Shanghai Maritime University (Chinese: 上海海事大学, 原名上海海运学院, 吴淞商船学校) is a public university in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) is a multi-discipline university with 6 fields of study: Engineering, Management, Economics, Literature, Science and Law, which is one of the best Chinese universities committed to maritime higher education. 1909: Shanghai Industrial College, with the Shipping Section 1911: The Merchant Marine College under the Ministry of Post and Transport, with the Navigation Section 1912: Wosong Merchant Marine School, with the Navigation Section 1929: Wosong Merchant Marine College under the Ministry of Transport, with the Navigation Section 1930: Wosong Merchant Marine College, with the Marine Engineering Section added. 1939: Chongqing National Merchant Marine College, with the Ship Building Section added to the previous two. 1943: The above college was incorporated into Chongqing National University of Transport, keeping the Sections of Navigation and Marine Engineering, and changing the Ship Building Section to the Ship-Building Engineering Department.