AI & Advanced Technologies in Maritime Transport, Ports and Global Supply Chains

Maritime Economics and Logistics

This Call for Papers invites scholars, researchers, and industry practitioners to submit original research papers that would make significant contribution to the maritime literature and industry related to the impact of emerging technologies in the maritime sector. Research topics might include (but not limited to) the following:

• - Artificial Intelligence in maritime transport and logistics
• - Digital twins of container terminals
• - Intelligent maintenance in shipping and ports
• - Advanced methods in port throughput forecasting
• - Machine Learning models in terminal efficiency
• - Big data analytics for autonomous ships
• - Financing emerging technologies
• - AI models in risk management
• - ESG and emerging technologies
• - Remote sensing and machine learning in pollution prevention
• - New technologies and novel methodologies in emissions accounting and regulatory compliance
• - Alternative fuels and supply chain implications
• - Vessel behaviours detection using machine learning and advanced algorithms
• - Weather routing using advanced algorithms

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• Abstracts (200-300 words) should be submitted to MEL ([email protected]) by May 31, 2025
• Following positive feedback on the abstract, full papers should be submitted to the above email by September 30, 2025
• The conference presentation is NOT a prerequisite for journal submission. Non-IAME25 researchers are welcome to submit too, keeping in mind the journal's key dates.
• Upon submission of your abstract to the conference, please indicate whether you would like your paper to be considered for this special issue by selecting the option "MEL SI"
• Journal deadline: September 30, 2025

Risk Assessment and Sustainable Development in Shipping: Climate, Economics and Operations

Maritime Policy & Management

We invite submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• - Safety and security: Methodologies and Applications. Explore innovative approaches to risk assessment, focusing on the identification, evaluation, and management of risks in the maritime sector.
• - Climate-Related Risks: Scenario and Impact Analysis. Analyze the potential impacts of climate change on shipping, including scenario-based forecasting and risk mitigation strategies.
• - Economics of Operational Efficiency: Utilizing Multi-Sourced Information. Investigate the economic implications of improving operational efficiency in shipping through the integration of diverse data sources.
• - Alternative Fuel Economics: Well-to-Wake Cost-Benefit Analysis. Conduct comprehensive evaluations of the economic feasibility and environmental benefits of alternative fuels across the entire supply chain.
• - Big Data Analytics in Operations. Leverage big data to enhance decision-making processes, optimize operations, and improve overall efficiency in maritime activities.
• - Environmental Regulations and Compliance. Examine the evolving regulatory landscape and its impact on the shipping industry, focusing on strategies for achieving and maintaining compliance.
• - Sustainable Finance and Reporting in Shipping. Explore the role of sustainable finance and transparent reporting practices in promoting environmentally and socially responsible shipping operations.
• - Future strategies and policies in an involving environment
• - Resilience: leverage the advanced methodologies and multi-source data for assessing the maritime system performance under the potential complex and unpredicted disruptions.

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• Only Full papers are considered for evaluation
• The papers must be resubmitted through the regular journal channels.
• The conference presentation is NOT a prerequisite for journal submission
• When submitting your paper through the conference system, select the option “MPM SI.”
• Journal deadline: September 30, 2025

Net Zero GHG for Maritime Transportation and Its Implications

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

This Special Issue aims to encourage research that focuses on the technological, investment and trade implications of the Net Zero policy. We are seeking pioneering studies that explore innovative solutions in areas such as technological advancements, new business models, and trade adaptation strategies. We invite papers that address the challenges of achieving net zero and analyze its implications across, but not limited to, the following topics:

• - Business strategies to mitigate climate risks
• - Innovative business model for the green transition
• - Economics of zero emission fuels
• - Cost-and-benefit analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
• - Market-based-measures vs. Command-and-control policies
• - National and regional policy development and recommendations
• - Sustainable investment in the green transition
• - Techno-economic analysis of WtW emissions reduction
• - International logistics and trade development in the new green era
• - Cost-and-benefit analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
• - Ensuring an equitable green transition for vulnerable economies
• - Human factors and their roles in the green transition

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• Only Full papers are considered for evaluation
• The papers must be resubmitted through the regular journal channels.
• When you submit your paper to the Special Issue, please choose the article type “IAME2025”
• The conference presentation is NOT a prerequisite for journal submission
• When submitting your paper through the conference system, select the option "TRE SI".
• Journal deadline: December 30, 2025

Sustainable Maritime Transportation: New Insights from Artificial Intelligence

This special issue aims to promote the research on enhancing sustainable maritime transportation by utilizing AI techniques and models. It provides a platform for practitioners and scholars to interact and exchange intelligence and views on a range of topics on sustainable maritime transportation. The list of potential topics includes, but is not limited to, the following ones:

• - Policy improvement for sustainable maritime transportation based on AI
• - Evaluation of the impacts of the maritime industry on the environment by AI techniques
• - Sustainable emerging regulations and technologies (e.g., emission control policies, adoption of alternative fuels, data-informed decision support systems) adoption in the maritime industry facilitated by AI
• - Sustainable maritime transportation performance evaluation using AI
• - Energy efficiency improvement for maritime transportation using AI
• - Evaluation of the potential of clean energies for emission reduction in maritime transportation based on AI models
• - AI assisted planning and decision-making for maritime transportation sustainability
• - Enhancement of sustainable maritime transportation activities (e.g. alternative energy and hybrid energy system management) using AI
• - The adoption of intelligent digital tools for sustainable maritime transportation management

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• Only Full papers are considered for evaluation
• The papers must be resubmitted through the regular journal channels.
• The conference presentation is NOT a prerequisite for journal submission
• When you submit your paper to the Special Issue at TRD, please choose the article type "VSI: AI-Maritime"
• When submitting your paper through the conference system, select the option “TRD SI:Sustainable Maritime Transport: New Insights from Artificial Intelligence”
• Journal deadline: July 31, 2025

Drivers of Path Dependence and Change in Port Hinterlands: Towards Resilient and Decarbonized Supply Chains

This special issue is dedicated to hinterlands and intermodality, particularly in the context of post-crisis recovery and the ongoing transition of port authorities towards driving energy transition. The list of potential topics includes, but is not limited to, the following ones:

• - Port development evolution and implications for the hinterland
• - Sea- and land-driven (network and/or corridor) developments in the hinterland
• - Spatial and functional complexity of contemporary port-hinterlands
• - Effects of horizontal and vertical integration strategies on port-hinterlands
• - Intermodalism, decarbonation, and changes in port hinterlands
• - Implications of port governance models for the hinterland
• - Port-hinterland stakeholders’ cooperation / coordination and tension areas
• - Resiliency of port-hinterland networks / corridors on disruptions
• - Port-hinterland connectivity as key factor in multi-layered port competition
• - Status assessment of port-hinterlands in emerging trading regions (e.g. Africa)

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• Only Full papers are considered for evaluation
• The papers must be resubmitted through the regular journal channels.
• The conference presentation is NOT a prerequisite for journal submission
• When you submit your paper to the Special Issue at JTG, please choose the article type "VSI: Hinterlands"
• When submitting your paper through the conference system, select the option JTG SI:Drivers of Path Dependence and Change in Port Hinterlands”
• Journal deadline: December 31, 2025, but manuscripts can be submitted starting from February, 2025