2022

New corporate design

2022

Presidency GSTTA 2022-2024 (Global Shipping Think Tank Alliance; http://www.gstta.org)

2021

The fields of competence are further optimised and complemented by two additional fields. The current fields of competence are now Maritime Markets, Maritime Security, Maritime Environment, Maritime Transport Chains, Simulation, Software Solutions and Digital Innovations.

2018

The three departments will become 5 competence areas: Maritime Intelligence, Maritime Security, Maritime Environment, Maritime Transport Chains, Maritime Simulation.

2016

University Award: Freight Transport and Logistics of the HS BHV 2016 with participation of ISL in the cooperation focus "Risk Management and Resilient Logistics Chains".

2015

DIN Innovation Award & Relocation of Library to ISL Headquarters

2012

Award: 365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas

2010

Collaborative professorships

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Prof. Dr. Lemper (2016)
Prof. Dr. Frank Arendt (2009)
Prof. Dr. Holger Schütt (2010-2022)

2005

For the first time, ISL publications are available online for subscribers.

1997

Foundation of the Bremerhaven office in Stresemannstrasse.

1989

Establishment of the new Scientific Advisory Board in place of the original Advisory Board, whose tasks are now largely assumed by the Board of Trustees.

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It consists of representatives of science and practice, advises ISL in the fields of research and development and contributes significantly to the practice-oriented target formulation of the institute's development strategies. Redesign of the ISL logo.

1988

The Board of Directors (replacing a single executive director) and the Board of Trustees (replacing the executive board) are introduced as new bodies of the Institute.

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Three departments are established, each being led by a director who at the same time is a professor at one of the universities of Bremen (as seen in the picture, from left to right: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Speidel, Prof. Dr. Rolf W. Stuchtey, Prof. Dr. Manfred Zachcial).

1984

In view of the expansion of general transportation, the areas of responsibility at the beginning of the 1980s cannot remain limited to maritime transportation.

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The development of the economy requires the inclusion of hinterland transport, the coverage of the entire transport chains. So also the inclusion of logistic systems and information logistic approaches. Accordingly, the name of the institute in the statutes is extended to: Institute of Maritime Economics and Logistics. The activity orientation of the institute is supplemented by the areas "logistics" and "system analysis".

1982

Foundation of the "Förderkreis Stiftung Institut für Seeverkehrswirtschaft e.V." by well-known representatives of German shipping companies. The members support the scientific research of the institute both ideally and materially.

1967

In view of the changing tasks in the maritime industry, the name is changed to "Institute of Maritime Economics" in accordance with the articles of association.

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The original statutory task of the foundation, namely "to conduct and promote scientific shipping research," is now interpreted as "scientific research in the field of maritime transport." The institute is now assigned to the Senator for Education, Science and the Arts.

1959

First edition of the "Jahrbuch der Schifffahrt - Shipping Statistics Yearbook", which is based on the "Bremer Jahrbuch der Weltschifffahrt" already published in 1953 and 1955 and is still published regularly today.

1957

First issue of the monthly "Shipping Statistics and Market Review", which is still published regularly today.

1954

Establishment of the Institute for Maritime Research

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On March 30, 1954, the "Institute for Maritime Research" was established as a non-profit foundation under private law by the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Its statutory purpose is to conduct and promote scientific shipping research. The first director is Dr. Gustav Adolf Theel, the first board member is Dr. Ehrenfried Schütte. The advisory board initially consists of members of the Senate, later also of representatives of other institutions and the port industry. The supervisory authority is the Bremen Senator for Ports, Shipping and Transport.