Past Research Seminar Topics
Maritime Policy Issues
Arctic Shipping - Legislation and Governance
Des Upcraft, Lloyd's Register
USA Unions, Collective Bargaining and Staffing Issues on the US-Flag Fleet: Recent Development
Professor Clifford Donne, Le Moyne College, USA
Good Environmental Management is Good Port Management
Peter Barham, Port Industry Consultant
The Northwest Passage: Current Legal Issues Professor Louise de La Fayette, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Applying the Collision Regulations or Why People Just Don't Follow the Rules
Dr Philip Belcher, Honourable Company of Master Mariners
Theory and Reality of Oil Pollution over a 30-year Period in Shetland (with reference to the Braer oil spill in 1993 and the lifetime operation of the Sullum Voe Oil Terminal and Port)
Professor William Ritchie - Aberdeen Institute of Coastal Science & Management, University of Aberdeen
Women Seafarers: Global Employment Policy and Practices
Dr Minghua Zhao, Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich
Piracy – Legal Suppression or Political Tolerance?
Ms Susan Hawker, London Metropolitan University
Health and Welfare of Seafarers: An Analysis of Problems, Issues and Prospects
Dr Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, SIRC, Cardiff University
Establishment of the Fund for Compensation of Oil Damage in China
Ass. Professor Yaofang Fu, Wuhan University of Technology, P.R. China
Issues in Homeland Defence
Commander Mike Mason, Head of Defence Studies, Ministry of Defence
Simulating Ship Evacuation Under Fire Conditions
Professor Ed Galea, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich
UK Seafarers’ Analysis: Five Years on
Professor James McConville, Centre for International Transport Management, London Metropolitan University
The Impact of European Union Common Agricultural Policy on Structure of Demand for ‘Capsize’ Vessels
Reza Mirmiran, Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich
Maritime Management Issues
China's Influence on World Shipping
Jean Richards, Quantum Shipping Services
Accident Investigation – a Powerful Driver for Improved Safety
Capt. Steve Clinch, Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Department for Transport
Starting a Tourist Business in Sydney Harbour - Challenges and Opportunities
John Whiteley, Management Consultant and Visiting Lecturer, University of Greenwich Business School
The Contribution of Cruise Tourism to Port City Economies - Chances and Challenges for Cruise Destinations
Frederick Naumann - Sartori & Berger GMbH & Co., Germany
Air, Sea & Fixed Link – An Analysis of the Demand Mr Nigel Wild
Business School, University of Greenwich
The Ferry Industry – a Logistical and Management Challenge
Joint seminar with the Institute of Logistics and Transport and Mr Bill Moses, Shipshape International Ltd/Greenwich Maritime Institute
Casualties in Dry Bulk Shipping
Dr Peter Marlow, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
Waterfront Revitalisation in East African Port Cities
Dr Brian Hoyle, Department of Geography, University of Southampton
Maritime History Papers
Blue, White and Green Nation: Britain and the Sea Since 1600
Dr Glen O'Hara, Oxford Brookes University
Bringing Forward Merchant Ships for Government Service 1793 to 1815
Bob Sutcliffe, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Crete 1897. The First Modern International Peace Support Operation
Professor Chris Bellamy, Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Swire European-Pacific Service – History in the Making
Michael Stammers, Merseyside Maritime Museum
Clad in Iron: The American Civil War and the Challenge of British Naval Power
Dr Howard Fuller, University of Wolverhampton
How a Small Norwegian Company Became the World's Largest Chemical Tanker Business
Dr Stig Tenold, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Women in Charge: Female Managing Owners in 19th Century Shipping
Dr Helen Doe, University of Exeter
Voices from the Bridge 1960-1980: An Oral Investigation into the Lives of Masters and Mates
John Johnson-Allen, Institute of Seamanship (Institute of Seamanship Annual Lecture)
Operations of the 10th Cruiser Squadron 1914-1917: A Challenge for the Navy and its Reserves
Terry Lilley, Greenwich Maritime Institute
North West Shipping and Shipowners in the Later 18th Century
Peter Skidmore, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Has Britain Ceased to be a Maritime Nation?
Christopher Lee, Writer, Broadcaster and Historian
The Repatriation of Spanish Soldiers from Denmark, 1808: A Study in Government, Logistics and the Consequences of Maritime Superiority
James Davey, Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Evolution of the Laws of Piracy. An Historical Perspective from Ancient Times to Present Day
Peter Widd, Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Creation of a Labour Force: Apprenticeship in the British Fishing Industry 1815-1914
Dr Martin Wilcox, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Damned by Destiny? The Rise and Fall of Admiral John Byng
Chris Ware, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Nelson, Film and Invasions Scares: That Hamilton Woman
Professor John Ramsden, Queen Mary College
The Last Fish? A Historical Perspective on the Exploitation of the North Sea
Professor Poul Holm, University of Southern Denmark
Other Maritime Issues
The Chart Table and the Real World
James Stevens, Royal Yachting Association & The Institute of Seamanship
Computer Aided Conservation of the Cutty Sark
Professor Chris Bailey, School of Computing & Mathematical Science, University of Greenwich