseph Schmidt Curtis

Miocene Contourite Deposition (along-slope) near DeSoto Canyon, Gulf of Mexico: A Product of an Enhanced Paleo-Loop Current , Shane Christopher Dunn

Trophic Ecology and Habitat Use of Atlantic Tarpon ( Megalops atlanticus ) , Benjamin Neal Kurth

Characterization of Bacterial Diversity in Cold-Water Anthothelidae Corals , Stephanie Nichole Lawler

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World Maritime University Dissertations

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Gender inequality in the practice of international marine science: case study on the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea , Ellen Johannesen.

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Law and policy in combatting piracy by maritime enforcement agencies: a Nigerian perspective , Sadiq Abubakar. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Nigeria. )

Regional organisations as a mechanism to ensure maritime safety and security: the case of the Southern Africa Development Community-SADC , Elcidio Agostinho. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Mozambique. )

Maritime governance : contextual factors affecting implementation of IMO instruments , Deniece Aiken. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), Jamaica. )

Evaluation of the role of ocean literacy in reducing Ghana's marine plastic pollution from land-based sources: the educator’s perspective , Emelia Akurubire. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Ghana. )

The transition to low and near zero carbon emission ports : extent and determinants , Anas Alamoush. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), Jordan. )

Spatiotemporal analyses of pelagic Sargassum : biodiversity, morphotypes and arsenic content , Kristie Alleyne. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), Barbados. )

Assessing the need for harmonized marine debris monitoring and equity to support participation in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations by Caribbean SIDS , Kristal Ambrose. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), The Bahamas. )

Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Ecuador:: the maritime authority approach for the exercise of coastal state rights , Daniela Andrade Tamayo. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Ecuador. )

Decarbonisation of the shipping industry by 2050: opportunities and challenges in market-based measures , Vaishak Arayakee. ( Maritime Law & Policy, India. )

Onshore power for the docked container vessels in Apapa Port through blended finance , Oladayo Matthew Atilola. ( Maritime Energy Management, Nigeria. )

Potential roles of vessel traffic services (VTS) in maritime decarbonization , Suleiman Mustapha Bunza. ( Maritime Energy Management, Nigeria. )

Impact of crude oil trade on Nigeria’s economy: a time series approach , Ihuoma Grace Chukwuma-ekwueme. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, Nigeria. )

Including stakeholder's perspectives on mangrove ecosystems degradation and restoration to support blue carbon in Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park, Zanziba , Dani Daniel Chunga. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, United Republic of Tanzania. )

Decarbonization of shipping: an African Union perspective , Daukorude Stephen Coleman. ( Maritime Law & Ocean Policy, Nigeria. )

Harmonization of Sierra Leone’s oil pollution prevention legal framework with MARPOL 73/78 annex I regulations , Regina Chokolay Conteh-khali. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Sierra Leone. )

Review of the Wreck Removal Policy in the Philippines in relation to The Nairobi International Convention On The Removal Of Wrecks, 2007 , Anthony Cuevas. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Philippines. )

Evaluation ofthe implementation in the Chilean domestic fleet of energy efficiency, ship energy efficiency management and carbon intensity indicator, according to the rules established by the International Maritime Organization , Jorge Sebastian De La Fuente Manríquez. ( Maritime Energy Management, Chile. )

Investigating the relevance of effectiveness of cybersecurity measures in the Philippine maritime industry , Marife S. Duatin. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Philippines. )

Feasibility of LOHC as hydrogen storage option for maritime industry , Abu Md Safiul Alam Foisal. ( Maritime Energy Management, Bangladesh. )

Analysis of the pros and cons of the acquisition of training ships by METIs , Jeremiah Yaw Frimpong. ( Maritime Education & Training, Ghana. )

A system thinking approach and novel framework towards safe pilot transfer arrangements , Eslam Ramadan Badry Gad. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Egypt. )

Enhancement of search and rescue missions in the West coast of Africa: examining the possibilities of use of drones in Cabo Verde search and rescue , Artemisa Cristina Gomes Neves Mota. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Cabo Verde. )

Climate change implementation and level of compliance with the Paris Agreement: toward a climate change resilience port : a case study of port Corinto, Nicaragua. , Jorge Alfonso Gómez Prado. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Nicaragua. )

Combatting the marine litter crisis in the Windward Islands : examining source-to-sea pathways and fostering multi-scale solutions , Roxanne Elizabeth Donna Graham. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), Grenada. )

Green shipping corridors: a comprehensive framework for overcoming port challenge , Ahmed Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Ismail. ( Maritime Energy Management, Egypt. )

Leveraging bargaining power in the international crude oil market: an analytical exploration of China's trade dynamics with leading oil-exporting nations , Adama Jatta and Farouq Umar Sani. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, Gambia,Nigeria. )

Safe manning of ships in the era of new and emerging technologies , Amna Javed. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Pakistan. )

Stakeholder perception of financial incentive in truck appointment systems at Chittagong Port , Suraya Yeasmin Jui. ( Port Management, Bangladesh. )

The Black Sea Grain Initiative : analysing the emerging, implementation and challenges , Mariami Kakabadze. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Georgia. )

Interrogating the state of application of technology within the Malawi Maritime Force as maritime expression : a task-technology fit approach , Gift William Kamwendo. ( Maritime Education & Training, Malawi. )

Just transition career planning for seafarers: challenges and opportunities for sustainable shipping , Sergii Kazantsev. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Ukraine. )

Exploratory study on human factors affecting safety in the shipyard of Pakistan , Bisma Khan. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Pakistan. )

A study on measures to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutants in domestic fishing vessels , Jihong Kim. ( Maritime Energy Management, Republic of Korea. )

Estimating the extent of illegal fishing in the exclusive economic zone of Sierra Leone , Isha Jebbeh Kpaka. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Sierra Leone. )

Pricing ocean freight services: a bargaining perspective , Pankaj Kumar and Juan Manuel Cerpa. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, India,USA. )

Impact of portable piloting units on the situation awareness of maritime pilots perspectives of Danish and West African pilots , Bernard Kuwornu. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Ghana. )

Analysis of policy formulation at IMO via participation of member states: a case study of green house gas emission measures , Rahul Lodhi. ( Maritime Law & Policy, India. )

The problem of abandoned, lost, and otherwise discarded fishing gear in Eastern Caribbean small-scale fisheries : understanding the challenges, defining solutions , Tricia Lovell. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), Antigua & Barbuda/Trinidad and Tobago. )

Ship registry and flag state obligations for the plurinational state of Bolivia: a case study for a landlocked state , Marco Antonio Lucano Uzquiano. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Bolivia. )

Support a safety learning culture in port state control regime , Peng Lyu. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, China. )

Elusive catch: domestic challenges encountered by the Philippines in Ratifying the Cape Town Agreement of 2012 , Gerico John Vincent Magbojos. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Philippines. )

Impact of emerging technologies on maritime education and training: a phenomenological study , Beauty Ebiere Maghoromi. ( Maritime Education & Training, Nigeria. )

Evaluating the efficacy of shipping pools : an empirical analysis of tanker and dry bulk segments , Ashraf Mahmud. ( Shipping Management & Logistics,

Policy and regulatory framework to enhance Thailand’s casualty investigation , Shinabhat Maneerin. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Thailand. )

Concept of e-certification: interrogating its global application to seafarers , Margie M. Mataac. ( Maritime Education & Training, Philippines. )

Stakeholders’ perception on the benefits of mangrove restoration in Liberia , Mark Mikely. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Liberia. )

A study on the business and regulatory framework of freight forwarders in the Republic of Maldives , - Minna Rasheed. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Maldives. )

Dissecting the relentless maritime security situation in Nigerian waters : an investigation , Lamir Ado Mohammed. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Nigeria. )

Assessment of the impact of governmental & non-governmental programmes in Kenya through donor funding to control plastic sandals from uplands and coastal communities on marine ecosystem pollution: a case study of Mombasa County , Grace Mumo Muli. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Kenya. )

Assessing Namibian dry ports: a stakeholders-centric evaluation in comparison to contemporary global standards , Phillemon Gabriel Shaningwa Mupupa. ( Port Management, Namibia. )

Stakeholders’ perspective on the degradation of seagrass and the significance of its restoration to carbon sequestration : a case study of Zanzibar, Tanzania , Salahudeen Abdallah Mustapha. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Ghana. )

Abuja MOU as a facilitator for the implementation of IMO instruments in the West and Central African region , Paul Chika Ochulor. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Nigeria. )

Implementation of maritime single window: selected case studies , Cecil Dumebi Chimaobim Ogunlesi. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Nigeria. )

Gender equality in ocean science for sustainable development : analysis of ocean science institutions in Kenya , Renis Auma Ojwala. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), Kenya. )

Assessing the drivers of plastic pollution on the Lagos coastline: strategies for effective policy implementation and mitigation , Clement Oshiobugie Orbih. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Nigeria. )

Investigating the outcomes-based education (OBE): a case study using the Philippine maritime education and training (MET) system , Emma Lyn P. Pabutawan. ( Maritime Education & Training, Philippines. )

Implementation of policies in addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Philippines: a reappraisal of established mechanisms , Jethro R. Padama. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Philippines. )

Advancing the blue economy through sustainable mariculture: the prospect of pearl oyster and sponge farm cultivation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines , Kevin Antonio Providence. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. )

Enhancing South Africa’s ship registry: a comparative analysis of competitiveness effectiveness and legal frameworks with a special focus on the Singapore registry model , Tebogo Alfred Moloko Ramatjie. ( Maritime Law & Policy, South Africa. )

An interrogation of the role of NGOs in improving the maritime education and training (MET) system in Kenya , Kulthum Hussein Salim. ( Maritime Education & Training, Kenya. )

Implications of marine heatwaves for the blue economy in Ghana , Louisa Pokua Sarkodie. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Ghana. )

Port state control: banning: an analysis of banned ships from Paris MOU and its effect on other MOUs , Donghyeog Seo. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Republic of Korea. )

Harmonisation in the rules governing the recognition of foreign judicial ship sales , Yingfeng Shao. ( Ph.D (Maritime Affairs), China. )

Application of wind propulsion in the existing fleet of the Caspian Sea using real wind data , Mahmud Suleymanli. ( Maritime Energy Management, Azerbaijan. )

Examining stakeholder perceptions towards seagrass as blue carbon : an analysis of challenges & solutions to seagrass restoration in Wasini and Vanga, Kenya , Aziza Mohammed Swazuri. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Kenya. )

Exploring the role of education in addressing the skills gap for seafarers in Bangladesh's maritime industry , Fatema Tuz Tahera. ( Maritime Education & Training, Bangladesh. )

Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost assessment of offshore wind-based hydrogen production: in the case of Saldanha Bay (South Africa) , Thandeka Nonceba Tembe. ( Maritime Energy Management, South Africa. )

Risk governance framework for recreational vessels' safety in Mozambique and South Africa , Yara Hortense Alberto Tembe. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Mozambique. )

An evaluation of the alignment of Liberian fisheries laws with relevant international legal instruments to combat IUU fishing in the exclusive economic zone and territorial sea , Kla-Edward, II Toomey. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Liberia. )

Establishment of an exclusive and effective maritime tribunal in Bangladesh under the “Territorial Waters And Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act No. XXIX Of 2021)”: what is the necessity? , Mohammad Rayhan Uddin. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Bangladesh. )

Assessing the state of implementing the International Maritime Organization (IMO) strategy for addressing marine plastic pollution in Nigeria , Lucia Urinrin Ushie. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Nigeria. )

Exploring underwater noise issues: a study of decentralized approach , Takanori Uzumaki. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Japan. )

The use of extended reality in maritime education and training: a case study of India , Tirth Sanjeev Vakil. ( Maritime Education & Training, India. )

Marine plastic pollution: a review of the scientific evidence, current policies, and potential solutions , Hai Vuong. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Vietnam. )

A study on the e-navigation government framework: a Philippine perspective , Orly Wong. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Philippines. )

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Evaluating human pressure on mangrove vegetation in Nigeria: a case study of the Niger Delta , Bashir Shehu Abubakar. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Nigeria. )

Attraction and retention of seafarers: a case study using choice-based conjoint analysis , Ankit Acharya. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, India. )

Empowering women in the Ghanaian maritime community: the relevance of laws and policies , Patricia Acolatse. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Ghana. )

Exploration of occupational safety and health in Pakistan's ship breaking and recycling industry , Shehzad Akbar. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Pakistan. )

Investigating the implementation of the occupational safety and health management system in the scope of ship construction and repair yards in Azerbaijan compatible with ISO 45001 , Ali Aliyev. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Azerbaijan. )

Enhancing pilotage performance in seaports: a reveiw of state-of-the-art technology , Zain Alabden Adil Abdulmunem Almusawi. ( Port Management, Iraq. )

Implementing green port strategies in Saudi ports to achieve environmental sustainability , Saleh Mohammed Alzahrani. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, Saudi Arabia. )

The determination of port automation levels using an analytic hierarchical process : a case study for the Port of Colombo , Waruna Lasantha De Silva Amarathunga. ( Port Management, Sri Lanka. )

Integration of a hybrid microgrid system using renewable energy sources: a case study of Lagos Port Nigeria , Juliet Inze Amwe. ( Maritime Energy Management, Nigeria. )

Assessing the effectiveness of maritime centres in the context of the implementation of the Code of Conduct Concerning the Repression of Piracy, Armed Robbery against Ships and Illicit Maritime Activity in West and Central Africa (Yaounde Code Of Conduct) , Richardis Kali Anabia-Tiah. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Ghana. )

Assessment of the uptake of greener technologies in international shipping: a case study on potential impacts of ammonia as an alternative fuel, on the health and safety of seafarers. , Ifeanyi Chimezie Ananti. ( Maritime Energy Management, Nigeria. )

Perceptions of mangrove ecosystem services and conservation priorities by decision-makers and key stakeholders in Nigeria , Saratu Inuwa Audu. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Nigeria. )

Threats and challenges to maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS): role of law enforcement agencies , Muhammad Adil Bajwa. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Pakistan. )

The global menace of “Abandoned, Lost or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear” (ALDFG): best practice to manage ALDFG in Ghana’s fisheries sector , Linda Bana. ( Oceans Sustainability, Governance & Management, Ghana. )

Critical analysis of policies on single-use plastics disposal from ships as a source of pollution to the marine environment , Fatai Abiola Bello. ( Maritime Law & Policy, Nigeria. )

Key determinants of a maritime logistics - hub: the case of Durban Container Terminal in South Africa , Nonqaba Jabulile Bengu. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, South Africa. )

Analysis of the impacts of strategic alliances on the liner shipping industry: case of Asia - Europe route , Alphonce Mustapha Boge. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, Tanzania. )

Evaluation of the implementation of distance education in MET , Kamal Ibrahim Buba. ( Maritime Education & Training, Nigeria. )

Achieving sustainable development through capacity building: the small-scale fishing community: the small scale South African fishing community , Zinia Siposetu Bunyula. ( Maritime Education & Training, South Africa. )

Evaluating the determinants of port productivity in Africa: a case study of Banjul Port in Gambia , Fatou Ceesay. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, Gambia. )

The role of maritime education and training at the secondary level in St. Vincent and the Grenadines , Gordon Kevin Charles. ( Maritime Education & Training, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. )

The ship-port interface safety management: case study of LNG ports and marine terminals in Algeria , Benyebka Cherigui. ( Maritime Safety & Environmental Administration, Algeria. )

Mitigating maritime unemployment in Georgia: an MET perspective , Besik Chkhikvadze. ( Maritime Education & Training, Georgia. )

Performance measurement of third-party logistics service providers/suppliers in shipping: a case study on Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) , Md Atiqur Rahaman Chowdhury. ( Shipping Management & Logistics, Bangladesh. )

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The Savvy Scientist

Experiences of a London PhD student and beyond

Thesis Title: Examples and Suggestions from a PhD Grad

When you’re faced with writing up a thesis, choosing a title can often fall to the bottom of the priority list. After all, it’s only a few words. How hard can it be?!

In the grand scheme of things I agree that picking your thesis title shouldn’t warrant that much thought, however my own choice is one of the few regrets I have from my PhD . I therefore think there is value in spending some time considering the options available.

In this post I’ll guide you through how to write your own thesis title and share real-world examples. Although my focus is on the PhD thesis, I’ve also included plenty of thesis title examples for bachelor’s and master’s research projects too.

Hopefully by the end of the post you’ll feel ready to start crafting your own!

Why your thesis title is at least somewhat important

It sounds obvious but your thesis title is the first, and often only, interaction people will have with your thesis. For instance, hiring managers for jobs that you may wish to apply for in the future. Therefore you want to give a good sense of what your research involved from the title.

Many people will list the title of their thesis on their CV, at least for a while after graduating. All of the example titles I’ve shared below came from my repository of academic CVs . I’d say roughly 30% of all the academics on that page list their thesis title, which includes academics all the way up to full professor.

Your thesis title could therefore feature on your CV for your whole career, so it is probably worth a bit of thought!

My suggestions for choosing a good thesis title

• Make it descriptive of the research so it’s immediately obvious what it is about! Most universities will publish student theses online ( here’s mine! ) and they’re indexed so can be found via Google Scholar etc. Therefore give your thesis a descriptive title so that interested researchers can find it in the future.
• Don’t get lost in the detail . You want a descriptive title but avoid overly lengthy descriptions of experiments. Unless a certain analytical technique etc was central to your research, I’d suggest by default* to avoid having it in your title. Including certain techniques will make your title, and therefore research, look overly dated, which isn’t ideal for potential job applications after you graduate.
• The title should tie together the chapters of your thesis. A well-phrased title can do a good job of summarising the overall story of your thesis. Think about each of your research chapters and ensure that the title makes sense for each of them.
• Be strategic . Certain parts of your work you want to emphasise? Consider making them more prominent in your title. For instance, if you know you want to pivot to a slightly different research area or career path after your PhD, there may be alternative phrasings which describe your work just as well but could be better understood by those in the field you’re moving into. I utilised this a bit in my own title which we’ll come onto shortly.
• Do your own thing. Having just laid out some suggestions, do make sure you’re personally happy with the title. You get a lot of freedom to choose your title, so use it however you fancy. For example, I’ve known people to use puns in their title, so if that’s what you’re into don’t feel overly constrained.

*This doesn’t always hold true and certainly don’t take my advice if 1) listing something in your title could be a strategic move 2) you love the technique so much that you’re desperate to include it!

Thesis title examples

To help give you some ideas, here are some example thesis titles from Bachelors, Masters and PhD graduates. These all came from the academic CVs listed in my repository here .

Bachelor’s thesis title examples

Hysteresis and Avalanches Paul Jager , 2014 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

The bioenergetics of a marine ciliate, Mesodinium rubrum Holly Moeller , 2008 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Functional syntactic analysis of prepositional and causal constructions for a grammatical parser of Russian Ekaterina Kochmar , 2008 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

Master’s thesis title examples

Creation of an autonomous impulse response measurement system for rooms and transducers with different methods Guy-Bart Stan , 2000 – Bioengineering – Imperial Professor –  direct link to Guy-Bart’s bioengineering academic CV

Segmentation of Nerve Bundles and Ganglia in Spine MRI using Particle Filters Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2012 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

The detection of oil under ice by remote mode conversion of ultrasound Eric Yeatman , 1986 – Electronics – Imperial Professor and Head of Department –  direct link to Eric’s electronics academic CV

Ensemble-Based Learning for Morphological Analysis of German Ekaterina Kochmar , 2010 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

VARiD: A Variation Detection Framework for Color-Space and Letter-Space Platforms Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2010 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

Identification of a Writer’s Native Language by Error Analysis Ekaterina Kochmar , 2011 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

On the economic optimality of marine reserves when fishing damages habitat Holly Moeller , 2010 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Sensitivity Studies for the Time-Dependent CP Violation Measurement in B 0 → K S K S K S at the Belle II-Experiment Paul Jager , 2016 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

PhD thesis title examples

Spatio-temporal analysis of three-dimensional real-time ultrasound for quantification of ventricular function Esla Angelini  – Medicine – Imperial Senior Data Scientist –  direct link to Elsa’s medicine academic CV

The role and maintenance of diversity in a multi-partner mutualism: Trees and Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Holly Moeller , 2015 – Ecology & Marine Biology – UC Santa Barbara Assistant Professor –  direct link to Holly’s marine biology academic CV

Bayesian Gaussian processes for sequential prediction, optimisation and quadrature Michael Osborne , 2010 – Machine Learning – Oxford Full Professor –  direct link to Michael’s machine learning academic CV

Global analysis and synthesis of oscillations: a dissipativity approach Guy-Bart Stan , 2005 – Bioengineering – Imperial Professor –  direct link to Guy-Bart’s bioengineering academic CV

Coarse-grained modelling of DNA and DNA self-assembly Thomas Ouldridge , 2011– Bioengineering – Imperial College London Senior Lecturer / Associate Prof –  direct link to Thomas’ bioengineering academic CV

4D tomographic image reconstruction and parametric maps estimation: a model-based strategy for algorithm design using Bayesian inference in Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGM) Michele Scipioni , 2018– Biomedical Engineer – Harvard Postdoctoral Research Fellow –  direct link to Michele’s biomedical engineer academic CV

Error Detection in Content Word Combinations Ekaterina Kochmar , 2016 – Computer Science – University of Bath Lecturer Assistant Prof –  direct link to Ekaterina’s computer science academic CV

Genetic, Clinical and Population Priors for Brain Images Adrian Vasile Dalca , 2016 – Machine Learning for healthcare – Harvard Assistant Professor & MIT Research Scientist –  direct link to Adrian’s machine learning academic CV

Challenges and Opportunities of End-to-End Learning in Medical Image Classification Paul Jager , 2020 – Medical Imaging – DKFZ Head of ML Research Group –  direct link to Paul’s machine learning academic CV

K 2 NiF 4  materials as cathodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells Ainara Aguadero , 2006 – Materials Science – Imperial Reader –  direct link to Ainara’s materials science academic CV

Applications of surface plasmons – microscopy and spatial light modulation Eric Yeatman , 1989 – Electronics – Imperial Professor and Head of Department –  direct link to Eric’s electronics academic CV

Geometric Algorithms for Objects in Motion Sorelle Friedler , 2010 – Computer science – Haverford College Associate Professor –  direct link to Sorelle’s computer science academic CV .

Geometrical models, constraints design, information extraction for pathological and healthy medical image Esla Angelini  – Medicine – Imperial Senior Data Scientist –  direct link to Elsa’s medicine academic CV

Why I regret my own choice of PhD thesis title

I should say from the outset that I assembled my thesis in quite a short space of time compared to most people. So I didn’t really spend particularly long on any one section, including the title.

However, my main supervisor even spelled out for me that once the title was submitted to the university it would be permanent. In other words: think wisely about your title.

What I started with

Initially I drafted the title as something like: Three dimensional correlative imaging for cartilage regeneration . Which I thought was nice, catchy and descriptive.

I decided to go for “correlative imaging” because, not only did it describe the experiments well, but it also sounded kind of technical and fitting of a potential pivot into AI. I’m pleased with that bit of the title.

What I ended up with

Before submitting the title to the university (required ahead of the viva), I asked my supervisors for their thoughts.

One of my well intentioned supervisors suggested that, given that my project didn’t involve verifying regenerative quality, I probably shouldn’t state cartilage regeneration . Instead, they suggested, I should state what I was experimenting on (the materials) rather than the overall goal of the research (aid cartilage regeneration efforts).

With this advice I dialled back my choice of wording and the thesis title I went with was:

Three dimensional correlative imaging for measurement of strain in cartilage and cartilage replacement materials

Reading it back now I’m reminder about how less I like it than my initial idea!

I put up basically no resistance to the supervisor’s choice, even though the title sounds so much more boring in my opinion. I just didn’t think much of it at the time. Furthermore, most of my PhD was actually in a technique which is four dimensional (looking at a series of 3D scans over time, hence 4D) which would have sounded way more sciency and fitting of a PhD.

What I wish I’d gone with

If I had the choice again, I’d have gone with:

Four-dimensional correlative imaging for cartilage regeneration

Which, would you believe it, is exactly what it states on my CV…

Does the thesis title really matter?

In all honesty, your choice of thesis title isn’t that important. If you come to regret it, as I do, it’s not the end of the world. There are much more important things in life to worry about.

If you decide at a later stage that you don’t like it you can always describe it in a way that you prefer. For instance, in my CV I describe my PhD as I’d have liked the title to be. I make no claim that it’s actually the title so consider it a bit of creative license.

Given that as your career progresses you may not even refer back to your thesis much, it’s really not worth stressing over. However, if you’re yet to finalise your thesis title I do still think it is worth a bit of thought and hopefully this article has provided some insights into how to choose a good thesis title.

My advice for developing a thesis title

• Draft the title early. Drafting it early can help give clarity for the overall message of your research. For instance, while you’re assembling the rest of your thesis you can check that the title encompasses the research chapters you’re included, and likewise that the research experiments you’re including fall within what the title describes. Drafting it early also gives more time you to think it over. As with everything: having a first draft is really important to iterate on.
• Look at some example titles . Such as those featured above!
• If you’re not sure about your title, ask a few other people what they think . But remember that you have the final say!

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Use the table below to browse theses completed by Maritime Studies alumni. Many theses have been digitized, and PDF copies of are available through the ECU Library. Simply copy a given thesis title and paste into the search bar on the library homepage .

Taking full cognisance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, IMO’s Strategic Directions and WMU’s strategic plan, a number of research themes have been identified as areas within which the University will seek to achieve and maintain excellence. The Research Priority Areas (RPA) and their key topics for research are described below.

Environmental Impact of Maritime Activities

• Effects of maritime activities on the natural environment
• Ways (at policy and operational levels) of limiting and avoiding negative effects of maritime activities
• The development and implementation of international instruments for the protection of the marine environment
• Development of new and sustainable practices for the maritime industry

This RPA is linked to one of the most important challenges to humankind in the 21st century - the precarious state of the environment in respect of life due to human activities. The need to ensure that all human activities, not least those in the maritime sector, are undertaken with full cognisance of their effects on the natural environment and with the most sustainable practices, is paramount. The RPA will seek to explore the effects of maritime activities on the natural environment, ways (at policy and operational levels) of limiting and ideally avoiding such effects, and the development of new and sustainable practices for the maritime industry.

Maritime Safety

• Law, policy and governance influencing maritime safety
• Accident aetiology and safety modelling
• Technological trends - contributory and disruptive influences on the maritime industry and vice versa
• Simulation for ship safety

The maritime transportation system focuses on five subsystems:

• the transport means (vessels);
• routes/ways/paths;
• operators/crew;
• management of the above 3 (including Vessel Traffic Systems etc.) and
• legal and administrative oversight.

Each of these contributes to the safety, security and efficiency of maritime traffic flow and to the protection of the marine environment. The current development of the system is characterized by rapid technological development and the implementation of new solutions and innovative operational services which go far beyond the objectives of the e-Navigation concept and, on the one hand allows for enhanced monitoring - even remote controlling of no-crew ships, and on the other hand brings to the fore the urgent need for the development of adequate and appropriate regulatory and ethical frameworks. This all occurs in a context where both the traditional maritime transport system and its rapidly-evolving technological version are inherently high-risk. A primary focus of this RPA is the investigation of advanced and complex concepts and models of safety and their influence on operations at sea and ashore. Furthermore, and taking note of the use of simulation to conduct trials of new operational standards and new equipment, and to train seafarers, the RPA will focus on the developing subject areas of digitalization, artificial intelligence and machine learning in a simulation context. It will examine trends and explore how safety can be improved, addressing maritime safety and security at the levels of policy, legislation, social dynamics (human factors/ergonomics), accident aetiology and how simulators can be used to further improve the safety paradigm of ship operations and the training of seafarers. The research area also covers the increasing disruption by technology of traditional approaches to maritime operations and the consequences of this on operational safety, human factors and labour supply.

Maritime Energy Management

• Maritime energy policy and governance
• Economics and social dimensions of energy management
• Energy management over the life-cycle of ships and in maritime onshore facilities (ports, shipyards)
• Renewable energy including ocean energy applicable to the maritime industry
• Marine technology and innovation related to energy
• The circular economy from a waste reduction and renewable energy perspective

The issues raised in respect of energy management with a view to reducing pollution and generating energy in a sustainable manner requires significant research in understanding current problems, generating innovative approaches to policy making for energy management, the design and operation of vessels with particular reference to the use of renewable sources of energy and to provide valuable insights into how the maritime industry can contribute substantially, and in an accelerated manner, to achieving a low carbon and energy efficient global future. This RPA seeks to advance the knowledge in the Maritime Energy Management field by conducting world-class fundamental and applied research in the thematic areas of energy efficiency, regulatory frameworks, renewable energy, social factors related to energy, the economics of energy and energy-related technology/innovation. The thematic areas will be addressed using a ship life-cycle perspective (design, production, operation and recycling) and in consideration of the impacts of shipping on oceans, through ports and to shipyards.

Maritime Social and Labour Governance

• Maritime human resource development through education and training
• Organizational behaviour for optimizing well-being and overall performance
• Technology - its place in education and training and its impacts on the human element
• Seafarers and other maritime professionals’ rights and welfare
• Gender, diversity, and culture in the maritime industry
• Supply and demand of maritime labour
• Migration laws and maritime professionals

The human element is at the core of this research area that seeks to better understand organizational behaviour and promote decent working and living conditions in the maritime industries. Given that corporations play an essential role in maritime social governance, research on organizational behaviour focuses on corporation decision-making processes by examining dynamics of corporate interaction, in particular in global networks and supply-chains, and with humans. The research excellence area also seeks to interrogate issues related to individuals and organizations and their development through education, training and organizational learning. It aims to create a better understanding of the interactions between humans and organizations in order to optimize well-being and overall performance and in particular the role of education (as mediated by such factors as the social norms and the evolution of technology) in this regard. The application of behavioural sciences to maritime industries seeks to shed light on the hidden power and educational structures behind corporations with a view to providing tools for achieving a fair maritime social governance paradigm and sustainable economic growth. Such development goals cannot be fully achieved without strengthening the labour and social rights of seafarers and other maritime professionals. The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, represents a huge step forward in the right direction. Nevertheless, the implementation and application of this international legal framework pose significant challenges and raise empirical and analytical questions across the globe. They do not only concern seafarers, but also other workers, in particular as technological advances and new business models expand the economic uses of the seas, and with them the concept of “the maritime professional”. The research approach to such pressing issues is intended to be socio-legal, dealing with issues of diversity in the labour force, in particular gender issues, corporate governance and labour matters, standard implementation and compliance, public and private enforcement of maritime labour law, and policy development.

Maritime and Marine Technology and Innovation

• Technological development including digitalization, artificial intelligence, autonomous shipping, big data and its manifestation and effects in the maritime industry e.g. in autonomous vessels, in sustainable energy generation, in education and training etc.
• Trend analyses of technology and its impact on the maritime industry and society
• Predictive modelling of technological developments and their impacts e.g. on labour supply and demand
• Security infrastructure for technological systems - currently focused on cyber-security
• Fundamental philosophies relating to the sociological phenomena that drive a “technological society”

This Research Priority Area interrogates developments of technology in ship operations (including the evolution of automation and digitalization), education and training (including e-learning), ship safety, information and communication for ship business (e-documentation) and its effect on the social, legislative and administrative dimensions of shipping. The cross-cutting nature of technology and innovation establishes an almost universal link between this RPA and all the other RPAs.

Maritime Economics and Business

• Global economic and business environments for shipping and ports
• Shipping market mechanism
• Financial maritime risk management strategies
• Optimal maritime investment strategies
• Efficient and effective port operations and management
• Shipping and ports as global logistics and supply chain components
• Optimal ship routing and freight pricing with real-time AIS data
• The circular economy from a business perspective

The Research Priority Area of maritime economics, business and management, seeks to identify and address knowledge gaps relating to the optimization of shipping, ports and their sustainable management from economic and logistics/supply chain perspectives.

Maritime Law, Policy and Governance

• Promote the understanding and efficient implementation of maritime legal instruments and attendant administrative mechanisms and related policies
• Design, formulation, implementation and evaluation of law and policy at international, regional, and national levels
• Administrative framework for fulfilling national obligations under international treaties
• Maritime and port security as well as unlawful acts at sea including terrorism, piracy, illegal migration at sea, cyber-security breaches, and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
• Implementation mechanisms e.g. under the legal enforcement regimes prescribed by the IMO, ILO and other UN bodies
• Unlawful acts in the form of corruption, i.e. facilitation payment, bribery and the promotion of anti-corruption awareness in the industry, together with the industry, NGOs and other UN bodies
• Application of international law and policy to non-conventional vessels including domestic ferries and fishing vessels
• The circular economy from a policy and legal perspective

Legislative and administrative frameworks govern the actions and obligations of individuals, organizations, and States. These come not only in the form of limits, restrictions, and standards that enhance safety, security, and environmental protection; these also include promotions and incentives that further the viability of the maritime industry, stimulate the national economy, and ensure the attainment of the UNSDGs. These requirements, standards, and incentives inform policy and are in turn, informed by policy. This RPA focuses on interrogating the maritime legislative and administrative requirements and the policies that are associated with them at the international, regional and national levels. Of particular interest is the inquiry into processes related to the design, formulation, and evaluation of law and policy. This includes examining performance monitoring systems using such tools as benchmarking and auditing. Also of particular importance is the research into implementation mechanisms, e.g., under the legal enforcement regimes prescribed by the IMO, ILO and other UN bodies.

What is the best title thesis for marine transportation student?

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What is the best title thesis for marine engineering student?

it must be related to your profession either it about your uniform comparing to the other schools.. or addiction on how maritime student spend their vacant time or about the machines used by the ship.

What is the resume title?

The title is your name. Then go on from there.

What is meant by title in HTML?

The title in HTML would be referring to the HTML title tag. This is a meta tag that sits at the top of your web page. The title tag is displayed at the top of your browser to indicate the name of the page you are viewing. The page title tag is also used by the search engines to label a specific page. Example: <HTML> <head> <title>This Page Title</title> </head> </HTML>

What does title undefined mean on a message from webpage?

It means you never put in your title. I will give you an example, make sure to put it in your body section. <title>Welcome to my website!</title>

Is a title a text features?

A title is a real text dueture

What is the best title thesis in marine transportation?

oil pollution on marine environment

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What is the best title thesis in marine?

What is the best title of thesis proposal about marine safety.

It would be impossible to write a thesis that covers all aspects of marine safety, that would take several volumes to do so.The thesis would have to be a generalisation or synopsis of existing safety rules and regulations.The title would need to reflect this fact.

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What are the examples of thesis titles in English subject?

One English thesis title example would be 'How Self-Editing Can Impact Student Involvement in Adolescent Literature'. Another thesis title example would be 'Dissecting the Phenomenon: Disputed Illustrations of Prejudice in the Harry Potter Series'.

What are the parts of title defense in thesis?

The parts of a thesis title defense typically include an oral presentation where the student presents their research findings, methodology, and conclusions to a panel of experts. The defense also involves a question-and-answer session where the panel evaluates the student's understanding of the topic and the rigor of their research. Finally, the panel will provide feedback and may ask for revisions before approving the thesis for completion.

Im a BS in information Technology Student does can anyone give me a thesis title?

i suggest this topic "human computer interaction"

What is a thesis paper?

Thesis paper is actually a document that is submitted during the academic life of a graduate student. It is a long paper having a definite structure. It contain title page, list of contents, list of tables, list of figures, result, conclusion. Care should be taken while writing thesis paper. Many students prefer online sources to complete their thesis paper. From there they can get good quality thesis paper. Thesis paper writing is very important for a student.

What is the difference of a theme and a title?

theme is an entire title and title is a temporary heading

Can you give a sample thesis title in filipino subject?

To figure out a thesis title on a Filipino subject, a specific subject must first be defined. Then, the title of the thesis must represent exactly what the research and resulting paper is going to be on. This is not something that can be given by someone else, but something that the student must come up with on his or her own.

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