Autonomous Ship and Harbor Maneuvering: Modeling and Control
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 December 2025 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: autonomous vessel; autonomous harbor; route optimization; ship and port interaction
Interests: route optimization; offshore platform motion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Autonomous ships and autonomous ports are fundamentally changing the way maritime logistics is operated. Autonomous ships and autonomous ports are emerging technologies that not only lead to independent technological developments for ships and ports but also to changes in the entire process of autonomous ships entering and leaving ports, including docking, loading, and unloading cargo. As these unprecedented technologies are introduced to maritime logistics, research on new technologies to improve operational safety and operational efficiency is essential. This Special Issue aims to publish research on novel operational methods, controller modeling, digital twins, and the utilization and interaction of artificial intelligence that is evolving with the introduction of autonomous ships and autonomous ports.
This Special Issue aims to publish cutting-edge research in these domains, ensuring rapid peer review and dissemination of high-quality studies for research and practical applications.
Dr. Sewon Kim
Dr. Chungkuk Jin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autonomous vessel arrival and departure
- autonomous harbor operation method
- autonomous vessel berthing and berth planning
- autonomous vessel cargo loading and unloading
- harbor autonomous guided vehicle and yard tractor scheduling
- autonomous vessel digital twin
- autonomous harbor digital twin
- autonomous vessel and harbor interaction
- ship and harbor data standardization
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