Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Energy Efficiency Optimization Technologies for Shipping Decarbonization

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5855 | 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)

Selected Feature Papers in Marine Environmental Science

edited by

Ramūnas Povilanskas

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 467 | 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)

Sustainability Practices and Failure Analysis of Offshore Pipelines

edited by Ahmed Reda and

Chiemela Victor Amaechi

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore pipelines; sustainability; failure analysis; non-destructive testing (NDT); probability of detection (PoD); sizing accuracy; reliability analysis; structural health monitoring; corrosion; fatigue; inspection and maintenance; materials and coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Hydrodynamic Performance, Optimization, and Design of Marine Turbines

edited by

Jin Hwan Ko

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

Keywords: hydrodynamic performance; marine turbines; tidal energy; ocean current energy; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); optimization methods; turbine array design; wake interactions; structural loading; marine renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine and Coastal Processes in a Changing Climate

edited by Yukiharu Hisaki

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; global warming; marine disaster; sea level rise

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

New Era in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Wei Shi

,

Constantine Michailides

and

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14458 | 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)

Advancements in Marine Hydrodynamics and Structural Optimization

edited by Zhi Zong

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2275 | 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)

Control and Optimization of Marine Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Guang Li

and Yingbo Huang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: control system design; optimal design; wave energy; tidal energy; offshore wind; ocean thermal; salinity gradient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Wave–Ice Interactions in Oceans: Observations, Modeling, and Dynamics

edited by

Takehiko Nose

and

Joey Voermans

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 265 | 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)

Advanced Design and Innovation for Sustainable Maritime Transport Systems

edited by

Mark Ching-Pong Poo

, Shiqi Fan and

Yui-Yip Lau

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime innovation; ship design; smart ports; sustainable shipping; autonomous vessels; digital twins; energy-efficient transport; maritime resilience; maritime security and safety; digitalisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ocean Climate: Deep Learning, Statistical Methods and Dynamical Modeling

edited by

,

,

,

and Chang Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8274 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate modeling; data assimilation; deep learning; artificial intelligence; ocean information engineering

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

Design and Application of Underwater Robots for Navigation and Manipulation

edited by Paolo Silvestri

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6233 | 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)

Marine Fishing Gear and Aquacultural Engineering

edited by

Jihoon Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2504 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Maritime Logistics: Shipping and Port Management

edited by Jihong Chen and

Xianhua Wu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent ship operations; port automation; multimodal transport optimization; digital ports; green port management; ship energy efficiency and emission control; maritime supply chain resilience; intelligent scheduling and collaborative decision-making; maritime and port engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancements in Autonomous Systems for Complex Maritime Operations

edited by

Yong Bai

and

Liang Zhao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engineering; maritime operations; automation; artificial intelligence; autonomous surface vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

The Changing Arctic: Ocean–Ice Interactions and Emerging Observational Frontiers

edited by

Changsheng Chen

and

Yu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: arctic ocean circulation; sea ice modeling; satellite remote sensing; climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition

edited by

Xiao Liang

,

Rubo Zhang

and

Xingru Qu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10492 | 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)

The Control and Navigation of Autonomous Surface Vehicles

edited by

Defeng Wu

,

Zhiming Yuan

and

Haitong Xu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6145 | 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)

Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Marine and Water Resources Observation

edited by

Virginia Zamparelli

and

Simona Verde

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2114 | 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)

Dynamics and Ecological Function of Marine Microbial Communities

edited by

Hongyue Dang

, Chunxiang Ai,

Ruiyong Zhang

and Xin Liu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 217 | 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)

Drift Modeling at Sea: Applications to Marine Pollution, Harmful Algal Blooms, Sargassum, and Search and Rescue Operations

edited by

Pierre Daniel

and Graig Sutherland

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in trajectory modeling; process of drift and dispersion in coastal and open waters; uncertainty related to drift models; dynamic systems theory for drift prediction; accidental marine pollution; harmful algal bloom; sargassum; search and rescue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Green Energy with Advanced Propulsion Systems for Net-Zero Shipping

edited by

Chybyung Park

and

Hayoung Jang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: green fuels; advanced propulsion system with electric propulsion; new technology for net-zero; GHG (greenhouse gas); rule and regulation; safety for green fuels; energy management system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Modelling, Navigation, and Intelligent Control of Marine Vehicles and Robotics

edited by Mai The Vu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned surface vehicles (USVs); autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs); remotely operated vehicles (ROVs); unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs); glider; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); navigation and guidance system; intelligent control; robust control; linear and nonlinear control; formation control; adaptive control; path planning and path following; machine learning and deep learning; localization; mapping and SLAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coral Reef Population and Community Structure Changes in Recent Times: Causes, Consequences and Future

edited by

Ernesto Weil

and

Aldo Croquer

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological resistance; ecological resilience; coral reef community dynamics; climate change; water temperature anomalies; anthropogenic stress; mass mortalities; bleaching; coral diseases; coral reef deterioration; restoration and recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Movable Coastal Structures and Flood Protection

edited by Alexander M.R. Bakker

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5092 | 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)

Particle Capture, Bioenergetics, and Ecological Role of Filter-Feeding Marine Invertebrates

edited by

Hans Ulrik Riisgård

and Florian Lüskow

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2985 | 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

Simona Di Micco

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2071 | 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)

Wave Hydrodynamics in Coastal Areas

edited by

Germán Rodríguez

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 847 | 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)

Feature Review Papers in Geological Oceanography

edited by

Markes E. Johnson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22810 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal geomorphology; cyclonic storms; storm deposits; ecosystem equivalents; mangroves; coastal sand dunes; reefs; coralline algae; geoheritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Marine Geotechnical Applications in Marine Structures

edited by

Sung-ha Baek

and

Jaehyun Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3857 | 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)

Assessment and Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality

edited by

Saša Marcinek

,

Vlado Cuculić

and

Dario Omanović

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal water quality; water pollution; environmental monitoring; anthropogenic impact; bioindicators; trace metals; organic pollutants; eutrophication; emerging contaminants; coastal management

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

Major Threats and Knowledge Gaps in Sea Turtle Conservation

edited by

Michele Arienzo

and

Juan Jose Alava

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea turtles; threats; vulnerability of nesting sites; plastic pollution; climate change; knowledge-action gaps; conservation management; mitigation measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Advances in Sedimentology and Coastal and Marine Geology, 3rd Edition

edited by

Gemma Aiello

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1361 | 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)

Wave Excitation Loads and Structural Assessment in Maritime and Offshore Engineering

edited by

Arun Dev

,

Giuliano Vernengo

and

Ling Qian

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | 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)

Biogeography, Biodiversity and Systematics of Marine Cephalopods

edited by

Christian Marcelo Ibáñez

, Sergio A. Carrasco and

María Cecilia Pardo-Gandarillas

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: cephalopods; systematics; taxonomy; genetics; phylogeny; biodiversity; biogeography; species diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Biogeochemistry of Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Marine Environments

edited by

Pedro Brito

and Mário Mil-Homens

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 173 | 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)

Coastal Hydrodynamics, Conservation and Restoration: Numerical Investigation, Experimental Research and Technical Application

edited by

Marcello Di Risio

and

Piera Fischione

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal processes; coastal hydrodynamics; coastal conservation; coastal protection; coastal management; climate change; numerical modeling; experimental modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Intelligent Ship Navigation

edited by

Chenguang Liu

,

Jialun Liu

, Xiumin Chu and

Xiao Lang

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19945 | 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)

Cavitation Control in Marine Engineering: Modelling and Experiment

edited by

Ebrahim Kadivar

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11385 | 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)

Plankton Community in Marine Ecological Environment: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Yongsik Sin

and

Genuario Belmonte

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9849 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-indicators; planktonic interaction; molecular; stable isotope; ecological modeling; marine food webs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Reliability, Risk, and Hazard Assessment of Marine Structures

edited by

Hem Bahadur Motra

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structures; hydrodynamic effects; structural reliability; risk assessment; hazard analysis; probabilistic methods; uncertainty quantification; offshore engineering; fatigue and corrosion; climate change; risk-informed decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Risk Assessment and Prediction of Marine Equipment

edited by Xiaoming Huang

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; risk prediction; marine equipment; artificial intelligence; sensor; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Structural and Dynamic Analysis of Ships and Marine Structures

edited by

Byungyoung Moon

and

Dohan Oh

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structure engineering; ship structural analysis; marine structures; structural integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Fuel Cell Technology: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Daan Cui

and

Yulong Ji

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8992 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and optimization of maritime fuel cell system; impact of the marine environment on marine fuel cells; fuel cell materials and catalysts; fuel cell system integration and testing; life cycle assessment; energy management; PEMFC; SOFC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Underwater Acoustics: Advances in Modelling, Measurement, and Technological Applications

edited by

Dídac Diego Tortosa

,

María Campo Valera

and

Umberta Tinivella

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3620 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater soundscapes; modelling; environmental impact; underwater GPS; acoustic pollution; DAS; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in the Decision-Making and Control of Autonomous Marine Vehicles

edited by

Amirmehdi Yazdani

, Oleg Yakimenko and Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous marine vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicles; autonomous surface vehicles; intelligent control; marine robotics; path planning; decision-making; AI for marine systems; multi-agent coordination; resilient autonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Geomechanics and Geotechnics

edited by Kai Yao

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modelling; soil– structure interaction; centrifuge modelling; geotechnical risk and reliability analysis; spatial variability of soil; remote sensing and robotics; laboratory modelling; seismic and liquefaction analysis; machine learning in geotechnics; instrumentation and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Aquatic Species: Innovations in Health and Conservation

edited by

Hisham Abdelrahman

and Gianluca Sarà

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 446 | 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)

Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Adaptation

edited by

Massimiliano Marino

and

Pushpa Dissanayake

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 391 | 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)

Future Trends in Ship Energy-Saving Devices and Solutions

edited by

Simone Mancini

,

Fabio De Luca

and Stephan Berger

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship energy efficiency; energy saving devices; marine propulsion; hydrodynamics; naval architecture; decarbonization; CFD; sustainable shipping; propeller; rudder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

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