Henrik Ringbom

Henrik Ringbom is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Law at Åbo Akademi. He serves as a Professor II at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law since 2012. His work focuses on maritime law, environmental regulation, and autonomous shipping.

• ORCID: 0000-0002-7265-835X
• Email: henrik.ringbom@abo.fi

Research interests include maritime security, UNCLOS implementation, and legal frameworks for autonomous shipping. His publications emphasize:

• Environmental protection under international law
• MARPOL regulation challenges
• Autonomous vessel jurisdiction
• Baltic Sea ecosystem restoration

Recent projects involve:

• EU PROTECT BALTIC (2023–2028): Resilient Baltic Sea ecosystem measures
• MISSION (2024–2027): Port call optimization tools
• AutoMare EduNet (2020–2023): Autonomous shipping education

Scientific awards:

• PBI Prize 2022 (Recipient)

Academic supervision:

• Co-supervisor for Thaysa Portela de Carvalho (Doctoral studies)