Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Intelligent Approaches to Marine Engineering Research

edited by

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11930 | 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)

Advances in Storm Tide and Wave Simulations and Assessment

edited by

Wei-Che Huang

,

Wen Cheng Liu

and

Chih-Chieh Young

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3610 | Submission Open

Keywords: storm surge and waves; model simulation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Advancements in New Concepts of Underwater Robotics—Second Edition

edited by

Xiufen Ye

and Yunsai Chen

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: design method; control algorithm; topological optimization; hydrodynamic analysis; prognosis and health management; practical applications and experiments; safety and reliability; future perspectives for underwater robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Offshore Geotechnics

edited by

Jiayi Shen

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore geotechnics; seabed soil/rock– structure interaction; offshore foundation engineering; dynamic and cyclic soil/rock behavior; geohazard assessment; numerical and physical modeling; submarine landslides and liquefaction; floating offshore wind turbines; sustainable offshore development; carbon storage and deep-sea mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Biogeochemistry of Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Coastal Areas

edited by

Pedro Aboim de Brito

and Mário Mil-Homens

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 121 | 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)

Feature Review Papers in Geological Oceanography

edited by

Markes E. Johnson

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13902 | 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)

Selection of Deep-Sea Aquaculture Species and Development of Supporting Technologies and Equipment

edited by

Zhenhua Ma

and Jianguang Qin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7566 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea aquaculture; species selection; aquaculture technologies; sustainable cultivation; environmental control systems; innovative equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Applications of Bubble Dynamics in Ocean Engineering: Theory, Experiment and Simulation

edited by Xiao Huang,

Abdellatif Ouahsine

and

Peng Du

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5662 | Submission Open

Keywords: bubble dynamics; cavitation; ultrasonic bubbles; ultra-fine bubbles; air-gun bubbles; underwater explosion bubbles; bubbly flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Progress in Sensor Technology for Ocean Sciences

edited by

Marc Le Menn

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2686 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; oceanographic instrument; instrument network; calibration; uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

New Era in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Wei Shi

,

Constantine Michailides

and

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11792 | 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)

Sustainable Development and Resource Management of Marine Aquaculture

edited by

Carlos Andrade

,

Florbela Soares

,

Ricardo Haroun

, Rui J. M. Rocha and

Aires Oliva-Teles

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5397 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine aquaculture; water quality management; sustainable feeds and feed management; fish health and nutrition; fish disease and physiology; energy efficiency; biodiversity and genetic management; resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

CFD Applications in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics 2nd Edition

edited by

Nastia Degiuli

and

Ivana Martić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2302 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance and propulsion; seakeeping and maneuverability; fluid– structure interaction; hydrodynamics in shallow and restricted waters; CFD and EFD combined methods; drag reduction techniques; energy-saving devices; roughness effects; optimization studies; wave and tidal energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Research in Flexible Riser and Pipelines

edited by

Yong Bai

and Weidong Ruan

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12401 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore risers; pipelines and moorings; flexible pipes and umbilical cables; section design; installation technique; dynamics response; fatigue analysis; structure stability and safety; structural analysis and optimization; subsea engineering and polar engineering; pipe– soil interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Gas Hydrates

edited by

Hailong Lu

,

Umberta Tinivella

and Yinan Deng

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5880 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate formation; reservoir characterization; resource potential; geophysical exploration; experimental technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Marine Environmental Analysis and Monitoring: Recent Harmful Events and New Substances

edited by

Frédéric Muttin

,

Hélène Thomas-Guyon

and

Stephane Le Floch

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5630 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; ecotoxicology; modeling/learning; chemical analysis; new fuels/shipments; accidents/conflicts; new risks

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

Hydrodynamic Research of Marine Structures (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dimitrios N. Konispoliatis

and

Spyros A. Mavrakos

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1516 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrodynamics; marine structures; fluid motion; hydrodynamic load; wave load; fluid– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancing the Ultimate Strength of Offshore Structures for Sustainable and Resilient Marine Energy Systems

edited by

Baiqiao Chen

,

Jonas W. Ringsberg

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | 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)

Parasites of Marine Fishes: Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Perla Tedesco

and

Marialetizia Palomba

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7434 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish parasites; wild and farmed fish; protozoan and metazoan parasites; marine parasitology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Application of Advanced Technologies in Maritime Safety—Second Edition

edited by

Degang Xu

,

Chenxu Wang

and

Jiaxuan Yang

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5619 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Design and Application of Underwater Robots for Navigation and Manipulation

edited by Paolo Silvestri

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4214 | 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)

Advances in Underwater Positioning and Navigation Technology

edited by Qiuying Wang and

Đula Nađ

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3989 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater navigation; acoustic positioning; inertial navigation; diver navigation; autonomous underwater vehicles (auvs); integrated navigation; real-time processing; machine learning; signal attenuation; collaborative navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Movable Coastal Structures and Flood Protection

edited by Alexander M.R. Bakker

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3523 | 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)

Coastal Disaster Assessment and Response—2nd Edition

edited by

Deniz Velioglu Sogut

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: hurricane; storm surge; tsunami; nature-based solutions; vegetation; coastal resilience; mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Marine Aquatic Species: Innovations in Health and Conservation

edited by

Hisham A. Abdelrahman

and Gianluca Sarà

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 116 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Maritime and Underwater Archaeology—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

,

,

Mauro Francesco La Russa

,

George Papatheodorou

and

Nikola Mišković

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12954 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater cultural heritage; virtual and augmented reality; marine robotics; artificial intelligence; underwater 3D imaging; conservation; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engines

edited by

Elias Yfantis

,

Theodoros Zannis

and

George Mallouppas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10282 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engines; maritime; decarbonization; optimization; performance; emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Maritime Communication Networks and 6G Technologies

edited by Anastasios E. Giannopoulos,

Nikolaos Nomikos

and

Panagiotis Trakadas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9525 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime communication networks (MCNs); machine learning and MCNs; 6G technologies in MCNs; multi-hop relaying techniques for MCNs; measurements and channel modeling for MCNs; radio resource management algorithms for MCNs

Advanced Studies in Marine Data Analysis

edited by

Huanhuan Li

,

Lu Zou

, Sheng Xu and

Zifei Xu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3023 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine data analytics; autonomous shipping; big data in maritime transportation; maritime cybersecurity; maritime situational awareness; AI-driven decision support systems; intelligent marine systems; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Nature-Based Solutions in Coastal Systems

edited by

Sebastian Dan

and

Toon Verwaest

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2045 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; sandy coasts; beach nourishments; coastal squeeze; multifunctional coastal defense; coastal geomorphology; nature restoration; sediment management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Marine Cable Technology: Cutting-Edge Research and Development Trends

edited by

Yong Bai

and Weidong Ruan

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: submarine power cables and umbilicals; underwater communication cables; cable material science and durability; dynamic response and fatigue analysis; offshore installation techniques; cable– seabed interactions and stability; corrosion protection and lifetime prediction; multi-physics coupling mechanisms; digital twin and health monitoring systems; renewable energy integration (offshore wind; wave energy); deep-sea and polar cable engineering; risk assessment and failure mitigation

Advanced Research in Shipping Informatics and Communications—2nd Edition

edited by

Nikitas Nikitakos

and

Iosif Progoulakis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 32528 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime digitalization; remote monitoring and advanced analytics; maritime cyberphysical security; autonomous and unmanned vessels; cybersecurity training; cybersecurity standards and directives; additive manufacturing in shipping; 5G implementation in shipping; E-navigation technologies in shipping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Structural Analysis and Failure Prevention in Offshore Engineering

edited by

Selda Oterkus

and

Erkan Oterkus

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11241 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy devices; offshore platforms; subsea pipelines; marine structures; fracture mechanics; corrosion; structural health monitoring; ice-structure interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition

edited by

Xiao Liang

,

Rubo Zhang

and

Xingru Qu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4921 | 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)

Marine Geotechnical Applications in Marine Structures

edited by

Sung-ha Baek

and

Jaehyun Kim

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2179 | 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)

Energy Efficiency Optimization Technologies for Shipping Decarbonization

edited by

Kai Wang

and

Nikos Themelis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1975 | 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)

Advances in Intelligent Situation Awareness, Decision-Making and Control for Autonomous Ships

edited by

Mingyang Zhang

and

Wengang Mao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 134 | 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

Márcia Lima

,

Francisco Sancho

and Alec Torres-Freyermuth

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7608 | 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

Entao Liu

,

Qiangtai Huang

and Jiangong Wei

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5961 | 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

Pengfei Chen

,

Junmin Mou

and Lei Du

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3447 | 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

Aijun Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1403 | 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

Pere Ferriol

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 135 | 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 105 | 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

edited by

Yongsik Sin

and

Genuario Belmonte

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6757 | 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,

Georgios Eleftheriou

and Maxi Castrillejo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4117 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean tracers; radionuclides; environmental radioactivity

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

Machine Learning for Prediction of Ship Motion

edited by

Yangjun Ahn

and

Kwang-Jun Paik

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 660 | 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)

Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Adaptation

edited by

Massimiliano Marino

and

Pushpa Dissanayake

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 247 | 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)

Analysis of Strength, Fatigue, and Vibration in Marine Structures

edited by

Joško Parunov

and

Yordan Garbatov

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 169 | 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

Xianhua Wu

,

Jian Wu

and

Lang Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 23499 | 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

Mark D. Orzech

, David A. Hebert and

Aleksey Marchenko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10268 | 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

Ebrahim Kadivar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9437 | 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)

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