State-of-the-Art in Maritime Safety and Smart Shipping

Dear Colleagues,

Some new technologies play important roles in monitoring and management of maritime transport network, such as, blockchain, digital twin and edge computing. In recent years, the occurrence of uncertain events has an increasing impact on maritime network, which is the blood vessel of the global economy and trade. Thus, it paid more attention how to use new technologies to predict and manage possible risks and crises in maritime and shipping. This Special Issue on “State-of-the-Art in Maritime Safety and Smart Shipping” invites Authors to submit high-quality original empirical, quantitative, or conceptual research papers. Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• The optimization of maritime transport network
• Monitoring and management of maritime public opinion
• Intelligent assisted shipping decision supporting systems
• Deep learning in Marine equipment fault diagnosis
• Monitoring and early warning of maritime risks
• Digitalization and decision analytics in maritime logistics
• The assess waterway transportation safety of LNG 
• Th Safety assessment of marine high-end equipment

Prof. Dr. Jian Wu
Dr. Xianhua Wu
Prof. Dr. Jihong Chen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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