Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to invite you to submit papers on the safety of marine structures with an emphasis on quantitative methods. The increasing development of commercial and energy-related activities in the ocean space demands the establishment of robust risk and safety assessments in order to manage the expected impacts.

This Special Issue provides a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their latest findings, developments, and experiences in the field of risk and safety assessment. This Special Issue primarily focuses on quantitative methods, including analytical and computational approaches, but also welcomes related submissions.

Original research articles, review papers, case studies, and technical notes are sought for contributions. This Special Issue offers a unique opportunity for professionals involved in the design, construction, and operation of ships and offshore structures to exchange ideas, share research, and foster collaboration and partnerships.

• The scope of this Special Issue includes (but is not limited to) the following topics:
• Quantitative and qualitative risk assessment studies;
• Design and operational risk assessment;
• Risk-based decision making;
• Regulatory framework;
• Environmental risk assessment;
• Case studies on the safety of marine structures;
• Safety and reliability;
• Structural and fluid–structure interaction simulations;
• Material degradation;
• Ultimate and accidental limit state design;
• Stochastic analysis of structure;
• Fatigue analysis of marine structures;
• Reliability-based maintenance and optimisation.

We look forward to receiving high-quality submissions from researchers and industry practitioners, and making this Special Issue a success.

Dr. M. P. Mujeeb-Ahmed
Prof. Dr. Evangelos Boulougouris
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• risk assessment
• safety and reliability
• structural and fluid-structure interaction simulations
• design and operational risk assessment
• ultimate and accidental limit state design
• stochastic analysis
• fatigue analysis
• material degradation
• reliability and risk-based maintenance