Ocean Engineering

Special Issues

Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:

• Ocean Observations (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
• Models and Simulations of Ship Manoeuvring (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
• Development of Superhydrophobic Materials for Maritime Applications (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
• Sustainable Maritime Transport and Port Intelligence (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
• The Control and Navigation of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
• Wave Loads on Offshore Structure (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
• Modelling Techniques for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
• Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Intelligent Ship Navigation (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
• Advancements in Deep-Sea Equipment and Technology, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
• Hydroelastic Behaviour of Floating Offshore Structures (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
• Marine Technology: Latest Advancements and Prospects (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
• Resilience and Capacity of Waterway Transportation (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
• Development of Theories and Systems in Underwater Communications and Networks (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
• Wave Excitation Loads and Structural Assessment in Maritime and Offshore Engineering (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
• Multi-Hazard Effects and Mitigation Strategies for Offshore Structures: Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 5 May 2025)
• Artificial Intelligence Applications in Underwater Sonar Images (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
• Sustainable and Efficient Maritime Operations (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
• Safety Evaluation and Protection in Deep-Sea Resource Exploitation (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
• Theories and Techniques in Intelligent Digital Twins in Marine Science and Engineering (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
• Maritime Logistics and Green Shipping (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
• New Trends in Engineering and Operational Research on Container Supply Chain Management for Resilience, Digitalization, Intelligence and Sustainability (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
• Hydraulic Modeling, Optimization and Intelligent Maintenance of Marine Fluid Machinery and Systems (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
• Ship Wireless Sensor (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
• Marine Fuel Cell Technology: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
• Optimization and Control of Marine Renewable Energy Systems (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
• Advances in Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
• Safety and Reliability of Ship and Ocean Engineering Structures (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
• Advances in Marine Geological and Geotechnical Hazards (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
• Underwater Acoustic Communication and Marine Robot Networks (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
• Navigation and Detection Fusion for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (Deadline: 1 June 2025)
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Marine Engineering Equipment and Structures (Deadline: 1 June 2025)
• Offshore Renewable Energy, Second Edition (Deadline: 1 June 2025)
• Underwater Acoustic Field Modulation Technology (Deadline: 1 June 2025)
• State-of-the-Art Innovations in HVDC and Subsea Cable Systems: Materials, Design, Testing, and Sustainable Integration (Deadline: 1 June 2025)
• Data-Driven Methods for Marine Structures (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
• Numerical Analysis and Modeling of Floating Structures (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
• Unmanned Marine Vehicles: Perception, Planning, Control and Swarm—2nd Edition (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
• Emerging Topics in Intelligent Technology for Maritime Autonomous Systems (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics and Acoustic Design Methods for Ship (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
• The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Offshore Structures (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
• Advanced Studies in Marine Mechanical and Naval Engineering (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
• Navigation Performance and Experimental Research of Ships in Ice-Covered Areas (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
• Management and Control of Ship Traffic Behaviours (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
• Advancements in Maritime Safety and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
• Wave–Structure–Seabed Interaction (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
• Control and Optimization of Ship Propulsion System (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
• Advances in Navigability and Mooring (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
• Maritime Transport and Port Management (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
• Applications of Sensors in Marine Observation (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
• Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring and Ship Surveillance (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
• Advanced Technologies for New (Clean) Energy Ships—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
• Smart and Low Carbon Emission-Oriented Maritime Traffic Management and Controlling (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
• Advances in Marine Computational Fluid Dynamics (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
• Advances in Marine Hydrodynamics and Multiphysics CFD: Innovations in Analysis, AI Applications and Energy Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
• Wave Interactions with Marine Structures (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
• Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (Deadline: 1 July 2025)
• Trends and Prospects in Maritime Intelligent Transport Systems (Deadline: 1 July 2025)
• Novelties in Marine Propulsion (Deadline: 1 July 2025)
• Deep-Sea Mineral Resource Development Technology and Equipment (Deadline: 1 July 2025)
• Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal and Ocean Engineering (Deadline: 1 July 2025)
• Smart Seaport and Maritime Transport Management, Second Edition (Deadline: 5 July 2025)
• Advanced Technologies of Ship Power Plants and Infrastructure of Seaports (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
• AI-Empowered Marine Energy (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
• Intelligent Measurement and Control System of Marine Robots (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
• Advances in Marine Gas Hydrate Exploration and Discovery—2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
• Impact of Ocean Wave Loads on Marine Structures (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
• Track Planning with Automatic Obstacle Recognition and Avoidance for Maritime Vessels (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
• Safe Maneuvering, Efficient Navigation and Intelligent Management for Ships (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
• Design Optimisation in Marine Engineering (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
• Underwater Observation Technology in Marine Environment (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
• Numerical Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interactions by CFD (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
• Analysis of Ultimate Strength and Fatigue Damage of Offshore Structure (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
• Structural Modelling, Safety Assessment, and Advanced Material Application of Marine Structures (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
• Design of Marine Structures against Ice Actions (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
• Anti-explosion, Anti-impact and Vibration Isolation Advanced Protection Design in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
• Numerical Efforts for Cleaner Marine Environments: From Ship Hydrodynamics to Ocean Renewable Energy (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
• Intelligent Solutions for Marine Operations (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
• Advances in Marine Geotechnical Engineering—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
• Innovations in Underwater Robotic Software Systems (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
• Advanced Analysis and Optimization of Tubular Joints in Marine Structures for Offshore Renewable Energy Applications (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
• Advanced Research in Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Autonomous Surface Vehicle (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
• Advances in Offshore Wind and Wave Energies—2nd Edition (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
• Offshore Geotechnics: Offshore Foundations and Soil–Structure Interactions (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
• Applications of Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Ships (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
• Ship Performance in Actual Seas (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
• Motion Control and Path Planning of Marine Vehicles—3rd Edition (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
• Advances in Maritime Shipping (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
• Intelligent Systems for Marine Transportation (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
• Theoretical Research and Design of Subsea Pipelines (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
• Advances in Ships and Marine Structures—Edition II (Deadline: 5 August 2025)
• Application of CFD Simulations to Marine Hydrodynamic Problems (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
• Advances in Marine Mechanical and Structural Engineering—2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
• Health Monitoring and Reliability Assessment of Marine and Offshore Structure (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
• Advancements in Hybrid Power Systems for Marine Applications (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
• Research Progress on Ocean Observations Technology and Information Systems (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
• Advanced Research in Sustainable and Intelligent Navigation Control Systems for Marine Vehicles (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
• Optimal Maneuvering and Control of Ships—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
• Advances in Recent Marine Engineering Technology (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
• Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Equipment and Technology (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
• Design and Analysis of New and Retrofitted Eco-Friendly Ships and Offshore Structures (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
• Marine Autonomous Vehicles: Design, Test and Operation—Second Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
• Advanced Studies in Ship Fluid Mechanics (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
• Design and Application of Underwater Vehicles (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
• Operations and Maintenance Challenges in Wave Energy Conversion (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
• Intelligent Approaches to Marine Engineering Research (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
• Advancements in New Concepts of Underwater Robotics—Second Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
• Progress in Sensor Technology for Ocean Sciences (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
• Applications of Bubble Dynamics in Ocean Engineering: Theory, Experiment and Simulation (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
• Advanced Studies in Marine Structures (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
• New Era in Offshore Wind Energy (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
• CFD Applications in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
• Advanced Research in Flexible Riser and Pipelines (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
• Hydrodynamic Research of Marine Structures (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
• Advancing the Ultimate Strength of Offshore Structures for Sustainable and Resilient Marine Energy Systems (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
• Application of Advanced Technologies in Maritime Safety—Second Edition (Deadline: 5 September 2025)
• Design and Application of Underwater Robots for Navigation and Manipulation (Deadline: 5 September 2025)
• Advances in Underwater Positioning and Navigation Technology (Deadline: 5 September 2025)
• Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engines (Deadline: 10 September 2025)
• Advanced Studies in Marine Data Analysis (Deadline: 10 September 2025)
• Advanced Research in Shipping Informatics and Communications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
• Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
• Marine Geotechnical Applications in Marine Structures (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
• Energy Efficiency Optimization Technologies for Shipping Decarbonization (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
• Recent Advances in Maritime Safety and Ship Collision Avoidance (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
• Numerical Model, Design, and Performance of Ocean Wave Energy Converters (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
• Analysis of Strength, Fatigue, and Vibration in Marine Structures (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
• Machine Learning for Prediction of Ship Motion (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
• Cavitation Control in Marine Engineering: Modelling and Experiment (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
• Advanced Research on the Sustainable Maritime Transportation (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
• Advanced Control Strategies for Autonomous Maritime Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
• Advancements in Marine Hydrodynamics and Structural Optimization (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
• Design and Analysis of Mooring System for Floating Offshore Structures (Deadline: 1 October 2025)
• Dynamics and Control of Marine Mechatronics (Deadline: 1 October 2025)
• Ship Structural Design and Analysis (Deadline: 5 October 2025)
• Maritime Security and Risk Assessments—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
• Optimization and Energy Maximizing Control Systems for Wave Energy Converters—3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
• Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of Tianjin University: Invited Papers for Design Method and Engineering Application of UUVs (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
• The 10th Anniversary of Section Ocean Engineering—Recent Advances and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 31 December 2025)