Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Novel Technologies and Achievements of Transport and Logistics in Marine Science

edited by

submission deadline 5 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; autonomous operation; autonomous navigation; cobots; cybersecurity; digital model; digital shadow; digital twin; intelligent waterways; smart port; smart shipping; applied robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Geophysical Exploration and Underwater Digital Twin Technology Application

edited by

Lukasz Janowski

submission deadline 5 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine geophysics; digital twins; underwater acoustics; remote sensing; sustainable development; marine resources; underwater exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Research in Sustainable and Intelligent Navigation Control Systems for Marine Vehicles

edited by

Silvia Donnarumma

and

Mai The Vu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: vessel motion control; path and trajectory planning; cooperative path planning; marine autonomous surface vessel (MASS); autonomous underwater vehicle; control optimization; autonomous ship; autonomous; control allocation; cooperative motion control; integrated systems; support decision system; energy efficient; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Maritime Alternative Fuel and Sustainability

edited by Rocío Maceiras and Víctor Ángel Alfonsín Pérez

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; renewable energy; biofuels; hydrogen; liquefied natural gas (LNG); energy efficiency; circular economy; sustainability; environmental impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Track Planning with Automatic Obstacle Recognition and Avoidance for Maritime Vessels

edited by

Dimitrios V. Lyridis

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimum routing; path planning; marine vehicles; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Exploitation and Optimization of Ocean Energy Conversion Infrastructure

edited by

Isabel Cristina Gil-Garcia

and

Ana Fernández-Guillamón

submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean energy; conversion infrastructure; renewable energy; offshore wind

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Marine Vehicles, Automation and Robotics—2nd Edition

edited by

Mai The Vu

and

Hyeung-Sik Choi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open

Keywords: path planning and path following; system modeling and simulation; marine and underwater navigation; formation control; collision avoidance; robotics and control; cables and mooring; docking and berthing control; learning and AI; autopilot; motion control and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Design of Marine Structures against Ice Actions

edited by

Mojtaba Mokhtari

,

Pentti Kujala

and

Bernt J. Leira

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3564 | Submission Open

Keywords: ice– structure interaction; ice mechanics; ice load; structural reliability; risk-based design; polar navigation; limit state of arctic marine structures; stochastic models; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Real-Time Forecasting of Waves and Storm Surge

edited by

Robert J. Weaver

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: data collection and observation; data assimilation; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation

edited by

Giulia Cipriano

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: species distribution; biodiversity conservation; experimental ecology; climate change; biological invasions; anthropogenic impacts; renewable energy; ecological modelling; machine learning; computer vision; marine mammals; sea turtles; priority species and habitats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

New Advances on Energy and Propulsion Systems for Ship—Edition II

edited by

Jean-Frederic Charpentier

and

Burak Zincir

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: use of alternative fuels (e-fuels; hydrogen; etc.); hybrid energy propulsion technologies; full electric propulsion; energy storage solutions for ships; energy management on ships; cold ironing and green harbor concepts; new propeller technologies; new hydrodynamic solutions energy efficiency (foils; air injection; special hulls); other innovative systems to improve ship efficiency and minimize emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

5th International Workshop on Taxonomy of Atlanto-Mediterranean Deep-Sea & Cave Sponges

edited by

Caterina Longo

,

Barbara Calcinai

and Marco Bertolino

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6110 | Submission Open

Keywords: Porifera; ; Taxonomy; Deep-habitats; Spicules; Marine caves; Twilight zone; Mesophotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Challenges and Opportunities of Maritime Transport in the Post-Epidemic Era

edited by

Lang Xu

and

Guangnian Xiao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5241 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19 epidemic; maritime transport; challenge; opportunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiao Liang

,

Rubo Zhang

and

Xingru Qu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2857 | 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)

Advances in Marine Engineering Hydrodynamics

edited by

Yihan Xing

, Fengmei Jing and Renwei Ji

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy (wind; tidal; wave; multi-energy integrated system); ship hydrodynamics; wave– structure interaction; hydroelasticity; fluid– structure interaction; numerical method; machine learning; model test

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

From Source to Sea: Navigating the Ecotoxicological Challenges of Emerging Contaminants in Marine Ecosystems

edited by

Carola Murano

and

Mirko Mutalipassi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotoxicology; ecological risk assessment; emerging contaminants; biomonitoring; biomarkers; “ omics” techniques; marine organisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)

Sandy Beach Erosion and Protection: Past, Present and Future

edited by

Dov Zviely

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8346 | Submission Open

Keywords: coast; littoral zone; littoral cell; longshore sediment transport; longshore drift; detached breakwater; groin; beach nourishment; ICZM; coastal engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advancements in New Concepts of Underwater Robotics

edited by Yunsai Chen and

Xiufen Ye

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2632 | 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)

Wave/Current–Structure–Seabed Interactions around Offshore Foundations

edited by Wengang Qi,

Shengjie Rui

and

Zhen Guo

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2150 | Submission Open

Keywords: scour; liquefaction; offshore geotechnics; offshore foundations; wave– current interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Applications of Underwater Acoustics in Ocean Engineering

edited by Bin Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1308 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Management and Control of Ship Traffic Behaviours

edited by Xiaoyuan Wang,

Václav Píštěk

and Longjin Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 103 | 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)

Modeling and Control of Marine Craft

edited by

Tieshan Li

, Xin Hu and

Nagi Abdussamie

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic positioning of marine craft; ocean vehicle motion modeling and control; intelligent ship control theory and technology; multi-intelligent cooperative control of marine craft; integrated energy system for ships; fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of marine craft; relevant review or technical papers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Renewable Energy and the Transition to a Low Carbon Future 2nd Edition

edited by

Eugen Rusu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; marine environment; climate change; sustainability; offshore wind floating; solar panels wave and tide energy; emerging technologies; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Advances in Offshore Wind and Wave Energies—2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Beirão

and

Mário J. G. C. Mendes

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2835 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; wind energy; wave energy; offshore wind devices; offshore wave energy converters; modeling; control; wind and wave energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Research Progress on Deep-Sea Organisms in Extreme Environments

edited by Lisheng He

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2116 | Submission Open

Keywords: organisms in extreme environments; biology and ecology; molecules and evolution; survival strategies and mechanisms; in situ study; interdisciplinary research.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Smart Seaport and Maritime Transport Management

edited by

Lingxiao Wu

and

Shuaian Wang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | Submission Open

Keywords: port operations; shipping management; operations research; data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Coastal Morphodynamic Systems

edited by

Yann Balouin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal and beach geomorphology; coastal sediments process; coastal erosion; coastline evolution; GIS/remote sensing technologies; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Feature Papers on Marine Energy in 2024

edited by

Unai Fernández Gámiz

and

Jesús María Blanco

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent techniques applied to marine energy; oscillating water column; offshore wind turbine technology; floating platforms and overtopping; PIV-particle image velocimetry; photovoltaic energy production and control in marine environments; hydrogen production and storage; energy storage; energy harvester design and control; artificial neural network for marine energy applications; hybrid renewable energy plants; battery energy storage systems; forecast in renewable energy systems; WEC-wave energy converters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Advances in Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics

edited by

Gregory Grigoropoulos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7859 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrodynamics; ships; floating structures; optimization; seakeeping; resistance; propulsion; maneuvering; high-speed craft; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Non-conventional Coastal Protection Solutions

edited by

Sara Corvaro

and

Mariano Buccino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7485 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonconventional shore protection measures; environmentally friendly solutions; naturalistic engineering; combined energy conversion– shore protection systems; wave– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Latest Advances in Physical Oceanography—2nd Edition

edited by

João Miguel Dias

and

Mª Teresa de Castro Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermohaline circulation; wind-induced circulation; Ekman transport; tides; sea level change; tsunamis; storm surges; surface waves; internal waves; planetary waves; ocean– atmosphere interaction; climate variability; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Seawater Desalination and Energy Consumption

edited by

Amrit Kumar Thakur

,

Yanbao Ma

,

Ahmed Mortuza Saleque

and

Kumar Patchigolla

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination; water purification; waste heat recovery; solar desalination; interfacial steam generation; humidification– dehumidification; material for desalination; environmental analysis of desalination; phase change desalination

Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems: Anthropogenic Degradation and the Impacts of Restoration Efforts

edited by

Kevin B. Johnson

and

Austin Fox

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution sources; climate impacts; loss of biodiversity; restoration and mitigation techniques; ecosystem outcomes for estuaries and coastal zones

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

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 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 173 | 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)

Advancing Ocean Shipping: The Role of Vessel Trains in Enhancing Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Mingyang Zhang

,

Xinyu Zhang

,

Xinjian Wang

and Zhao Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: vessel train technology; environmental sustainability; ocean shipping

Coastal Zone Resilience: Protection , Adaptation, and Preservation in the Face of Climate Crisis

edited by

Niki Evelpidou

,

Anna Karkani

and

Miltiadis Polidorou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal hazards; sea level rise; climate change; human impact; nature-based solutions; integrated coastal management; awareness raising

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Offshore Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Rafael Morales

and

Eva Segura

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5221 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy systems; cost-effective engineering solutions; risk and reliability models; life-cycle assessment and business modelling; techno-economic modelling; energy strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Modeling and Monitoring of Coastal Ocean, Nearshore and Estuarine Environments

edited by

Mustafa Kemal Cambazoglu

and

Zafer Defne

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2929 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal ocean modeling; coastal ocean remote sensing; coastal ocean monitoring; coastal ocean forecasting; autonomous systems; coastal ocean energy; coastal data synthesis; coastal sediment transport; nearshore hydrodynamics; estuarine circulation; coastal wetlands

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Marine Gas Hydrate Exploration and Discovery

edited by

Wei Zhang

,

Pibo Su

, Jiliang Wang and Qianyong Liang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate system; resource evaluation and prediction; accumulation mechanism; environmental monitoring and evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

edited by Roohollah Babaei Mahani and Sirous Yasseri

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: jack-up; semi-submersible; drill ship; marine corrosion; life extension; risk; reliability; and safety; new designs; operation; water depth and drilling depth; MODU management; laws and regulations; transport of MODUs; past accidents; lessons learned; and prevention of incidents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Exploration and Development of Marine Energy

edited by

Dejan Brkić

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; wind energy; photovoltaics; ocean energy conversions; wave and tidal energy; oil and gas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Learning from Geomorphological Adaptation of Coasts at Different Time Scales (2nd Edition)

edited by

Susana Costas

and Duncan M. FitzGerald

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal barrier evolution; vulnerability; and resilience; evidence of non-linear barrier dynamics over distinct temporal scales; beach and dune morphodynamics; shoreline evolution from years to decades; perturbations and (eco)geomorphic adaptation of beach– dune systems across timescales; formation; evolution; and sealing of transgressive coastal dunes; observations of coastal adaptation through different time scales; impacts of climate and meteocean conditions variability on the beach– dune system; cross-scale integration of coastal barrier changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Digital Twin Modelling of Wind Turbines

edited by Xiang Zhao and My Ha Dao

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; wind turbine; computational modelling; surrogate model; prediction model; finite element analysis; renewable energy; fluid-structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Numerical Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interactions in Ocean Engineering

edited by Ole Andreas Hermundstad

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave and current loads; seakeeping; maneuvering and added resistance; slamming; hydroelasticity; marine operations; air gap; moorings; vortex-induced vibrations (VIV); vortex-induced motions (VIM)

(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 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Advanced Technologies of Ship Power Plants and Infrastructure of Seaports

edited by

Sergejus Lebedevas

and

Paulius Rapalis

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization of shipping and maritime ports; energy efficiency indices; advanced technologies; alternative fuels; innovative ship propulsion; parametric optimization; SMART technologies for maritime ports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Microorganisms and Their Biomolecules: Biodiversity, Physiological Adaptation and Biotechnological Applications

edited by

Vincenzo Zammuto

, Maria Papale and

Maria Giovanna Rizzo

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microbes; biodiversity; physiological adaptation; biomolecules; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Global Navigation Satellite System for Maritime Applications

edited by

Salvatore Gaglione

and

Franc Dimc

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; safety of navigation; autonomous vessels; reliable positioning; high-integrity positioning; sustainable navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Application of Deep Learning in Underwater Image Processing

edited by

Chia-Hung Yeh

,

Chua-Chin Wang

and

Guo-Shiang Lin

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; machine learning; underwater image processing; underwater vision; underwater drones; Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs); ocean information engineering; ocean observation technologies; artificial intelligence in the underwater environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Recent Research on the Measurement and Modeling of Sea Ice

edited by

Mark D. Orzech

, David A. Hebert and

Aleksey Marchenko

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2242 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice; cryosphere; forecasting; measurement; climate change; marginal ice zone

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

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