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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Optimal Design and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms
edited by , Jimmy Murphy and
submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open
Keywords: predictive maintenance; sustainable O& M solutions; autonomous systems and vessels; robotics; sensors; logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Turbulence and Flow in Coastal and Ocean Engineering
edited by Franck Kerhervé, Bijan Dargahi and
submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal dynamics; wave– current interactions; flow– structure interaction; turbulence; sediment transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Ecological Modelling of Marine Mammal Habitats of Importance
edited by Michael Tetley
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7273 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological modelling; marine mammal habitats; conservation areas; spatial mapping; marine protected areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Safety of Ships and Marine Design Optimization
edited by Evangelos Boulougouris
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3873 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime safety; stability of ships; holistic ship design optimization; risk-based design; model-based systems engineering; fire safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies in Offshore Petroleum submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2274 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitigation strategies for fire and explosion risks; the prevention of hydrocarbon leaks; risk assessment models for new concepts; the use of AI; data mining; and other modern tools; risk-based contingency planning; risk tolerance criteria; the use and development of major accident risk indicators; lessons learned from major accidents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Advances of Multiphase Flow in Hydraulic and Marine Engineering
edited by Wei Liu, and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1800 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; CFD modeling; air– water flow; cavitation; sediment transport; wave– structure interaction; subsea oil– gas– water flow; hydraulic structures; marine engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Bivalves Toxicology submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioindicators; emerging pollutants; microplastics; pharmaceuticals; biomarkers; omics approaches; trophic transfer; climate change stressors; aquaculture toxicology; nanomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Novelties in Marine Propulsion—2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine propulsion; hydrodynamic and propulsive modeling; turbomachinery; sustainable mobility; experimental methods; numerical analyses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Design and Optimization of Ship Hydrodynamics submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2084 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization; biomimetic methods; ship design; ship hydrodynamics; operational efficiency; performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Sustainable Maritime Transport, Ports, Supply Chain Intelligence, and Marine Environmental Engineering
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable maritime transport; port intelligence; marine environmental engineering; supply chain management; green shipping; carbon reduction; digital transformation; smart logistics; multimodal transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Data-Driven Methods for Marine Structures, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1134 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; data-driven mechanics; data-driven design; machine learning; surrogate models; structural health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Ocean Observations, Second Edition
edited by Chung-Ru Ho
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean observation; maritime safety; marine engineering; maritime planning; maritime construction; ocean observation instruments and technology; battery capacity; data storage; ocean energy; ocean observation systems; ocean observation results; ocean observation applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Fluid–Structure–Foundation–Soil Interaction in Offshore Environments: Theory, Modeling and Engineering Applications
edited by , Lele Liu and Sanbai Li
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore geotechnical engineering; structure– fluid interaction; floating structures; advanced numerical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Innovations in Underwater Robotic Software Systems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9072 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine multi-agent systems; subsea communication technologies; underwater navigation systems; underwater control algorithms; marine path planning algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine CFD: From Resistance Prediction to Environmental Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4858 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical methods; marine hydrodynamics; ship performance; ocean renewable energy; computational fluid dynamics; marine environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Feature Paper in Marine Ecology submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1053 | Submission Open
Keywords: impacts of climate change and pollution on marine environments; marine invasive species; sustainability of marine resources; marine biodiversity; marine ecosystem services and functions; environmental quality and resilience of marine ecosystems; ecological restoration; marine functional connectivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Advances in High-Efficiency Marine Propulsion Systems submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-efficiency marine propulsion; advanced propulsor design; decarbonization in shipping; hybrid electric propulsion; intelligent propulsion control; digital twin for propulsion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wave Loads on Offshore Structure—2nd Edition
edited by Piguang Wang and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid-structure interaction; wave and current loads; offshore structural dynamics; hydrodynamic load analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Monitoring and Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution
edited by Lixin Zhu
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine plastic pollution; microplastics; monitoring technologies; source identification; transport and fate; mitigation strategies; removal technologies; marine environmental engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)
Underwater Acoustic Field Modulation Technology
edited by Bin Wang
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5573 | Submission Open
Keywords: sound cloaks; acoustic gradient materials; materials with special acoustic parameters; the topology of special acoustic parameters; multi-mode materials; acoustic coding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Maritime Shipping
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2735 | Submission Open
Keywords: green shipping; intelligent shipping; digital technology; low carbon; operations management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Maritime Decarbonization: Technologies and Operations Towards Zero-Emission Ports and Vessels submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1882 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime decarbonization; zero-emission ports; low-carbon fuels; hydrogen and ammonia; maritime energy transition; emission inventories; port sustainability; green shipping; ship– port interface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Underwater Wireless Power Transfer Systems
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1686 | Submission Open
Keywords: inductive power transfer (IPT); capacitive power transfer (CPT); and ultrasonic wireless power transfer (UWPT) technologies; AUV charging; buoy charging; magnetic couplers and magnetic design methods; compensation topologies and parameter tuning methods; advanced control methods for AUV charging systems; electromagnetic field shielding and electromagnetic compatibility; simultaneous wireless power and data transfer technologies; electromagnetic metamaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Latest Trends in Alternative Fuels and Green Technologies for Maritime Decarbonization submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative fuels; green technologies; experimental modelling; advanced numerical methods; CCUS; maritime decarbonisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Microbial Adaptations and Ecosystem Functions from Exploration to Exploitation
edited by and Maria Papale
submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; biopolymers; bioremediation; biotechnology; marine microbial adaptations; extreme marine ecology; marine microbial ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Sediment Dynamics in Artificial Nourishments—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal erosion; coastal management; littoral drift; longshore and cross-shore sediment transport; coastal interventions; monitoring; numerical modeling; laboratory works; hydrodynamics; environmental impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Morphological Changes in the Coastal Ocean
edited by Henry Bokuniewicz and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11672 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal morphology; coastal erosion; coastal landforms; shoreline erosion; substrate; benthic habitats; shelf sediment dynamics; seafloor bedforms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Applications of Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Ships
edited by Jiansen Zhao, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9025 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship detection and tracking; maritime data mining; ship trajectory fusion; navigation awareness enhancement; intelligent ship collision avoidance; intelligent aids in ship navigation; maritime traffic organization; navigational risk assessment and control; maritime traffic supervision; MASS; ship communication; perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Technical Applications and Latest Discoveries in Seafloor Mapping
edited by and Jarosław Nowak
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6231 | Submission Open
Keywords: seafloor mapping; remote sensing; underwater acoustics; airborne laser bathymetry; satellite-derived bathymetry; machine learning; marine geology; benthic habitat mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Marine Karst Systems: Hydrogeology and Marine Environmental Dynamics
edited by and Carme Alomar
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3607 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal aquifers; groundwater dynamics; marine dynamics; groundwater pollution; marine pollution; marine sediments pollution; climate change; sea level oscillation; coastal caves; springs; wetlands; marine environmental and hydrogeological relationship; protected marine karst areas; seawater intrusion; marine ecosystems; marine habitats driven by hydrogeology; karst marine heritage; sedimentary processes in marine karst system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Advancements in Hybrid Power Systems for Marine Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3573 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; maritime power systems; electrical propulsion systems; fuel cells; power management systems; energy management systems; energy storage systems; green hydrogen; hydrogen-fueled ships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wave Energy Converters: Numerical Simulation and Calculation submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open
Keywords: theoretical analysis; numerical modelling; CFD methods; wave energy converters; fluid– structure interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advanced Studies in Ship Fluid Mechanics
edited by
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11170 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel computational methods; high-fidelity CFD; artificial intelligence/machine learning in hydrodynamics; emerging decarbonization technology; advanced fluid mechanics; full-scale condition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Ship Wireless Sensor
edited by , Zhihua Hu and
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6470 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical/chemical sensors; ocean/ship wireless sensors; ocean wireless sensor network; ocean internet of things; ocean mobile edge computing; networking; ocean network topology optimization; ocean network information security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Evolution and Ecology of Crustaceans and Their Applications—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open
Keywords: arthropods; bioinspiration; biomimetics; crustacea; extremophiles; genetic diversity; identification; microbiomes; phylogeny; speciation; stable isotope
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Structural Modelling, Safety Assessment, and Advanced Material Application of Marine Structures—2nd Edition
edited by Mengzhen Li, Qingshan Wang and Yan Dong
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural modelling; vibration and noise; impact analysis; ultimate strength; fatigue analysis; ship and offshore structures; composite structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Unraveling Immune Memory in Marine Aquaculture Animals: Characteristics, Mechanisms and Applications
edited by Weilin Wang
submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine aquaculture animals; immune memory; immunological mechanisms; disease resistance; vaccine development; epigenetic regulation; comparative immunology; aquaculture sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)
Exploitation and Optimization of Ocean Energy Conversion Infrastructure submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13779 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean energy; conversion infrastructure; renewable energy; offshore wind
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Numerical Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interactions by CFD (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10744 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid– structure interaction; offshore structures; wave structure; floating structures; computational fluid dynamics; CFD; numerical simulation; ocean wave
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Maritime Security and Smart Navigation: Recent Developments and Prospects submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1859 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent marine navigation; Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS); maritime traffic safety and risk assessment; collision avoidance and path planning; maritime big data and deep learning; digital twins in shipping; human– machine collaboration; maritime cybersecurity; green shipping and energy efficiency; resilience of maritime transportation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Sustainable Design and Structural Integrity of Eco-Friendly Ships and Offshore Structures
edited by
submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-friendly ships; offshore structures; structural integrity; sustainable design; fatigue and reliability; welded structures; green maritime technology; finite element analysis (FEA); extreme environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
AI-Enhanced Dynamics and Reliability Analysis of Marine Structures
edited by , Zunfeng Du and
submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine structures; structural dynamics; reliability analysis; artificial intelligence; data-driven modelling; structural health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Altimetry Technologies in Marine Observation
edited by
submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1101 | Submission Open
Keywords: global and local sea level rise; ocean currents; mesoscale and submesoscale dynamics; coastal ocean; satellite hydrology; altimetry retrackers; tropospheric corrections (e.g.; GPD+); radar interferometry (KaRIn); altimetry calibration and validation; L2/L4 products (multimission analyses)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Management and Control of Ship Traffic Behaviours
edited by , and Longjin Wang
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24596 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine traffic flow optimization; collision avoidance; motion control; intelligent traffic management systems; human factors; intelligent ship technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
New Developments of Ocean Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7640 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore renewable energy; wave and tidal energy; environmental impact assessment; climate resilience; AI in ocean energy; renewable energy; offshore wind farms; marine ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Selected Feature Papers in Marine Environmental Science submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4288 | 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)
Breakthrough Research in Marine Structures
edited by Xiaosen Xu and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2814 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine structures; offshore platforms; floating wind farms; structural dynamics; multi-physics and multi-scale modeling; mooring and anchoring systems; lifecycle design and operation; digital twin; reliability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Oil Transport Models and Marine Pollution Impacts
edited by , , and Angelo Teixeira Lemos
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2348 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil spill model; oil dumping; oil weathering models; marine environmental impacts; response planning; transport and fate models; applications of machine learning in oil spills; remote sensing and validation; applications of AI in decision-support systems; coastal and offshore monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Maritime Ports Energy Infrastructure submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalisation; energy hub; energy infrastructure; green and smart ports; maritime ports; renewable energy; sustainable ports infrastructure; sustainable shipping; zero and near-zero fuels; zero and near-zero technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Extreme Environmental Loads and Resilience of Coastal and Offshore Structures
edited by Lee Cunningham and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; climate change; design; durability; fatigue; monitoring; resilience; repair and strengthening; smart structures; wave– structure interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
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