XXI^st Marine Traffic Engineering Conference MTE 2026

will be held this year in:

Szczecin (Poland) from 23^rd to 25^th of September 2026

The MTE 2026 Conference is organized for the twenty-first time as part of our academic tradition by the Maritime University of Szczecin (MUS) at our premises. We cordially invite to join this international conference every scientist, researcher and all marine practitioner willing to exchange knowledge and ideas with other open-minded marine-oriented colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you in Szczecin and celebrating MTE 2026 with us!

• Scientific Committee
• Note to authors
• Deadlines
• Registration MTE 2026
• Programme
• Conference Office

The scientific topics discussed during the conference include thematic areas such as:
• safety and reliability of transportation systems • safety management systems in transportation • risk assessment in transportation systems • safety of navigation and shipping • marine and pilot navigation • ice navigation • marine traffic engineering • marine meteorology and weather routing • satellite-based navigation systems • positioning systems • unmanned transport • oil spill modelling and combating • marine cartography, hydrography and geodesy • geomatics and GIS applications • telematics in transportation • VTS and related issues • maritime simulation • manoeuvrability and hydrodynamics of ships • maritime education and training • human factors in maritime applications • bridge resource management • marine sensors and components • SAR and related issues • e-navigation • operational integration aboard and ashore • maritime robotics • maritime situation awareness systems • visions and strategies for the future.

The honorary patronage of the XXI^st Marine Traffic Engineering Conference MTE 2026 is held by:

• the President of the Polish Navigation Forum - Janusz Uriasz, PhD Eng., MUS Professor
• the Rector of the Maritime University of Szczecin - Wojciech Ślączka, PhD Eng., Master Mariner, MUS Professor                                      

  

Scientific Committee

Member name and surname	Institution	Country
Teresa ABRAMOWICZ-GERIGK	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Tomasz ABRAMOWSKI	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Nicoleta ACOMI	Constanta Maritime University	Romania
Jarosław ARTYSZUK	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Mieczysław BAKUŁA	Polish Air Force University	Poland
Michael BALDAUF	Hochschule Wismar	Germany
Andrzej BANACHOWICZ	West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin	Poland
Andrzej BĄK	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Artur BEJGER	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Michael BERGMANN	BM Bergmann Marine	Germany
Jarosław BOSY	Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences	Poland
Mihaela BUKLJAŠ	University of Zagreb	Croatia
Zbigniew BURCIU	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Tomasz CEPOWSKI	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Krzysztof CZAPLEWSKI	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Janusz ĆWIKLAK	Polish Air Force University	Poland
Dimitrios DALAKLIS	World Maritime University	Sweden
Thor-Egil EIDE	University of South-Eastern Norway	Norway
Andrzej FELSKI	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Katarzyna GAWDZIŃSKA	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Mirosław GERIGK	Gdańsk University of Technology	Poland
Dariusz GOTLIB	Warsaw University of Technology	Poland
Marek GRZEGORZEWSKI	Polish Air Force University	Poland
Lucjan GUCMA	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Maciej GUCMA	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Sambor GUZE	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Špiro IVOŠEVIĆ	University of Montenegro	Montenegro
Marianna JACYNA	Warsaw University of Technology	Poland
Kazimierz JAMROZ	Gdańsk University of Technology	Poland
Ian JENKINSON	Liverpool John Moores University	United Kingdom
Wojciech JURCZAK	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Lech KASYK	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Magdalena KAUP	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Witold KAZIMIERSKI	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Jan KELNER	Military University of Technology	Poland
Michał KĘDZIERSKI	Military University of Technology	Poland
Holger KLINDT	Holger Klindt Consulting	Germany
Žarko KOBOEVIĆ	University of Dubrovnik	Croatia
Bernard KONTNY	Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences	Poland
Andrzej LENART	Warsaw University of Life Sciences	Poland
John LLOYD	The Nautical Institute	England
Mirosław LUFT	Casimir Pulaski Radom University	Poland
Dorota ŁOZOWICKA	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Jacek ŁUBCZONEK	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Zbigniew ŁUKASIK	Casimir Pulaski Radom University	Poland
Artur MAKAR	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Waldemar MIRONIUK	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Jakub MONTEWKA	Gdańsk University of Technology	Poland
Reinhard MÜLLER-DEMUTH	Hochschule Wismar	Germany
Janusz NARKIEWICZ	Warsaw University of Technology	Poland
Krzysztof NAUS	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Salman NAZIR	University of South-Eastern Norway	Norway
Rudy NEGENBORN	Delft University of Technology	The Netherlands
Tomasz NEUMANN	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Thoralf NOACK	German Aerospace Center	Germany
Helle OLTEDAL	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Norway
Runar OSTNES	Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Norway
Vytautas PAULAUSKAS	Klaipeda University	Lithuania
Marko PERKOVIĆ	University of Ljubljana	Slovenia
Stojan PETELIN	University of Ljubljana	Slovenia
Zbigniew PIETRZYKOWSKI	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Krzysztof POKONIECZNY	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Tomasz PRACZYK	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Dirk PROSKE	Axpo Power AG	Switzerland
Marek PRZYBORSKI	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Zofia RZEPECKA	University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn	Poland
Halvor SCHØYEN	University of South-Eastern Norway	Norway
Mirosław SIERGIEJCZYK	Warsaw University of Technology	Poland
Jacek SKORUPSKI	Warsaw University of Technology	Poland
Joanna SOSZYŃSKA-BUDNY	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Cezary SPECHT	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Anna STELMACH	Warsaw University of Technology	Poland
Tadeusz SZELANGIEWICZ	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Rafał SZŁAPCZYŃSKI	Gdańsk University of Technology	Poland
Janusz SZPYTKO	AGH University of Krakow	Poland
Tomasz SZUBRYCHT	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Elżbieta SZYCHTA	Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology	Poland
Wojciech ŚLĄCZKA	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Roman ŚMIERZCHALSKI	Gdańsk University of Technology	Poland
Henryk ŚNIEGOCKI	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Barbara TCHÓRZEWSKA-CIEŚLAK	Rzeszow University of Technology	Poland
Vladimir TORSKIY	Odessa National Maritime Academy	Ukraine
Elen TWRDY	University of Ljubljana	Slovenia
Makoto UCHIDA	Kobe University	Japan
Janusz URIASZ	Maritime University of Szczecin	Poland
Peter VIDMAR	University of Ljubljana	Slovenia
Ryszard WAWRUCH	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Mariusz WĄŻ	Polish Naval Academy	Poland
Yuanqiao WEN	Wuhan University of Technology	China
Paweł WIELGOSZ	University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn	Poland
Adam WEINTRIT	Gdynia Maritime University	Poland
Joanna ŻUKOWSKA	Gdańsk University of Technology	Poland

Note to Authors

The MTE 2026 Conference enables the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and opinions that concern the safety of navigation, marine traffic engineering, and related maritime issues.

Deadlines

Registration and abstract submission until – 31 August 2026  
Fee payment deadline – 10 September 2026

Registration

Participants are welcome to register for the MTE 2026 through the registration form

Abstract submission

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of papers to mte@pm.szczecin.pl

Conference papers and proceedings

All accepted papers will be pre-reviewed by the Conference Scientific Committee, abstracts will be published as conference proceedings. We recommend publication of conference papers for an extra fee in:
• MUS Scientific Journals (70 points for Polish authors)
• TBA (Special issue of the selected thematic journal with significant Impact Factor)

Authors are asked to submit their articles to the publisher by themselves.

Conference language

The official conference language is English.

Conference fees

Fee	PLN	Euro
Standard conference fee	1700	400
Educational participation (students)	1400	300

 

Registration fees via bank transfer should be paid in PLN (Polish zloty) or in EUR through one of the following accounts:

in PLN: 16 1240 1864 1111 0000 2205 5615

Name of recipient:
Politechnika Morska w Szczecinie
ul. Wały Chrobrego 1-2
70-500 Szczecin

in EUR  IBAN: PL 51 1240 1864 1978 0000 2205 6061
SWIFT: PKOPPLPW
Bank PEKAO S.A.

Name of recipient:
Maritime University of Szczecin
Waly Chrobrego 1-2
70-500 Szczecin
Poland

In the bank transfer title, please specify: “name, surname participation in MTE 2026”. 
If you require a pro forma invoice, please contact us.

MTE 2026 Programme

Preliminary Programme
23.09.2026 (Wednesday afternoon)
12:00 - 13:00 Registration
13:00 - 14:00 Welcome lunch
14:00 - 14:30 Opening ceremony
14:30 - 15:50 Plenary session
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:10 - 17:20 Plenary session
19:30   Gala dinner (place: TBA)

24.09.2026 (Thursday)
09:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:20 Parallel sessions
11:20 - 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 - 13:00 Parallel sessions
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Poster session
16:30 - 19:00 Visiting to the Maritime University’s Academic Simulator Centre
19:30   Dinner (place: TBA)

25.09.2026 (Friday)
09:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:20 Parallel sessions
11:20 - 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 - 13:00 Parallel sessions and closing of MTE 2026
13:00 - 14:00 Farewell lunch

Venue

The Conference will take place at the University premises:

Maritime University of Szczecin
Faculty of Transport Engineering and Economics
4 Szczerbcowa Street
70-503 Szczecin
Poland

 

We recommend accommodation in the hotels located close to the MTE 2026 venue:


Hotel Dana Business & Conference **** 
Wyzwolenia 50, 71-500 Szczecin

Radisson Blu Hotel ****
Plac Rodła 10, 70-419 Szczecin

COURTYARD Hotel ****
Brama Portowa 2, 70-225 Szczecin

Hotel Zamek Centrum ****
Panieńska 15, 70-535 Szczecin.

Ibis Styles Szczecin Stare Miasto ***
Panieńska 10, 70-535 Szczecin.

Hotel Focus Szczecin ***
Małopolska 23, 70-515 Szczecin.
 

Conference Office

Maritime University of Szczecin
Faculty of Navigation
Wały Chrobrego Str. 1-2
70-500 Szczecin, POLAND
phone: (+48) 91 48-09-378
email: mte(at)pm.szczecin.pl

Head of Scientific Chair:
Paweł Zalewski, PhD, DSc, Chief Officer, MUS Professor, AFNI
Dean of Faculty of Navigation


Organizing Committee:
Marcin Przywarty, PhD, DSc, Faculty of Navigation
Marta Kasprowicz, M. Sc., Faculty of Navigation
Małgorzata Jankowska, M. Sc., Faculty of Navigation