Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

System Optimization and Control of Unmanned Marine Vehicles

edited by

Liying Hao

,

Weidong Zhang

and Yongpeng Weng

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-objective design and optimization; distributed formation control; path planning and dynamic positioning; navigation and optimal control; fault diagnosis and cyber secure optimization; perception and motion planning; sliding mode fault-tolerant control; sensor fusion and state estimation; model predictive control; system identification and parameter estimation; energy aware mission planning; digital twin validation; deep learning for marine vehicle control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Design and Optimization of Ship Hydrodynamics

edited by

Gregory Grigoropoulos

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization; biomimetic methods; ship design; ship hydrodynamics; operational efficiency; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Climate Change Impacts on Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Coastal Processes

edited by

Lynn Donelson Wright

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal resilience; coastal erosion; tropical cyclones; sea surface temperature; coastal currents; coral bleaching; coastal modelling; nature-based coastal protection; engineered coastal protections; hazard forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Maritime Shipping

edited by

Chuanxu Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open

Keywords: green shipping; intelligent shipping; digital technology; low carbon; operations management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Underwater Wireless Power Transfer Systems

edited by

Zhengchao Yan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: inductive power transfer (IPT); capacitive power transfer (CPT); and ultrasonic wireless power transfer (UWPT) technologies; AUV charging; buoy charging; magnetic couplers and magnetic design methods; compensation topologies and parameter tuning methods; advanced control methods for AUV charging systems; electromagnetic field shielding and electromagnetic compatibility; simultaneous wireless power and data transfer technologies; electromagnetic metamaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Research Progress on Deep-Sea Organisms

edited by Lisheng He

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11783 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea; biology and ecology; molecules and evolution; survival strategies and mechanisms; in situ study; interdisciplinary research.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Exploitation and Optimization of Ocean Energy Conversion Infrastructure

edited by

Isabel Cristina Gil-Garcia

and

Ana Fernández-Guillamón

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8573 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean energy; conversion infrastructure; renewable energy; offshore wind

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Recent Advances in Hydraulic Machinery and Its Application in Marine Engineering

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2456 | Submission Open

Keywords: design method; optimizing strategy; flow characteristics; transient process; cavitation; erosion; numerical method; tidal energy; wave energy; marine hydrokinetics; environmentally friendly

Towards Net-Zero Shipping Innovation and Integration in Maritime Decarbonization

edited by

Luis Alfonso Díaz-Secades

,

Jonas W. Ringsberg

and

Carlos Guedes Soares

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime decarbonization; IMO net-zero framework; waste energy recovery; carbon capture and storage; alternative fuels; optimization of energy systems; decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)

Insights on Marine Microbial Communities

edited by Annarita Ricciardelli and

Matteo Selci

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microbiology; microbial ecology; biogeochemical cycles; extremophiles; marine biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Advances in Marine Computational Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Guang Yin

and

Muk Chen Ong

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7009 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine computational fluid mechanics; marine hydrodynamics; waves; fluid– structure interactions; marine renewable energy; marine environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Applications of Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Ships

edited by Jiansen Zhao,

Xinjian Wang

and

Rong Zhen

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3485 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship detection and tracking; maritime data mining; ship trajectory fusion; navigation awareness enhancement; intelligent ship collision avoidance; intelligent aids in ship navigation; maritime traffic organization; navigational risk assessment and control; maritime traffic supervision; MASS; ship communication; perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancements in Hybrid Power Systems for Marine Applications

edited by

Peilin Xie

,

Sen Tan

and

Rosemary Norman

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; maritime power systems; electrical propulsion systems; fuel cells; power management systems; energy management systems; energy storage systems; green hydrogen; hydrogen-fueled ships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Underwater Acoustic Communication and Marine Robot Networks

edited by

Mayorkinos Papaelias

and

Feng Tong

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine robotic systems and networks; underwater acoustic; MAC; big data; deep learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Theoretical Research and Design of Subsea Pipelines

edited by Ahmed M. Reda

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1289 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsea pipeline design; computational modeling and simulation; pipeline integrity management; hydrodynamic interactions; corrosion-resistant alloys; structural health monitoring; deepwater energy transportation; failure analysis and defect assessment; flow assurance and transport phenomena; sustainable offshore pipeline infrastructure; pipe– soil interaction; seabed stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Research on Path Planning for Intelligent Ships

edited by

Joo-Sung Kim

,

Ho Namgung

and

Kwang-il Kim

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS); path planning; collision avoidance; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Combining Field Observations and Satellite Remote Sensing to Monitor Marine Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Martina Orlando-Bonaca

and

Danijel Ivajnsic

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: field-based methods; remote sensing technologies; satellite-based observations; environmental change predictions; spatial modelling; ecosystem assessment; biodiversity conservation; habitat restoration; sustainable management and policy actions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Advances in Coastal Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Processes under a Changing Climate

edited by

Chatzipavlis Antonis

and

Simone Simeone

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10278 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal morphodynamics; beach morphology; coastal hydrodynamics; climate change; extreme sea levels; mean sea level rise; coastal processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Modeling and Waveform Inversion of Marine Seismic Data

edited by

Guoxin Chen

,

Chun-Feng Li

and Yangting Liu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8850 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic forward modeling; waveform inversion; artificial intelligence; marine seismic data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Adaptation to Global Change in Fisheries Resources and Associated Marine Ecosystems

edited by

Jésus M. Falcón

,

Juan Pérez-Rubín

and

Pablo Martin-Sosa

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7481 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean and Global Climate)

New Developments of Ocean Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy

edited by

Mariana Bernardino

and

Liliana Rusu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2859 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy; wave and tidal energy; environmental impact assessment; climate resilience; AI in ocean energy; renewable energy; offshore wind farms; marine ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Durable Materials for Marine Structures and Infrastructure

edited by Xin Wang

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: durable marine construction materials; ultra-high-performance concrete; fiber-reinforced polymer composites; corrosion protection and coating systems; bearing capacity and load-bearing behavior; structural health monitoring; marine environment durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Power Systems of Polar Ship and Adaptability to Polar Environments

edited by Ping Yi

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship power system; performance and emission; risk and reliability; fuel supply; cold prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Unmanned Marine Vehicles: Perception, Planning, Control and Swarm—2nd Edition

edited by

Yunsheng Fan

, Yan Yan and Dongdong Mu

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8065 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent multi-agent systems; intelligent control of ships and ocean vehicles; intelligent control of underwater vehicles; perception and sensor fusion for marine vehicles; unmanned system game confrontation; image processing for ocean navigation; AI-based path planning and collision avoidance; hydrodynamic modeling and fluid dynamics; control of unmanned marine vehicles in special scenarios; field verification of unmanned marine vehicles; development trend of unmanned systems in the future; emerging technologies in maritime autonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Design and Application of Underwater Vehicles

edited by Zhiguang Feng

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4987 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater vehicles; artificial intelligence; autonomous underwater vehicles; deep sea exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Ship Fluid Mechanics

edited by

Amin Nazemian

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2246 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel computational methods; high-fidelity CFD; artificial intelligence/machine learning in hydrodynamics; emerging decarbonization technology; advanced fluid mechanics; full-scale condition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Geotechnical Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Hem Bahadur Motra

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore infrastructure; geological and geotechnical aspects of marine environments; characterization of variable marine materials; slopes’ stability in marine environments; marine geohazards; hydrodynamic problems in marine environments; protection against high water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Hydrodynamics and Climate Impacts in Coastal Seas: Processes, Modeling, and Projections

edited by Marisela Des Villanueva and Ramón Moncho Gómez Gesteira

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change impacts; coastal hydrodynamics; coastal resilience; coupled physical– biogeochemical models; estuarine dynamics; high-resolution simulations; numerical modeling; salinity intrusion; sea-level rise; sediment transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Marine Karst Systems: Hydrogeology and Marine Environmental Dynamics

edited by

Pedro Robledo-Ardila

and Carme Alomar

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal aquifers; groundwater dynamics; marine dynamics; groundwater pollution; marine pollution; marine sediments pollution; climate change; sea level oscillation; coastal caves; springs; wetlands; marine environmental and hydrogeological relationship; protected marine karst areas; seawater intrusion; marine ecosystems; marine habitats driven by hydrogeology; karst marine heritage; sedimentary processes in marine karst system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Sustainable Marine Aquaculture and Fishery

edited by

Gulnihal Ozbay

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; ecology; restoration; biodiversity; seafood; natural resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Intelligent Measurement and Control System of Marine Robots

edited by Yimin Chen, Zhuo Zhang and

Zhouhua Peng

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11498 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematics and dynamics modeling; image recognition and signal processing; artificial neural networks; trajectory and motion planning; fault identification and detection; navigation and control system; communication systems; multi-sensor fusion and measurement; intelligent control and automation systems; swarm intelligence and evolutionary algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

CFD Applications in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Nastia Degiuli

and

Ivana Martić

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3633 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance and propulsion; seakeeping and maneuverability; fluid– structure interaction; hydrodynamics in shallow and restricted waters; CFD and EFD combined methods; drag reduction techniques; energy-saving devices; roughness effects; optimization studies; wave and tidal energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Equipment and Technology

edited by Liangbin Xu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2163 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore drilling; oil and gas technology; drilling equipment; operational optimization; environmental impact; intelligent integrity management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Sea Level Changes: Advances in Observation Techniques, Modeling, and Understanding of Causes and Impacts

edited by Hans-Peter Plag

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea level rise; climate change; observations; modeling; risk governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Underwater Photogrammetry

edited by

Francesco Rende

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater photogrammetry; marine benthic habitat; shipwreck mapping; refraction modeling; turbidity and backscatter mitigation; underwater color restoration; SfM/MVS reconstruction; SLAM and real-time mapping; gaussian splatting; sensor fusion (sonar; LiDAR; IMU/RTK); FAIR datasets and benchmarks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Advancing the Ultimate Strength of Offshore Structures for Sustainable and Resilient Marine Energy Systems

edited by

Baiqiao Chen

,

Jonas W. Ringsberg

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2218 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultimate strength; offshore structure; FOWT; FPV; WEC; structural reliability; failure mechanism; machine learning; digital twin; corrosion; fatigue; arctic and ice-resistant structure; sustainable material; life-cycle engineering; mooring system; dynamic power cable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ship Structural Vibrations and Underwater Acoustics

edited by Tiangui Ye and Yukun Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical and semi-analytic modeling methods; deep learning and data-driven methods; numerical prediction and evaluation technology; active vibration and acoustic radiation control; passive vibration and acoustic radiation control; fluid– structure coupling vibration and sound radiation; transient noise simulation; high-frequency structure vibration problems; nonlinear aspects of vibration and acoustic radiation

Wave-Seabed-Structure-Interaction (WSSI) Analysis of Coastal and Offshore Structures

edited by Hongyi Zhao,

V.S. Ozgur Kirca

and

Dong-Sheng Jeng

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave (current)-seabed interactions; stability and design of marine infrastructures; seabed response and liquefaction; scour; morphodynamics and sediment transport; solute transport in marine environment; marine geohazard and resilience; cyclic loading including waves; current and earthquakes; application of artificial intelligence in marine geotechnics; offshore renewable energy infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Oil Transport Models and Marine Pollution Impacts

edited by

Daniel Constantino Zacharias

,

Georgios Sylaios

,

Yang Song

and Angelo Teixeira Lemos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil spill model; oil dumping; oil weathering models; marine environmental impacts; response planning; transport and fate models; applications of machine learning in oil spills; remote sensing and validation; applications of AI in decision-support systems; coastal and offshore monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)

New Technologies in Autonomous Ship Navigation

edited by Jiqiang Li,

Guoqing Zhang

,

Antonio M. Pascoal

and

Weidong Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine surface vehicles; sensor-fusion navigation technology; autonomous ship navigation; optimal path planning; dynamic positioning; cooperative control; intelligent control for multiple vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Ship Trajectory Prediction and Route Planning

edited by

Nam-kyun Im

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs); AIS-based traffic analysis ; ship maneuvering dynamics ; route planning ; ship trajectory prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Marine Data Analysis

edited by

Huanhuan Li

,

Lu Zou

, Sheng Xu and

Zifei Xu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5581 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine data analytics; autonomous shipping; big data in maritime transportation; maritime cybersecurity; maritime situational awareness; AI-driven decision support systems; intelligent marine systems; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Storm Tide and Wave Simulations and Assessment

edited by

Wei-Che Huang

,

Wen Cheng Liu

and

Chih-Chieh Young

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4718 | Submission Open

Keywords: storm surge and waves; model simulation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Advances in Marine Electric Propulsion: Technologies, Systems Integration and Sustainable Maritime Transportation

edited by

Mohamad Issa

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine electric propulsion; maritime electrification; hybrid propulsion; energy storage; power management; sustainable shipping; electric motors; battery systems; fuel cells; green maritime

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Multi-Source Data Supported Maritime Traffic Knowledge Discovery for Autonomous Ship Navigation

edited by

Xinqiang Chen

, Huafeng Wu, Dezhi Han and

Octavian Postolache

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart ship; autonomous ship navigation; maritime traffic knowledge discovery; large language model; embodied intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Operations and Maintenance Challenges in Wave Energy Conversion

edited by

Jon Lekube

and

Izaskun Garrido

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave energy conversion; wave energy technologies; reliability improvement; maintenance strategies; marine operations; IO& M optimization; operational expenditure (OPEX); environmental impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Altimetry Technologies in Marine Observation

edited by

Kamil Kowalczyk

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: global and local sea level rise; ocean currents; mesoscale and submesoscale dynamics; coastal ocean; satellite hydrology; altimetry retrackers; tropospheric corrections (e.g.; GPD+); radar interferometry (KaRIn); altimetry calibration and validation; L2/L4 products (multimission analyses)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Applications of Bubble Dynamics in Ocean Engineering: Theory, Experiment and Simulation

edited by Xiao Huang,

Abdellatif Ouahsine

and

Peng Du

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6427 | Submission Open

Keywords: bubble dynamics; cavitation; ultrasonic bubbles; ultra-fine bubbles; air-gun bubbles; underwater explosion bubbles; bubbly flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Dynamics and Control of Marine Mechatronics

edited by

Tao Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine mechatronics; dynamics modeling; advanced control; AI-driven solutions; energy-efficient actuation; marine energy harvesting; marine robot; intelligent system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Machine Learning for Prediction of Ship Motion

edited by

Yangjun Ahn

and

Kwang-Jun Paik

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2538 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship motion prediction; machine learning; artificial intelligence; system identification; time series prediction; seakeeping; maneuvering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

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