Dalian Maritime University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Transport, a famous maritime college in China, and one of the few maritime colleges in the world with an "international reputation" recognized by the International Maritime Organization. Dalian Maritime University has a long history, and its predecessor can be traced back to the shipping department of Shanghai Higher Institute of Technology 1909 of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in the late Qing Dynasty. 19 1 1 year, based on the Department of Shipping Management, Shanghai Advanced Merchant Shipping School of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was established. 19 12, renamed Wusong Merchant Shipping School. 1929 officially resumed classes after suspension, and was named Wusong Merchant Marine College of the Ministry of Communications. From 65438 to 0950, the Ministry of Communications of the Central People's Government decided to formally merge Wusong Merchant Marine College of the Ministry of Communications with the Department of Navigation Management of Jiaotong University to form Shanghai Maritime College. Before liberation, China's higher maritime education suffered hardships and was interrupted several times. After liberation, higher maritime education developed rapidly.