Maritime lawThe Law
of the SeaATHANASIOS GIANNAKIS
of the SeaATHANASIOS GIANNAKIS
Open-access ebook
The Law of the Sea
A detailed resource on international maritime law, available as a free ebook in Greek.
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Maritime knowledge.
Global perspective.
Maritime knowledge, educational resources and professional experience.
Supported by a team. Connected to an international industry.
Maritime expertise · International perspective
The knowledge behind IIMS
40+
Years of maritime teaching experience
behind the educational material
20,600+
Students taught using
the educational material
32+
Maritime professions
across the sector
About the instituteA non-profit institute
A non-profit institute
built on maritime experience.
The Institute for International Maritime Studies (IIMS) is a non-profit research and academic institution based in Greece, bringing together maritime educators, practitioners and researchers.
The institute’s subjects connect the theory of shipping with the realities of the global maritime sector — from ship management and chartering to maritime law, the marine environment and industry careers.
The people behind IIMSMaster mariners, shipping professionals and academics in maritime law, economics, management and marine science.
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Meet all 14 people →
Research & knowledgeResearch grounded
Research grounded
in shipping practice.
Explore the legal, commercial and environmental questions shaping maritime activity, with published references as a starting point for further study.
Our academic history
A history of international collaboration.
Past collaboration · 2017–2024Between 2017 and 2024, IIMS worked with the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO on the MBA in Maritime and Shipping Management. This collaboration formed part of IIMS’s contribution to international online maritime education.
Explore the academic archive for the collaboration’s background and former student experiences.
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International education, shared experience.
MBA in Maritime and Shipping Management · A former collaboration, preserved as part of the institute’s academic history.
Learn about the past programme ↗IIMS libraryReference works
Reference works
by our faculty.
Explore books and reference works in maritime law, terminology and nautical history.
Maritime referenceConceptual
DictionarySHIPPING TERMS
DictionarySHIPPING TERMS
Dictionary sample
Conceptual Dictionary of Shipping Terms
English–Greek nautical and commercial shipping terminology.
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DictionaryNAUTICAL TERMS
DictionaryNAUTICAL TERMS
Dictionary sample
Homeric Dictionary of Nautical Terms
Exploring the language and maritime tradition of the ancient Greek world.
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From the archive
Hear from former students.
Get in touchLet’s talk
Let’s talk
maritime.
Have a question about IIMS, its publications, its history or a possible research initiative? Contact the institute directly.
info@iims.gr
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