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Sustainable Offshore Pipeline Operations

edited by Liubomyr Poberezhnyi

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; service life estimation; environmental impact; offshore pipeline decommissioning; pipeline fatigue and failure; hydrogen pipeline transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Floating Breakwaters

edited by

Luca Martinelli

Mariano Buccino

and

Lorenzo Cappietti

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating breakwater; wave energy converter; moorings; anchors; hydrodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Biochemical Interactions Between Microalgae and Marine Environment

edited by

Tea Mišić Radić

and

Petra Peharec Štefanić

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; climate change; environmental stressors; interactions; microalgae; nutrients; pollution; temperature

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

Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Coastal Morphodynamic Systems

edited by

Yann Balouin

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2430 | 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)

Advances in Observing and Understanding Ocean Turbulent Flow

edited by

Kiran Bhaganagar

and Dossmann Yvan

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulence mixing; dispersion processes in the ocean; data-driven prediction model; sensing and measurements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Trends and Prospects in Coastal Ecology and Biodiversity Research

edited by John T. Tanacredi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; coastal habitat; ecosystem-based management; coastal protection; conservation biology; ecotoxicology; ecosystem health; coastal communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Maritime Traffic Engineering

edited by Jingxian Liu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic flow analysis and optimization; maritime traffic forecasting and simulation models; intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications; intelligent maritime supervision; environmental impacts of maritime traffic; safety and risk analysis in maritime traffic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advance in Sedimentology and Coastal and Marine Geology—2nd Edition

edited by

Gemma Aiello

submission deadline 18 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9145 | Submission Open

Keywords: sedimentology; facies analysis; seismic stratigraphy; sequence stratigraphy; habitat mapping; stratigraphic and sedimentary geology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Innovative Technologies in Safety and Reliability of Marine Engineering

edited by

Shanshan Fu

, Yu Wu and

Mingyang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3811 | Submission Open

Keywords: the safety; reliability; and resilience analysis of novel marine engineering equipment; reliability analyses of underwater structures; safety and reliability issues in deep-sea mining; safety analyses of ships and marine engineering in polar waters; safety analyses of maritime autonomous surface ships; automation and artificial intelligence

(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 20 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1959 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-indicators; planktonic interaction; molecular; stable isotope; ecological modeling; marine food webs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Abundance and Diversity of the Sea Fish Community

edited by

Alen Soldo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1585 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding; migrations; spawning; hydroacoustic; tagging; underwater observations; captive and wild fish

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Biofouling Detection and Extent Estimation in Ocean Energy Harvesting Systems

edited by

Mohamed Benbouzid

, Demba Diallo and

Tianzhen Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean energy; biofouling; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Developments in Zero-Carbon Fuels for Smart, Safe, and Reliable Waterborne Applications

edited by

Gerasimos Theotokatos

Evangelos Boulougouris

and Panagiotis Karvounis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-carbon fuels; maritime decarbonization; alternative fuels; sustainable shipping; smart maritime systems; safe fuel technology; hydrogen fuel cells; hydrogen fuel; ammonia fuel; emission reduction; fuel safety standards; marine environmental sustainability; electrification; autonomous waterborne systems; marine fuel supply chains; fuel efficiency; fuel cell technology in marine applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Design, Modeling, and Development of Marine Renewable Energy Devices

edited by

Irene Simonetti

and

Lorenzo Cappietti

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewables; device development; design optimisation; multipurpose structures; laboratory tests; numerical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Evolution and Ecology of Crustaceans and Their Applications

edited by

Taewon Kim

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13706 | 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)

Sustainable Maritime Transportation in Fluctuating Market: Technologies, Innovations, and Challenges

edited by

Guangnian Xiao

and

Lang Xu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8315 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime transportation; fluctuating market; eco-efficient ship technology; intelligent shipping; green port; challenges and future trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Ocean Observations

edited by Chung-Ru Ho

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5664 | 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)

Models and Simulations of Ship Manoeuvring

edited by

Lúcia Moreira

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3919 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship manoeuvring; guidance navigation and control systems; ship model tests; ship full-scale trials; maritime autonomous vessels; path-following; navigation systems; autopilot; berthing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Development of Superhydrophobic Materials for Maritime Applications

edited by

Dong Song

and Qiaogao Huang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanostructures; drag reduction; prevention of biofouling; corrosion resistance; durability in harsh environments; wettability control; self-cleaning surfaces; protection for underwater sensors; multiphase simulation of superhydrophobic surfaces; anti-icing in marine environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Innovative Strategies for Offshore Sustainable Renewable Energy Systems: Integrating Robotics, Control, and Automation

edited by

Rafael Morales

and

Eva Segura

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore sustainable renewable energy systems (OSRES); robotics; control; and automation in OSRES; offshore technologies; sustainable utilization; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Advances in Offshore Wind—2nd Edition

edited by

Dongran Song

, Ronghua Zhu and

Qingan Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10345 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind turbines; wind farm; control; modeling; design; optimization; grid integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Advances in Ecological Modelling of Marine Mammal Habitats of Importance

edited by Michael Tetley

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological modelling; marine mammal habitats; conservation areas; spatial mapping; marine protected areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Regional Ocean Dynamics in a Warming Climate: Insights from Modeling and Observations

edited by Entcho Demirov and

Jinyu Sheng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional ocean; climate change; coupled physical-biochemical variability; ocean observations; ocean modeling; ocean data assimilation; ocean forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Sustainable Maritime Transport and Port Intelligence

edited by

Chao Mi

and

Guangnian Xiao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime transport; port management; digital technology; artificial intelligence; smart operations management; intelligent equipment; maritime logistics; automation in ports; environmental sustainability; maritime industry innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ecological Risk Assessments in Marine Pollutants

edited by Hua Tian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine pollution; environmental pollutants; ecological risk assessment; bioaccumulation; biomagnification; marine ecosystem; marine biodiversity; marine food web

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)

The Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in a Marine Context - Edition II

edited by

Fausto Pedro García Márquez

and

Marco Cococcioni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; marine science; ecological modelling; ecological niche modelling; digital twins of the ocean; fisheries models; data mining; big data; open science

The Control and Navigation of Autonomous Surface Vehicles

edited by

Defeng Wu

Zhiming Yuan

and

Haitong Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous surface vehicles (USVs); autonomous positioning and navigation; intelligent decision-making; adaptive control; collaborative control; sensing technology; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Wave Loads on Offshore Structure

edited by Piguang Wang and

Kai Wei

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5864 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Intelligent Ship Navigation

edited by

Chenguang Liu

Jialun Liu

, Xiumin Chu and

Xiao Lang

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4536 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship intelligent perception; deep learning network for navigation; ship navigation behavior analysis; navigation situation awareness; human– machine cooperative navigation; autonomous collision avoidance; reinforcement learning for motion planning; ship sailing and berthing control; shore-based remote control; testing of intelligent navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Modelling Techniques for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

edited by

Nuno Fonseca

and Petter Andreas Berthelsen

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3602 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating offshore wind turbine; numerical modelling; experimental modelling; fully coupled dynamics; wave– structure hydrodynamics; aero-elastic dynamics; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancements in Deep-Sea Equipment and Technology, 3rd Edition

edited by

Weicheng Cui

Daqi Zhu

and

Jian Zhang

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea equipment; submersible; glider; autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); remotely operated vehicle (ROV); human-occupied vehicle (HOV); autonomous and remotely operated vehicle (ARV); robotic fish; fish schooling; underwater charging; ocean-based renewable energy; ocean monitoring and observing system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Resilience and Capacity of Waterway Transportation

edited by Daiheng Ni and

Yihua Liu

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2413 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; capacity; waterway transportation; ship-following model; traffic flow; optimization; intelligent shipping technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Development of Theories and Systems in Underwater Communications and Networks

edited by Jiang Zhu, Lei Wan and

Yishan Su

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater communications; underwater networks; mud pulse telemetry; development of underwater information systems; experimental results

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Geological and Geotechnical Hazards

edited by Lele Liu,

Qingbing Liu

and Dengfeng Fu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3783 | Submission Open

Keywords: submarine landslide; marine soil properties; offshore foundation stability; in situ testing; soil/structure interactions; natural gas hydrates; geological engineering; offshore engineering; coastal engineering; geotechnical engineering; footings/foundations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Sea Level Rise and Related Hazards Assessment

edited by

Marco Anzidei

and

Tommaso Alberti

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11670 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea level rise; vertical land movements; coastal flooding; extreme events; coastal erosion; coastal adaptation; coastal protection; coastline position; digital elevation models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Marine Engineering: Geological Environment and Hazards—3rd Edition

edited by

Xingsen Guo

Xiaolei Liu

, Tingkai Nian and Thorsten Stoesser

submission deadline 16 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1932 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological environment; geological hazards; engineering geology; hydrodynamics; environmental fluid mechanics; geotechnical engineering; deep-sea mining engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Smart and Low Carbon Emission-Oriented Maritime Traffic Management and Controlling

edited by

Xinqiang Chen

and

Salvatore Antonio Biancardo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 14626 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart shipping; maritime carbon emissions reduction; artificial intelligence; multiple maritime data source; maritime traffic safety; ship maneuvering operation; intelligent traffic situation awareness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Morphological Processes and Evolution of Marine Geomorphology: Observations, Modeling and Applications

edited by Ziyin Wu, Zeng Zhou and

Xiaolei Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9826 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal and submarine geomorphic processes; coastal and submarine geomorphic evolution; seafloor observation techniques; advances in seafloor data analysis and mining; modelling coastal and submarine geomorphic processes; applied geomorphology and geohazard assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Advances in Marine Computational Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Guang Yin

and

Muk Chen Ong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine computational fluid mechanics; marine hydrodynamics; waves; fluid– structure interactions; marine renewable energy; marine environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Impacts of Climate Change on Lagoon and Coastal Ecosystems

edited by

José Fortes Lopes

and

João Miguel Dias

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing and modeling approaches hydrodynamics of coastal and lagoon ecosystems; morphodynamics of coastal and lagoon ecosystems; environmental health of coastal and lagoon ecosystems; adaptation and mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Exploitation and Optimization of Ocean Energy Conversion Infrastructure

edited by

Isabel Cristina Gil-Garcia

and

Ana Fernández-Guillamón

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1741 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advanced Research in Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Autonomous Surface Vehicle

edited by Cheng Liu and Yaqing Shu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous surface vehicle; mathematical modeling; navigation; path planning; berthing control; path following; cooperative control; collision avoidance; trajectory tracking

(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 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5876 | 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)

New Era in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Wei Shi

Constantine Michailides

and

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7148 | 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)

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