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Advancing the Ultimate Strength of Offshore Structures for Sustainable and Resilient Marine Energy Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bai-Qiao Chen

Jonas W. Ringsberg

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 170 | 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)

Propagation of Structured Light Beams in Oceanic Turbulence

edited by

Dajun Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured light; light field propagation; oceanic turbulence; coherence structures; partial coherence; vortex; orbital angular momentum; light field manipulation; underwater optical communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Analysis of Ship and Offshore Structures

edited by

Chenfeng Li

Kun Liu

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3345 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structure; strength assessment; impact strength; ultimate strength; fatigue strength; structural design; advanced material and structure; structural optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Alternative Fuels for Marine Engine Applications

edited by

Sina Rezaei Gomari

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2100 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative marine fuels; low-carbon shipping; hydrogen and ammonia combustion; biofuels for marine engines; emissions reduction technologies; sustainable maritime propulsion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Bubble Dynamics and Fluid–Structure Interaction

edited by A-Man Zhang,

Shiping Wang

and Yunlong Liu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: bubble dynamics; fluid– structure interaction (FSI); cavitation; AI+ bubble dynamics and FSI; multiphase flow method; bubble theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Intelligent Approaches to Marine Engineering Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Graciliano Nicolás Marichal

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 375 | 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)

Object Detection and Coordinated Control of Marine Robots

edited by

Bo Wang

and

Davide Moroni

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine robots; object identification; object localization; object tracking; environment understanding; sensor fusion; multi-robot collaboration; coordinated control; multi-robot communication; distributed decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Deep Sea Exploration Technologies: From Sensors to Autonomous Platforms

edited by

Weicheng Cui

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep sea exploration technologies; autonomous platforms; real fish; Brain– Computer Interface (BCI); sensor miniaturization; deep-sea sensors; marine environmental monitoring; autonomous deep sea platforms; biocompatible materials; interdisciplinary innovation

(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 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3516 | 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)

Parasitology of Marine Animals

edited by

Sónia Rocha

and

Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3507 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasite diversity; taxonomy; evolution; life cycles; pathology; ecology; host– parasite interactions; aquaculture; diagnostics; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Future Trends in Ship Energy-Saving Devices and Solutions

edited by

Simone Mancini

Fabio De Luca

and Stephan Berger

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1601 | 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)

Addressing/Mitigating Anthropogenic Impacts in Coastal Marine Environments: Interdisciplinary Approaches

edited by

Alberta Mandich

and

João Pedro Barreiros

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal environment; anthropogenic impacts; impact assessment; habitat conservation; marine protected areas

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

Isotopic Analysis of Marine Sediments

edited by

Kenichi Hayashizaki

and

Terushisa Komatsu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment core analysis; isotope geochemistry; marine bioproductivity; retrospective analysis; anthropogenic impacts; climate change; blue carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Oceanography)

Marine Renewable Energy—Technologies, Resources, and Environmental Interactions

edited by

Zhaoqing Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; wave; tidal stream; ocean current; OTEC; salinity gradient; offshore wind; resource assessment; environmental interactions; hybrid/co-located systems; device development and optimization; AI/ML; modeling; field measurements; and lab experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Resilience of Global Shipping Networks Under Emergency Conditions

edited by

Lang Xu

Mingshuo Cao

and Shaorui Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: global shipping network resilience; maritime supply chain disruptions; emergency logistics; port vulnerability assessment; cascading failure propagation; climate adaption in shipping; network topology analysis; post-pandemic recovery dynamics; adaptive routing optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ship Performance and Emission Prediction

edited by

Kayvan Pazouki

and

Rosemary Norman

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7296 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship performance and efficiency; alternative fuels and propulsion arrangements; ship’ s emission assessment and indicators; sustainable shipping; energy saving technologies; emission prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Geomechanics and Geotechnics

edited by Kai Yao

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4412 | 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 Renewable Energy and Environment Evaluation

edited by

Chongwei Zheng

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3505 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy evaluation; power plant location technology of marine renewable energy; energy big data construction of marine renewable energy; spatial– temporal characteristics of marine parameters; ocean observation technology; marine renewable energy device design and application; deep learning-based energy and environment short-term forecasting; machine learning-based energy and environmental forecasting; AI-based energy and environment evaluation and development; remoting sensing application in energy and environmental evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Modelling Coastal and Ocean Dynamics

edited by

Magda Catarina Sousa

Ana Picado

and

Carina Lurdes Lopes

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical models; coastal systems; hydrodynamics; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Coastal Morphodynamics and Dune Ecosystems

edited by Quentin Laporte-Fauret

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal dunes; morphodynamics; dune ecosystems; aeolian processes; vegetation– sediment feedback; coastal resilience; dune restoration; nature-based solutions; remote sensing; adaptive coastal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Hydroelasticity of Ships and Renewable Energy Devices

edited by

Sarat Chandra Mohapatra

Carlos Guedes Soares

and

Kostas Belibassakis

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroelasticity; ships; renewable energy; mathematical model formulations; theoretical models; global hydroelastic response; beam-connected-modules method; numerical models; wave blocking phenomena; flexible structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Environment Numerical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Zhifeng Wang

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean environmental observations; artificial intelligence; numerical simulation; physical modelling experiment; fluid-structure interaction; marine environment; marine environmental design parameters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Latest Advances in Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies

edited by

Eva Segura

and

Rafael Morales

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore sustainable renewable energy systems; floating offshore wind technologies; tidal and wave energy converters; hybrid offshore platforms; offshore technologies; sustainable utilization; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Artificial Intelligence and Its Application in Ocean Engineering

edited by

Enhao Wang

and Dixia Fan

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5697 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in ocean engineering; machine learning and deep learning; physics-informed neural networks (PINNs); vortex-induced vibration (VIV) prediction; fluid– structure interaction; digital twin for offshore systems; marine renewable energy optimisation; intelligent monitoring and risk assessment; data assimilation and ocean forecasting; hybrid AI– numerical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Overall Design of Underwater Vehicles

edited by

Huachao Dong

and

Jinglu Li

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2703 | Submission Open

Keywords: new-type underwater vehicles; multidisciplinary design optimization; AI-assisted integrated design; hydrodynamic analysis; lightweight design of structure; advanced underwater energy system; multi-vehicle coordination and planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Sea Ice Algal and Bacterial Productivity: Patterns, Processes and Environmental Change

edited by Dorte Haubjerg Søgaard

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice ecology; sea ice biogeochemistry; microbial processes; nutrient cycling within and beneath sea ice; sea ice algal productivity; sea ice bacterial productivity; arctic and antarctic ecosystem dynamics

Advanced Structure Analysis and Structure–Soil Interaction for Marine and Offshore Structures

edited by

Zhenkui Wang

Yujie Li

and

Zhen Guo

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structural analysis; marine structure– soil interaction; offshore foundation engineering; offshore structural stability; marine structural vibration; submarine pipelines and cables; sustainable marine materials; in situ marine sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Geotechnical Soil–Structure Interaction

edited by

Jae-Hyun Kim

and

Sung-Ha Baek

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine geotechnical engineering; soil– structure interaction; offshore wind foundations; pipeline– seabed interaction; subsea infrastructure; seabed stability; cyclic loading; offshore foundations; submarine tunnels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Ocean Observing Technology and System

edited by

A. Miguel P. Santos

submission deadline 6 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2997 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean observing systems; autonomous platforms; marine sensors; observatories; Argo; glider; ocean data; artificial intelligence in oceanography; digital twins of the ocean; UN ocean decade; GOOS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Biochemical, Physiological and Ecological Assessments in Marine Top Predators

edited by Leila Soledade Lemos and

Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3045 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine top predators; biomarkers; anthropogenic stressors; environmental stressors; climate change; health assessment; oxidative stress; sentinel species; conservation physiology; ecotoxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Simulation-Based Design Optimization in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics

edited by

José Miguel Rodrigues

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1961 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation-based design optimization (SBDO); computational fluid dynamics (CFD); marine hydrodynamics; offshore structure optimization; wave– structure interaction; fluid– structure interaction (FSI); hydroelasticity; machine learning in naval engineering; multi-objective optimization; marine renewable energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Sustainable Marine Pollution Control Through Microbial Processes

edited by

Jaak Truu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradation; bioremediation; biotransformation; marine microbiome; co-contamination; legacy contaminants; machine learning and artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)

Numerical Modeling, Prediction of Ship Maneuvering and Hydrodynamics

edited by

Haoyun Tang

and

Shan Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship maneuvering; hydrodynamics; numerical modeling; CFD simulation; system identification; wave-induced motions; data-driven prediction; autonomous ships; fluid– structure interaction; sloshing effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Geotechnical Investigations of Coral Sands in Marine Engineering

edited by

Xinzhi Wang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle crushing; dilatancy behavior; liquefaction evaluation; pile– soil interaction; geophysical exploration; pile skin friction; foundation bearing capacity; coral reef drilling and coring technology; in situ permeability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

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

edited by

Amirmehdi Yazdani

, Oleg Yakimenko and Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4439 | 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)

Dynamics, Control, and Design of Bionic Underwater Vehicles

edited by Yilin Qu,

Hongsheng Dong

, Fuwang Zhao and Denghui Qin

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic underwater vehicles; bio-inspired propulsion; robust control; morphological design; fluid– structure interaction; autonomous underwater vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Modelling and Environmental Statistics—2nd Edition

edited by

Jinyu Sheng

and

William Perrie

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open

Keywords: process-based and data-driven numerical modelling; environmental statistics; digital twin ocean; extreme marine conditions; ocean dynamics; coastal waters; data assimilation; oceanography; prediction; predictability; tide– surge interaction; atmospheric dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

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 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6694 | 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)

Green Energy with Advanced Propulsion Systems for Net-Zero Shipping

edited by

Chybyung Park

and

Hayoung Jang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2615 | 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)

Thermal Stress and Photosynthetic Resilience in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Andrei Herdean

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal stress; photoprotection (NPQ); thermal acclimation; coral bleaching; photosystem II repair; phytoplankton community shifts; primary productivity; algal bioengineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Reliability, Risk, and Hazard Assessment of Marine Structures

edited by

Hem Bahadur Motra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 557 | 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)

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of College of Marine Science and Technology at CUG (Wuhan): Invited Papers for Geological Oceanography

edited by

Xuebin Du

and