China's higher maritime education originated in Shanghai. From 65438 to 0909, the Department of Shipping Administration of Shanghai Higher Institute of Technology (Nanyang College) of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications initiated higher maritime education in China in the late Qing Dynasty. Wusong Merchant Shipping School was founded in 19 12 and renamed Wusong Merchant Shipping College in 1933. In 2008, Shanghai Maritime University moved to Lingang New City (now Lingang New District of Shanghai Free Trade Zone). In 20 19, the school successfully held a series of activities of 1 10 anniversary.

The school has three postdoctoral research stations (transportation engineering, electrical engineering, management science and engineering), four first-level doctoral programs (transportation engineering, management science engineering, ship and ocean engineering, electrical engineering), two doctoral programs 17, one-level master program 17, and two master programs of 64,65438.

Among nearly 1300 full-time teachers, there are more than 190 professors. The school is committed to cultivating all kinds of professionals at all levels needed by the national shipping industry, and has delivered more than 6.5438+0.9 million graduates to the national port and shipping enterprises and government departments, which is known as the "cradle of advanced shipping talents".

The school has established inter-school exchanges and cooperation with more than 0/00 sister colleges abroad, and carried out activities such as teacher exchange, cooperative education, cooperative scientific research and student exchange. We have established close ties with internationally renowned shipping organizations/institutions such as the United Nations International Maritime Organization, Baltic International Shipping Association and Norwegian Register of Shipping.