Sustainable Marine Structures

Deadline for manuscript submissions:  01 July 2026

Guest Editors: 

Special Issue Information

Dear Esteemed Researchers and Experts:

The design, construction, marine, and coastal development industries are facing significant challenges in ensuring sustainability, resilience, and environmental protection. To address these issues, a topical collection approach is undertaken in this special issue which is needed to bring together the expertise of marine engineers, marine scientists, marine architects, professors, research fellows, sustainability experts, environmental scientists, and other stakeholders. The proposed special issue aims to showcase recent advances in research and practice related to Marine Engineering and Marine Renewable Energy.

The proposed special issue is targeted at industry practitioners, established experts and early career researchers, with a focus on promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange. It will provide a platform for sharing and disseminating cutting-edge research and practice in these fields. The special issue will help to promote collaboration and knowledge exchange among experts from different disciplines and sectors and contribute to the development of more sustainable, resilient, and environmentally friendly coastal zones.

As such, the special issue will cover a range of topics related to marine engineering, marine energy infrastructure, sustainable marine structures, marine construction, and coastal development. However, other aspects covered by the scope of the Sustainable Marine Structures journal are welcome. In this Special Issue, original research articles, expert opinions, communications, state-of-the-art reviews, trending reviews, book reviews, trend analysis, meta-analysis, scientometric reviews, and other reviews are welcome. The keywords those in the word cloud shown below:

Keywords:

• Marine Engineering
• Marine Renewable Energy
• Offshore structures and Marine structures
• Sustainable construction and design
• Decommissioning
• Green and resilient infrastructure
• Oil and gas platform
• Sustainable aquaculture and Mooring system
• Subsea pipelines
• Marine risers
• Machine learning
• Environmental monitoring
• Oil spills
• Oil and Gas history
• Scientometric /bibliometric review and meta-analysis
• Guidelines and Policy papers
• Structural health monitoring
• Hydrogen storage
• Innovative materials for marine engineering
• Wind turbine and renewable offshore
• Wave energy converter (WEC)
• Breakwater technology
• Marine and Coastal development
• Fixed and floating structure
• Environmental assessment
• Marine structure dynamics
• Coastal risk and hazard analysis
• Marine hoses
• Marine composite structures

Thank you all for your support. Research areas may include (but not limited to) these themes listed in the keywords section but also the following themes:

• Marine Engineering and Marine Renewable Energy
• Innovative materials and technologies
• Marine and coastal development
• Green and resilient infrastructure for coastal communities
• Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for marine and coastal environments
• Sustainable aquaculture and fisheries
• Recreational developments in coastal environments
• Environmental assessment and monitoring of marine and coastal ecosystems
• Wetland valuation, oil spill remediation
• Marine composites, offshore construction, and construction materials;
• Marine structure dynamics
• Coastal risk and hazard analysis
• Construction fatigue and fracture
• Coastal remediation and pollution
• Machine learning on marine structures and coastal ecosystems
• Decommissioning and disposal.
• Wet and dry Carbon dioxide transportation
• Hydrogen storage

Graphical Abstract:

Join us in shaping the future of marine engineering by contributing to the Special Issue titled "Recent Advances in the Marine Environment for Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainable Engineering."

This Special Issue aims to provide a valuable platform for sharing cutting-edge research, fostering academic and industrial collaborations, and driving innovation across the maritime sector.

If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us and the SMS Office. We look forward to your esteemed participation.

Guest Editors

Dr Chiemela Victor Amaechi