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Advances in Intelligent Situation Awareness, Decision-Making and Control for Autonomous Ships
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous ships; situation awareness; intelligent decision-making; control and maneuvering; machine learning; deep learning models; AI
Advances in the Study of Coastal Processes and Wave Hydrodynamics across Multiple Scales
edited by , and Alec Torres-Freyermuth
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6950 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical modeling; run-up; swash; non-linear wave dynamics; wave– current interactions; cross-shore and alongshore transport; wave– current– sediment– morphology interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Recent Developments and Advances in Geological Oceanography and Ocean Observation in the Pacific Ocean and Its Marginal Basins—2nd Edition
edited by , and Jiangong Wei
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5180 | Submission Open
Keywords: sedimentary evolution; hydrocarbon exploration; tectonic evolution; ocean observation; marine chemistry; Pacific Ocean; oil and gas exploration; source to sink; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Recent Advances in Maritime Safety and Ship Collision Avoidance
edited by , and Lei Du
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime safety; risk analysis; collision avoidance; decision making; AIS; artificial intelligence; autonomous ship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Coastal Geochemistry: The Processes of Water–Sediment Interaction
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal geochemistry; water– sediment interaction; biogeochemical cycling; nutrient dynamics; pollutant transformation; contamination evaluation; ecosystem risk; blue carbon; anthropogenic pressure; climate change impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Advances in Marine Natural Products
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine natural products; bioactivity; marine biotechnology; drug discovery; sustainable extraction; marine metabolomics; marine symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Numerical Model, Design, and Performance of Ocean Wave Energy Converters
edited by Guilherme Moura Paredes and Claes Eskilsson
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave energy converters; numerical modeling and optimization; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); extreme ocean conditions; performance assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Plankton Community in Marine Ecological Environment: Latest Advances and Prospects submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6060 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-indicators; planktonic interaction; molecular; stable isotope; ecological modeling; marine food webs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Environmental Radioactivity and Its Applications in Marine Areas
edited by Viena Puigcorbé, Olivier Radakovitch, and Maxi Castrillejo
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3654 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean tracers; radionuclides; environmental radioactivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Adaptation submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal restoration; climate change mitigation; flood risk reduction; coastal erosion; carbon sequestration; coastal protection; green infrastructures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Machine Learning for Prediction of Ship Motion
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 136 | 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)
Analysis of Strength, Fatigue, and Vibration in Marine Structures submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine structures; ships; floating and fixed offshore structures; submarines; fish farms; renewable energy devices; multi-physics and multi-scale simulations; static and dynamic analyses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advanced Research on the Sustainable Maritime Transportation (2nd Edition)
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 19664 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable maritime transportation; green shipping; energy efficiency; alternative fuels; emission reduction; maritime safety; maritime accident; port; environmental impact; feasibility study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Recent Research on the Measurement and Modeling of Sea Ice
edited by , David A. Hebert and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9495 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea ice; cryosphere; forecasting; measurement; climate change; marginal ice zone
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Cavitation Control in Marine Engineering: Modelling and Experiment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8924 | Submission Open
Keywords: cavitation control; cavitation exploitations; cavitation control around hydrofoils and propellers; cavitation passive control methods; cavitation active control methods; cavitation control in internal flows; control of partial and cloud cavitation; control of underwater radiated noise; control of cavitation-induced erosion; control of cavitation-induced vibration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advanced Control Strategies for Autonomous Maritime Systems
edited by Hossein Nejatbakhsh Esfahani, Arash Bahari Kordabad and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5089 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned surface and underwater vehicles; guidance; navigation and control (GNC) algorithms; path planning and collision avoidance; robust and adaptive nonlinear control; intelligent and learning-based control; reinforcement learning methods and optimal control; advanced model predictive control schemes; cooperative and networked control; risk-aware and safety-critical control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Developments in Zero-Carbon Fuels for Smart, Safe, and Reliable Waterborne Applications
edited by , and Panagiotis Karvounis
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3644 | Submission Open
Keywords: zero-carbon fuels; maritime decarbonization; alternative fuels; sustainable shipping; smart maritime systems; safe fuel technology; hydrogen fuel cells; hydrogen fuel; ammonia fuel; emission reduction; fuel safety standards; marine environmental sustainability; electrification; autonomous waterborne systems; marine fuel supply chains; fuel efficiency; fuel cell technology in marine applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Marine and Water Resources Observation submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean winds; wave; currents; and bathymetry; ecological applications: water quality; oil spill; and algal blooms; radar; remote sensing; ocean and coastal monitoring; coastal areas safety and protection; synthetic aperture radar; PolSAR; InSAR; and change detection techniques; optical data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Advancements in Marine Hydrodynamics and Structural Optimization
edited by Zhi Zong
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrodynamics; structure optimization; marine vehicles; multi-hulled ships; water entry and exit; cross-medium; high speed; autonomous
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Selected Feature Papers in Marine Environmental Science submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine environmental science; coastal and marine resource management; environmental aspects of oceanography; fisheries science; marine biotechnology; marine ecosystem; marine pollution and environmental toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Design and Analysis of Mooring System for Floating Offshore Structures
edited by , and Liqin Liu
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7744 | Submission Open
Keywords: mooring system; anchor foundation; floating structures; offshore platform; wind turbine; wave energy converter; photovoltaic power station; submerged floating tunnel; motion analysis and control  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Numerical Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interactions in Ocean Engineering
edited by Ole Andreas Hermundstad
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6661 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave and current loads; seakeeping; maneuvering and added resistance; slamming; hydroelasticity; marine operations; air gap; moorings; vortex-induced vibrations (VIV); vortex-induced motions (VIM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Ship Behaviour in Extreme Sea Conditions
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship hydrodynamics; water waves and floating bodies; fluid-structure interaction; extreme sea conditions; freak waves; irregular waves; ship resistance and propulsion; ship maneuverability; ship seakeeping; structural loads and responses; slamming and whipping; green water on deck; tank sloshing; hydroelasticity; sea trial
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Ecological Risk Assessments in Marine Pollutants
edited by Hua Tian
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 801 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine pollution; environmental pollutants; ecological risk assessment; bioaccumulation; biomagnification; marine ecosystem; marine biodiversity; marine food web
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)
Dynamics and Control of Marine Mechatronics
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 647 | 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)
Growth, Nutrition, Health, and Immunity of Marine Aquaculture of Fish and Shrimp
edited by
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; shrimp; aquaculture; nutrition; metabolism; health; immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)
Mesozooplankton Ecology in Marine Environments
edited by and Inma Herrera
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open
Keywords: mesozooplankton; biomarkers; pollution; climate change; diversity; trophic interactions; anthropogenic stressors; heatwaves
Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Intelligent Ship Navigation
edited by , , Xiumin Chu and
submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12951 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship intelligent perception; deep learning network for navigation; ship navigation behavior analysis; navigation situation awareness; human– machine cooperative navigation; autonomous collision avoidance; reinforcement learning for motion planning; ship sailing and berthing control; shore-based remote control; testing of intelligent navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Sustainable Maritime Transport and Port Intelligence
edited by and
submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 5801 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable maritime transport; port management; digital technology; artificial intelligence; smart operations management; intelligent equipment; maritime logistics; automation in ports; environmental sustainability; maritime industry innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
The Control and Navigation of Autonomous Surface Vehicles submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2694 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous surface vehicles (USVs); autonomous positioning and navigation; intelligent decision-making; adaptive control; collaborative control; sensing technology; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Ship Structural Design and Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural design and analysis; mooring system analysis; local strength analysis; hydroelastic analysis; structural health monitoring and conditions assessment; reliability and risk analysis; fluid– structure interactions; structure– soil interactions; transportation and installation analysis of ship structures; fire and explosion analysis; fatigue and fracture analysis; life cycle assessment and recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wave–Ice Interactions in Oceans: Observations, Modeling, and Dynamics submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave– ice interactions; wave dynamics under ice cover; sea ice dynamics and thermodynamics under wave action; polar ocean processes; coupled wave– ice models; operational sea ice models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Submarine Unfavorable Geology and Geological Disasters
edited by , Dengfeng Fu and Xiaowei Feng
submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: geological hazard; submarine landslide; submarine earthquake; submarine engineering; controlling factors; soil– structure interaction; disaster identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Wave Loads on Offshore Structure
edited by Piguang Wang and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10260 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Models and Simulations of Ship Manoeuvring
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6581 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship manoeuvring; guidance navigation and control systems; ship model tests; ship full-scale trials; maritime autonomous vessels; path-following; navigation systems; autopilot; berthing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
New Biomonitoring Methodologies for Key Coastal and Estuary Species and Habitats
edited by , and Luis Machado
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5693 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal and estuarine habitats; ecosystem assessment health; global change; key species; DNA-based tools; remote sensing; machine learning algorithms; acoustic assessments; photographic assessments; biosurveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Wave Hydrodynamics in Coastal Areas
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind-generated surface gravity waves; ocean wave measurements; wave climate variability; probabilistic wave analysis and modeling; time-frequency analysis of waves; numerical wave modelling; extreme wave events; wave prediction; wave propagation simulation; wave-driven coastal processes; wave energy resource assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Wave Excitation Loads and Structural Assessment in Maritime and Offshore Engineering submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave– structure interaction; hydrodynamic loads; structural assessment; fatigue and fracture; maritime and offshore engineering; marine and offshore structures; computational modeling and experimental validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Design and Analysis of Ship Structure
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship structural design; electric vessels and fuel cell-powered vessels; LNG; LCO2; LH2 carrier structures; cryogenic insulation and boil-off gas (BOG) control; fatigue; collision; and ultimate strength analysis; fluid-structure interaction (FSI); digital twin and structural health monitoring (SHM); AI-based structural design and analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Theory, Method and Engineering Application of Computational Mechanics in Offshore Structures II
edited by , , , and Zhixun Yang
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12029 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore oil engineering; subsea production system; offshore platform; marine risers and pipelines; intelligent design and manufacture of marine equipment; structural safety and reliability; intelligent monitoring and operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Development and Utilization of Offshore Renewable Energy submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8029 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; ocean energy; marine technology; wave energy; tidal energy; offshore wind; floating photovoltaics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Sustainable and Efficient Maritime Operations
edited by and Jun Ye
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6375 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable maritime industry; digitalization in maritime operations; green shipping technologies; low-carbon shipping; smart ports; AI in maritime logistics; autonomous shipping; maritime network optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Safety Evaluation and Protection in Deep-Sea Resource Exploitation
edited by and Yexuan Ma
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1566 | Submission Open
Keywords: prediction of extreme environmental loads; dynamics of marine structures in extreme conditions; marine structural safety design theory; fatigue damage of marine structures; risk and reliability of marine structures; health monitoring of marine structures; vibration control of marine structures; development of protective equipment technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Particle Capture, Bioenergetics, and Ecological Role of Filter-Feeding Marine Invertebrates
edited by and Florian Lüskow
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open
Keywords: filter feeding in marine invertebrates (planktonic and benthic species); bioenergetics (food uptake; assimilation; respiration; and energy budgets); biological filter pumps (design; function; and energy cost); particle capture (mechanisms and retention efficiency); population grazing impact of filter feeders; predation impact of jellyfish
Research and Development of Green Ship Energy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime sector decarbonization; zero-emission vessels; hybrid propulsion systems; fuel cell technologies; hydrogen and hydrogen carriers; zero-carbon fuels; on-board feasibility installation assessment; powertrains modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Dynamics and Ecological Function of Marine Microbial Communities
edited by , Chunxiang Ai, and Xin Liu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine microbial ecology; microbial community dynamics; microbial community functioning; marine biogeochemical cycling; mariculture microbiology; marine biocorrosion; microbial bioremediation; microbial engineering; microbial geoengineering; effects of climate change on microbiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Advances in Sedimentology and Coastal and Marine Geology, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: morpho-bathymetry; facies analysis; volcano-tectonic processes; caldera uplift; bradyseism; gas emissions and earthquakes; stratigraphic architecture of continental margins; tectonic and eustatic controls on stratigraphic sequences; submarine canyons
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Biodiversity and Population Ecology of Marine Invertebrates submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12407 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity hotspots; population dynamics; ecological interactions; habitat diversity; biogeography; environmental impact; ecosystem engineers; biodiversity indices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Theories and Techniques in Intelligent Digital Twins in Marine Science and Engineering
edited by , , Shu Zhang and Hongjie Ma
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8815 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; 3D reconstruction; intelligent computing; ocean data; underwater intelligence; multi-modal data; deep learning; visual computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Wireless Communication Technology in Oceanic Turbulence
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3320 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater optical wireless communications; oceanic turbulence; partially coherent beam; vortex beam; structured light; OAM; BER; outage probability; beam propagation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
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