Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Advanced Research in Sustainable and Intelligent Navigation Control Systems for Marine Vehicles

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10350 | Submission Open

Keywords: vessel motion control; path and trajectory planning; cooperative path planning; marine autonomous surface vessel (MASS); autonomous underwater vehicle; control optimization; autonomous ship; autonomous; control allocation; cooperative motion control; integrated systems; support decision system; energy efficient; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Optimal Maneuvering and Control of Ships—2nd Edition

edited by

Guoqing Zhang

,

Weidong Zhang

and

Haitong Xu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9677 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimal maneuvering of ships in marine environments; course keeping and path following control; marine surface vessels and cooperative vehicles; autonomous control of surface vessels and air vehicles; other advanced techniques in intelligent navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Recent Marine Engineering Technology

edited by

Hongpeng Zhang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6118 | 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)

Ship Structural Vibrations and Underwater Acoustics

edited by Tiangui Ye and Yukun Chen

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 130 | 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

Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Equipment and Technology

edited by Liangbin Xu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 79 | 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)

Design and Analysis of New and Retrofitted Eco-Friendly Ships and Offshore Structures

edited by

Yordan Garbatov

and

Joško Parunov

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16590 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship and submarine structures; offshore structures; renewable energy supporting structures; lightweight fibre-reinforced materials; marine structural design; structural integrity assessment; maintenance and retrofitting; reliability and risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Hydrodynamics and Water Quality in Coastal Systems: Numerical Modelling and Observations

edited by

Ana Picado

and

Nuno Vaz

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9867 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; numerical modelling; nutrients; oxygen; coastal systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Marine Autonomous Vehicles: Design, Test and Operation—Second Edition

edited by

Yanhui Wang

and

Shaoqiong Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9025 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea manned submersible; autonomous underwater vehicle; wave glider; underwater glider; intelligent buoy; submarine buoy; surface drift buoy; new concept underwater vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Monitoring of Ocean Surface Currents and Circulation

edited by

Charitha Pattiaratchi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2807 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean surface currents; currents; circulation; remote sensing; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Design and Application of Underwater Vehicles

edited by Zhiguang Feng

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Fishing Gear and Aquacultural Engineering

edited by

Jihoon Lee

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: fishing gear; aquacultural engineering; mathematical model; simulation technology; fisheries sciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Emerging Computational Methods in Intelligent Marine Vehicles

edited by

Ryan Wen Liu

, Maohan Liang and Kezhong Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent marine vehicles; intelligent transportation; autonomous navigation; maritime traffic safety; artificial intelligence; computer vision; multi-sensor data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Ship Fluid Mechanics

edited by

Amin Nazemian

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 146 | 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)

Operations and Maintenance Challenges in Wave Energy Conversion

edited by

Jon Lekube

and

Izaskun Garrido

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 106 | 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)

Intelligent Approaches to Marine Engineering Research

edited by

Graciliano Nicolás Marichal

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10780 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine robotics; intelligent techniques applied to power system and power distribution; intelligent techniques applied guidance; navigation; and control; maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs); renewable energy; hybrid energy systems; offshore and tidal energy; floating offshore wind turbine; oscillating water columns; smart maintenance; offshore wind energy; energy storage technology; energy management

(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 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Advancements in New Concepts of Underwater Robotics—Second Edition

edited by

Xiufen Ye

and Yunsai Chen

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 994 | Submission Open

Keywords: design method; control algorithm; topological optimization; hydrodynamic analysis; prognosis and health management; practical applications and experiments; safety and reliability; future perspectives for underwater robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Offshore Geotechnics

edited by

Jiayi Shen

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore geotechnics; seabed soil/rock– structure interaction; offshore foundation engineering; dynamic and cyclic soil/rock behavior; geohazard assessment; numerical and physical modeling; submarine landslides and liquefaction; floating offshore wind turbines; sustainable offshore development; carbon storage and deep-sea mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Biogeochemistry of Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Coastal Areas

edited by

Pedro Aboim de Brito

and Mário Mil-Homens

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth elements (REE); coastal biogeochemistry; environmental contamination; sediment and water dynamics; ecological impact; REE speciation and mobility; pollution monitoring; sustainable resource management; ecosystem risk assessment; coastal ecosystem protection

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

Selection of Deep-Sea Aquaculture Species and Development of Supporting Technologies and Equipment

edited by

Zhenhua Ma

and Jianguang Qin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5993 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea aquaculture; species selection; aquaculture technologies; sustainable cultivation; environmental control systems; innovative equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

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

edited by Xiao Huang,

Abdellatif Ouahsine

and

Peng Du

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5222 | 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)

Progress in Sensor Technology for Ocean Sciences

edited by

Marc Le Menn

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2466 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; oceanographic instrument; instrument network; calibration; uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Marine Structures

edited by

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 753 | 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)

New Era in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Wei Shi

,

Constantine Michailides

and

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10854 | Submission Open

Keywords: fixed-bottom wind turbines; floating offshore wind turbines; numerical analysis and wave– structure interaction; experimental testing; offshore wind turbines’ structural health monitoring; mooring lines design; novel materials and concepts; combined wind-wave energy systems; computational fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Sustainable Development and Resource Management of Marine Aquaculture

edited by

Carlos Andrade

,

Florbela Soares

,

Ricardo Haroun

, Rui J. M. Rocha and

Aires Oliva-Teles

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4888 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine aquaculture; water quality management; sustainable feeds and feed management; fish health and nutrition; fish disease and physiology; energy efficiency; biodiversity and genetic management; resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

CFD Applications in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics 2nd Edition

edited by

Nastia Degiuli

and

Ivana Martić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1310 | 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)

Advanced Research in Flexible Riser and Pipelines

edited by

Yong Bai

and Weidong Ruan

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10168 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore risers; pipelines and moorings; flexible pipes and umbilical cables; section design; installation technique; dynamics response; fatigue analysis; structure stability and safety; structural analysis and optimization; subsea engineering and polar engineering; pipe– soil interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Environmental Analysis and Monitoring: Recent Harmful Events and New Substances

edited by

Frédéric Muttin

,

Hélène Thomas-Guyon

and

Stephane Le Floch

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5101 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; ecotoxicology; modeling/learning; chemical analysis; new fuels/shipments; accidents/conflicts; new risks

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

Advances in Marine Gas Hydrates

edited by

Hailong Lu

,

Umberta Tinivella

and Yinan Deng

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5013 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate formation; reservoir characterization; resource potential; geophysical exploration; experimental technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Hydrodynamic Research of Marine Structures (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dimitrios N. Konispoliatis

and

Spyros A. Mavrakos

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrodynamics; marine structures; fluid motion; hydrodynamic load; wave load; fluid– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ecology and Dynamics of Marine Plankton

edited by Qian Li and

Vittoria Roncalli

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 231 | 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)

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 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 171 | 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)

Parasites of Marine Fishes: Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Perla Tedesco

and

Marialetizia Palomba

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6953 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish parasites; wild and farmed fish; protozoan and metazoan parasites; marine parasitology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Application of Advanced Technologies in Maritime Safety—Second Edition

edited by

Degang Xu

,

Chenxu Wang

and

Jiaxuan Yang

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4802 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Underwater Positioning and Navigation Technology

edited by Qiuying Wang and

Đula Nađ

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3677 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater navigation; acoustic positioning; inertial navigation; diver navigation; autonomous underwater vehicles (auvs); integrated navigation; real-time processing; machine learning; signal attenuation; collaborative navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Design and Application of Underwater Robots for Navigation and Manipulation

edited by Paolo Silvestri

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3586 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater robotics; autonomous navigation; manipulation techniques; machine learning; underwater communication; underwater navigation; marine engineering; bio-inspired robot design; acoustic communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Movable Coastal Structures and Flood Protection

edited by Alexander M.R. Bakker

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3026 | Submission Open

Keywords: compound events; operational reliability; storm surge barriers; flood protection; flood risk; critical coastal structures; extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Coastal Disaster Assessment and Response—2nd Edition

edited by

Deniz Velioglu Sogut

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: hurricane; storm surge; tsunami; nature-based solutions; vegetation; coastal resilience; mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Marine Aquatic Species: Innovations in Health and Conservation

edited by

Hisham A. Abdelrahman

and Gianluca Sarà

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fish; shellfish; aquaculture; disease management; conservation; climate change; genetics and genomics; fish health management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Advanced Technologies for Maritime and Underwater Archaeology—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

,

,

Mauro Francesco La Russa

,

George Papatheodorou

and

Nikola Mišković

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11625 | 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)

Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engines

edited by

Elias Yfantis

,

Theodoros Zannis

and

George Mallouppas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8101 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engines; maritime; decarbonization; optimization; performance; emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Maritime Communication Networks and 6G Technologies

edited by Anastasios E. Giannopoulos,

Nikolaos Nomikos

and

Panagiotis Trakadas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7612 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime communication networks (MCNs); machine learning and MCNs; 6G technologies in MCNs; multi-hop relaying techniques for MCNs; measurements and channel modeling for MCNs; radio resource management algorithms for MCNs

Nature-Based Solutions in Coastal Systems

edited by

Sebastian Dan

and

Toon Verwaest

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; sandy coasts; beach nourishments; coastal squeeze; multifunctional coastal defense; coastal geomorphology; nature restoration; sediment management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Marine Data Analysis

edited by

Huanhuan Li

,

Lu Zou

, Sheng Xu and

Zifei Xu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1583 | 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)

Marine Cable Technology: Cutting-Edge Research and Development Trends

edited by

Yong Bai

and Weidong Ruan

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: submarine power cables and umbilicals; underwater communication cables; cable material science and durability; dynamic response and fatigue analysis; offshore installation techniques; cable– seabed interactions and stability; corrosion protection and lifetime prediction; multi-physics coupling mechanisms; digital twin and health monitoring systems; renewable energy integration (offshore wind; wave energy); deep-sea and polar cable engineering; risk assessment and failure mitigation

Advanced Research in Shipping Informatics and Communications—2nd Edition

edited by

Nikitas Nikitakos

and

Iosif Progoulakis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29701 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime digitalization; remote monitoring and advanced analytics; maritime cyberphysical security; autonomous and unmanned vessels; cybersecurity training; cybersecurity standards and directives; additive manufacturing in shipping; 5G implementation in shipping; E-navigation technologies in shipping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Structural Analysis and Failure Prevention in Offshore Engineering

edited by

Selda Oterkus

and

Erkan Oterkus

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10117 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy devices; offshore platforms; subsea pipelines; marine structures; fracture mechanics; corrosion; structural health monitoring; ice-structure interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition

edited by

Xiao Liang

,

Rubo Zhang

and

Xingru Qu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3315 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous operations; surface and underwater applications; perception; decision-making; control; coordination and game; safety and efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Geotechnical Applications in Marine Structures

edited by

Sung-ha Baek

and

Jaehyun Kim

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine geotechnical engineering; soil– structure interaction; physical modelling; numerical modelling; marine structure design; site investigation; geotechnical property; coastal engineering; marine geophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Energy Efficiency Optimization Technologies for Shipping Decarbonization

edited by

Kai Wang

and

Nikos Themelis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship energy efficiency modeling; ship energy consumption prediction; intelligent energy efficiency optimization; voyage optimization technology; clean energy hybrid power system; marine alternative fuel application technology; AI enabling energy efficiency optimization; advanced energy-saving technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

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