Research Seminars
GMI Public Research Seminars are held once a month during term time. Experts are specially invited to give a presentation on areas that relate to the three broad themes that the GMI specialises in Maritime History, Maritime Policy and Maritime Management. Presentations are then followed by questions from the audience. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Here is a selection of the topics that have been included in the previous academic years:
Maritime Policy Issues
Des Upcraft, Lloyd's Register
Arctic Shipping - Legislation and Governance
Professor Clifford Donne, Le Moyne College, USA
USA Unions, Collective Bargaining and Staffing Issues on the US-Flag Fleet: Recent Development
Peter Barham, Port Industry Consultant
Good Environmental Management is Good Port Management
Professor Louise de La Fayette, Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Northwest Passage: Current Legal Issues
Dr Philip Belcher, Honourable Company of Master Mariners
Applying the Collision Regulations or Why People Just Don't Follow the Rules
Professor William Ritchie - Aberdeen Institute of Coastal Science & Management, University of Aberdeen
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)
Dr Minghua Zhao, Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich
Women Seafarers: Global Employment Policy and Practices
Ms Susan Hawker, London Metropolitan University
Piracy – Legal Suppression or Political Tolerance?
Dr Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, SIRC, Cardiff University
Health and Welfare of Seafarers: An Analysis of Problems, Issues and Prospects
Ass. Professor Yaofang Fu, Wuhan University of Technology, P.R. China
Establishment of the fund for compensation of oil damage in China
Commander Mike Mason, Head of Defence Studies, Ministry of Defence
Issues in Homeland Defence
Professor Ed Galea, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich
Simulating ship evacuation under fire conditions
Professor James McConville, Centre for International Transport Management, London Metropolitan University
UK Seafarers’ Analysis: Five years on
Reza Mirmiran, Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich
The impact of European Union Common Agricultural Policy on structure of demand for ‘Capsize’ vessels
Maritime Management Issues
Jean Richards, Quantum Shipping Services
China's Influence on World Shipping
Capt. Steve Clinch, Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Department for Transport
Accident Investigation – a Powerful Driver for Improved Safety
John Whiteley, Management Consultant and Visiting Lecturer, University of Greenwich Business School
Starting a Tourist Business in Sydney Harbour - Challenges and Opportunities
Frederick Naumann - Sartori & Berger GMbH & Co., Germany
The Contribution of Cruise Tourism to Port City Economies - Chances and Challenges for Cruise Destinations
Mr Nigel Wild, Business School, University of Greenwich
Air, Sea & Fixed Link – An Analysis of the Demand
Joint seminar with the Institute of Logistics and Transport and Mr Bill Moses, Shipshape International Ltd/Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Ferry Industry – a Logistical and Management Challenge
Dr Peter Marlow, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
Casualties in dry bulk shipping
Dr Brian Hoyle, Department of Geography, University of Southampton
Waterfront revitalisation in East African port cities
Maritime History Papers
Dr Glen O'Hara, Oxford Brookes University
Blue, White and Green Nation: Britain and the Sea Since 1600
Bob Sutcliffe, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Bringing Forward Merchant Ships for Government Service 1793 to 1815
Professor Chris Bellamy, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Crete 1897. The First Modern International Peace Support Operation
Michael Stammers, Merseyside Maritime Museum
The Swire European-Pacific Service – History in the Making
Dr Howard Fuller, University of Wolverhampton
Clad in Iron: The American Civil War and the Challenge of British Naval Power
Dr Stig Tenold, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
How a Small Norwegian Company Became the World's Largest Chemical Tanker Business
Dr Helen Doe, University of Exeter
Women in Charge: Female Managing Owners in 19th Century Shipping
John Johnson-Allen, Institute of Seamanship (Institute of Seamanship Annual Lecture)
Voices from the Bridge 1960-1980: An Oral Investigation into the Lives of Masters and Mates
Terry Lilley, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Operations of the 10th Cruiser Squadron 1914-1917: A Challenge for the Navy and its Reserves
Peter Skidmore, Greenwich Maritime Institute
North West Shipping and Shipowners in the Later 18th Century
Christopher Lee, Writer, Broadcaster and Historian
Has Britain Ceased to be a Maritime Nation?
James Davey, Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Repatriation of Spanish Soldiers from Denmark, 1808: A Study in Government, Logistics and the Consequences of Maritime Superiority
Peter Widd, Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Evolution of the Laws of Piracy. An Historical Perspective from Ancient Times to Present Day
Dr Martin Wilcox, Greenwich Maritime Institute
The Creation of a Labour Force: Apprenticeship in the British Fishing Industry 1815-1914
Chris Ware, Greenwich Maritime Institute
Damned by Destiny? The Rise and Fall of Admiral John Byng
Professor John Ramsden, Queen Mary College
Nelson, Film and Invasions Scares: That Hamilton Woman
Professor Poul Holm, University of Southern Denmark
The last fish? A historical perspective on the exploitation of the North Sea
Other Maritime Issues
James Stevens, Royal Yachting Association & The Institute of Seamanship
The Chart Table and the Real World
Professor Chris Bailey, School of Computing & Mathematical Science, University of Greenwich
Computer Aided Conservation of the Cutty Sark