Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and Utilization

edited by Luis A. Vega

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: power block engineering design; cold water pipes’ (CWPs) design and installation; warm water and return water pipes’ design and installation; electricity generation control parameters; desalinated water and other products’ generation; deep ocean mooring design; innovative capital loan models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Advances in Maritime Decarbonization: Technologies and Operations Towards Zero-Emission Ports and Vessels

edited by

Juan Moreno-Gutiérrez

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime decarbonization; zero-emission ports; low-carbon fuels; hydrogen and ammonia; maritime energy transition; emission inventories; port sustainability; green shipping; ship– port interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Linking Sedimentary and Erosive Processes with Morphodynamics in Coastal Zones

edited by

Donatas Pupienis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment transport; wave climate variability; extreme events; sandy coasts; sea-level change; coastal geomorphology; climate-driven coastal change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Maritime Logistics and Green Shipping

edited by

Shuaian Wang

and

Ran Yan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17298 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime logistics operations; green shipping optimization; green port management; sustainable maritime transport; green strategies in maritime transportation system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Marine Structures

edited by

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6394 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structures; offshore engineering; structural integrity; hydrodynamic; sustainable design; computational mechanics; risk assessment; renewable energy systems; additive manufacturing in marine applications; AI-driven simulations; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Innovations in Underwater Robotic Software Systems

edited by

Francisco Rego

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5567 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine multi-agent systems; subsea communication technologies; underwater navigation systems; underwater control algorithms; marine path planning algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ecology and Dynamics of Marine Plankton

edited by Qian Li and

Vittoria Roncalli

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal plankton; environmental change; biotic interactions within plankton; gene flow; larval dispersal; evolutionary adaption; biogeochemical cycles; planktonic ecosystem models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies in Offshore Petroleum

edited by

Jan-Erik Vinnem

and

Xingwei Zhen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitigation strategies for fire and explosion risks; the prevention of hydrocarbon leaks; risk assessment models for new concepts; the use of AI; data mining; and other modern tools; risk-based contingency planning; risk tolerance criteria; the use and development of major accident risk indicators; lessons learned from major accidents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Feature Paper in Marine Ecology

edited by

Sílvia C. Gonçalves

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: impacts of climate change and pollution on marine environments; marine invasive species; sustainability of marine resources; marine biodiversity; marine ecosystem services and functions; environmental quality and resilience of marine ecosystems; ecological restoration; marine functional connectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Marine Technology: Latest Advancements and Prospects

edited by Shen Li, Mingxin Li and Do Kyun Kim

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22117 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid– structure interaction; limit state-based structural design; wind/wave/tidal energy systems and structures; digital twin; decarbonization of maritime transport; structural monitoring and inspection; hybrid simulation; automatic control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Recent Marine Engineering Technology

edited by

Hongpeng Zhang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12800 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy and power systems; intelligent perception; autonomous control; unmanned systems; unmanned vessel technology; pollution control; environmental restoration; advanced combustion technology; intelligent monitoring and maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Smart Seaport and Maritime Transport Management, Second Edition

edited by

Lingxiao Wu

and

Shuaian Wang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6321 | Submission Open

Keywords: port operations; shipping management; operations research; data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Technical Applications and Latest Discoveries in Seafloor Mapping

edited by

Lukasz Janowski

and Jarosław Nowak

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3810 | Submission Open

Keywords: seafloor mapping; remote sensing; underwater acoustics; airborne laser bathymetry; satellite-derived bathymetry; machine learning; marine geology; benthic habitat mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

System Optimization and Control of Unmanned Marine Vehicles

edited by

Liying Hao

,

Weidong Zhang

and Yongpeng Weng

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 457 | 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)

Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Marine Science and Engineering

edited by

Charitha Pattiaratchi

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biology; physical oceanography; ocean engineering; coastal engineering; geological oceanography; chemical oceanography; marine environmental science

Design and Optimization of Ship Hydrodynamics

edited by

Gregory Grigoropoulos

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 148 | 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 123 | 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 1355 | 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 192 | 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 13875 | 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 10121 | 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

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submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2834 | 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 756 | 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 143 | 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 8544 | 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 4769 | 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 2258 | 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)

Theoretical Research and Design of Subsea Pipelines

edited by Ahmed M. Reda

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1970 | 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)

Underwater Acoustic Communication and Marine Robot Networks

edited by

Mayorkinos Papaelias

and

Feng Tong

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1802 | 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)

Advanced Research on Path Planning for Intelligent Ships

edited by

Joo-Sung Kim

,

Ho Namgung

and

Kwang-il Kim

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 686 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 670 | 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 13118 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11972 | 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 9777 | 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 4861 | 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 133 | 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 86 | 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 11947 | 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 8809 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4622 | 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 1872 | 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)

Marine Karst Systems: Hydrogeology and Marine Environmental Dynamics

edited by

Pedro Robledo-Ardila

and Carme Alomar

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 813 | 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)

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 686 | 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)

Sustainable Marine Aquaculture and Fishery

edited by

Gulnihal Ozbay

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Advanced Technologies for Maritime and Underwater Archaeology—2nd Edition

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Mauro Francesco La Russa

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George Papatheodorou

and

Nikola Mišković

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18780 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater cultural heritage; virtual and augmented reality; marine robotics; artificial intelligence; underwater 3D imaging; conservation; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

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 14231 | 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)

Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Equipment and Technology

edited by Liangbin Xu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5558 | 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)

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 5071 | 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)

Underwater Photogrammetry

edited by

Francesco Rende

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | 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

Bai-Qiao Chen

,

Jonas W. Ringsberg

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4864 | 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)

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