Intelligent Systems for Marine Transportation

Dear Colleagues,

Marine transportation accounts for much of global logistics and serves as an important indicator of the health of the global economy. The best way to keep marine transportation effective, safe, and sustainable is by ensuring that environmental performance is critical to the shipping industry. New technologies play important roles in this respect. Unmanned surface vessels or maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs) are also rapidly evolving technological developments. Combating climate change through emission reduction requires dedicated effort at every port and for even the smallest vessels throughout the world. Challenges related to the maritime technology spectrum range from wind turbines and kites, carbon capture, artificial intelligence and data sharing systems to hull coatings and fuel emulsifiers. To ensure that the shipping industry can operate fairly, effectively and safely, the IMO is developing new regulations such as the MASS Code for regulating new technologies used in marine transportation. Inflation may be caused by the cost of shipping and ocean freight soaring due to clogged ports, empty truck cabs, container shortages, Panama Canal congestion, etc.

We believe that intelligence systems provide promising answers to all the technological developments and problems in marine transportation. Therefore, this Special Issue will collect the latest research on intelligent systems for marine transportation. High-quality papers and novel techniques for marine transportation are encouraged. For publication, research topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs);
• Sustainable marine transportation;
• Marine transportation technology;
• Digital twin bridge/engine (DTB/E) monitoring;
• Intelligent port logistics;
• Big data platform in marine transportation;
• Intelligent logistics management;
• Performance evaluation on marine transportation;
• Environmental performance in marine transportation;
• AI in marine transportation;
• Data analytics in marine transportation.

Prof. Dr. Hsuan-Shih Lee
Guest Editor

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