Ship and Ocean Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Ship and ocean engineering is an interdisciplinary field that combines the principles of mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and electrical engineering, aiming at designing, constructing, and maintaining ships, offshore structures, and related systems.

This Special Issue aims at promoting in-depth research in the field of ship and ocean engineering, with a particular focus on the exploration of fluid mechanics and structural mechanics. The topics covered include research on the classical areas of ships, offshore platforms, infrastructure, moorings, pipelines, cables, and subsea systems. Naval architecture topics are also encouraged, such as ship and special marine vehicle design; intact and damaged stability; technology for energy efficiency and green shipping; ship production technology; and decommissioning and recycling. Submissions on emerging research areas are particularly welcome, including offshore renewable energy, aquaculture systems, underwater vehicles for offshore operations, and the application of machine learning in ship and ocean engineering. High-quality papers presenting research in this area of study will be considered, with a specific focus on issues such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Analysis and calculation methods of wind and wave loads.
• Experiments related to the field of ships and offshore structures.
• Application of new materials in the field of ships and offshore structures.
• Application of machine learning in the field of ship and marine engineering.
• Cost optimization in the design and transportation fields of ship and offshore engineering.
• Analysis of the motion response and structural safety of ships and marine engineering structures.
• Monitoring technology of ships and marine engineering structures under rated and extreme conditions.
• Research on route optimization and new methods in transportation, installation, and other processes in the field of ship and marine engineering.
• New designs in the field of ship and marine engineering, particularly in offshore renewable energy, such as novel floating platforms, wind–wave combined systems, and wind–fishery integrated systems.

Dr. Yu Hu
Prof. Dr. Liang Sun
Guest Editors

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