Symposia & Topics

Description: With the continued pressure on oil and gas prices, materials technology is playing an ever-increasing role in ensuring the economic development and safe operation of the offshore and arctic industry. The symposium addresses topics such as improvement in weld metal and heat-affected zone properties, new technology in underwater welding and inspection, recent advances in steel technology, application of aluminum and titanium in offshore structures, fatigue life prediction, threaded and tubular joints, fracture control, oil-field elastomers, and composite materials.

Symposium Coordinator: David Baker
Symposium Co-coordinator: Stephane Paboeuf

Topics:

03-01: Fracture and Crack Propagation in Pipeline Steels
Topic Organizers: TBD

03-02: Fatigue Performance and Testing
Topic Organizers: TBD

03-03: Transportation of H2 and blends/CO2 and contaminants/NH3
Topic Organizers: TBD

03-04: Integrity Assessment and Life Extension
Topic Organizers: TBD

03-05: Pipe Materials Under Severe Conditions
Topic Organizers: TBD

03-06: Composite Material Design and Modelling
Topic Organizers: TBD

03-07: Emerging Testing and Inspection Technologies
Topic Organizers: TBD

03-08: Green Manufacturing
Topic Organizer: Philippe Thibaux

Description: Subsea Technology Symposium provides a forum for sharing recent advances, innovative analyses and novel designs on all areas related to subsea technology, including: - offshore pipelines, flowlines, risers, and umbilicals; - power cables; - subsea equipment; - remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); - asset integrity management and life extension; - underwater energy harvesting; - subsea communications. Technical sessions will cover topics such as field development planning, design, construction, installation, inspection, repair, monitoring, and decommissioning of subsea systems and mineral mining.

Symposium Coordinator: Theodoro Netto & Duane DeGeer

Topics:

04-01: Flexible Pipes and Umbilicals
Topic Organizers: Zhimin Tan & José Renato de Souza

04-02: Power Cables
Topic Organizers: Daniel Carneiro & Zhimin Tan

04-03: Rigid Risers
Topic Organizer: Basim Mecka

04-04: Rigid Pipelines
Topic Organizers: Julian Hallai & Lin Yuan

04-05: Subsea Structures and Equipment
Topic Organizer: Chris Timms

04-06: Integrity Management, Life Extension, and Decommissioning
Topic Organizers: Ahmed Reda & Marcelo Igor Lourenço

04-07: Underwater Vehicles
Topic Organizer: Celso Morroka

04-08: Energy Harvesting
Topic Organizer: Milad Shadman

04-09: Subsea Communications
Topic Organizer: Theodoro Netto

Description: The Oceans represent the next frontier to provide sustainable food, energy, resources and land space for humanity. This symposium was initiated to cover emerging technologies. Technical areas currently covered by Ocean Space Utilization Symposium are pretty broad, and they are very large floating structures, deep-sea mining, ocean renewable energy, underwater vehicle, food production, ocean environment, ocean management and new concept for ocean space utilization. As well as the symposium focuses on issues of ocean dynamics and climate change for sustainable development and involving science. New developments and novel concepts related to these areas are presented, and associated problems and challenges are identified and discussed.

Symposium Coordinator: Tomoki Ikoma

Topics:

05-01: VLFS and New Concepts for Ocean Space Utilization
Topic Organizers: Shinichiro Hirabayashi & Yasunori Nihei

05-02: Aquaculture and Related Technology
Topic Organizers: Daisuke Kitazawa & Muk Chen Ong

05-03: Deepsea Mining and Ocean Resources
Topic Organizers: Sotaro Masanobu & Marcio Yamamoto

05-04: Ocean and Underwater Observation System
Topic Organizers: Tomoya Inoue & Ryota Wada

05-06: Floating System for Renewable Energy
Topic Organizers: Kazuhiro Iijima & Hidetaka Houtani

05-07: High Tide and Tsunamis
Topic Organizers: Masanobu Hasebe & Yasuhiro Aida

05-08: Environmental Assessment for Marine Renewable Energy
Topic Organizers: Motohiko Murai & Takero Yoshida

05-09: Marine Spatial Planning and Coastal Zone Utilization
Topic Organizers: Shigeru Tabeta & Mitsuhiro Masuda

05-10: Global and Arctic Ocean Dynamics and Climate Change
Topic Organizers: Franz von Bock und Polach & Tsubasa Kodaira

05-11: Concrete Structures for Offshore Wind
Topic Organizers: Chikako Fujiyama & Ding Peng Liu

Description: The purpose of the OCEAN ENGINEERING symposium is to bring together representatives of the ocean engineering community to discuss results of their work on analysis and design technology, linear and nonlinear phenomena, extreme event prediction, and the development of experimental, observational and computational tools. The field of ocean engineering is very broad, encompassing: wave mechanics, modeling and wave effects; coastal and offshore engineering; fluid structure interaction; marine and ship hydrodynamics; marine environment modeling, metocean measurements and data; marine and ocean engineering technologies; field and laboratory model testing; underwater vehicle, towed and undersea cables, pipes, mooring, propulsion, acoustics and buoy systems; advanced ship hydromechanics; aquacultural and mining engineering; and AI Technology for ocean engineering applications. The symposium is an opportunity for the engineers in industry, university, and government to develop and foster collaborations in their endeavors to improve ocean technology.

Symposium Coordinator: Solomon Yim
Symposium Co-coordinator: Antonio Fernandes

Topics:

06-01: Computational Mechanics and Design Applications
Topic Organizers: Irving David Hernandez, UFRJ, Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ, & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-02: Coastal Engineering
Topic Organizers: Yuzhu Pearl Li, National University of Singapore; Junliang Gao, Jiangsu University of Science & Technology; Hans Bihs, NTNU; Wen-Yang Hsu, National Taiwan University; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-03: Fluid-Structure, Multi-body and Wave-body Interaction
Topic Organizers: Xinshu Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Muk Chen Ong, University of Stavanger; Thiago Freitas, Silva UFJR; Loufeng Huang, University College London; Peter Pan, DNV; Alessandro Iafrati, Institute of Marine Engineering - CNR; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-04: Marine Engineering and Technology
Topic Organizers: Hans Bihs NTNU; Emerson Andrade UFJR; Chern Fong Lee University of Stavanger; Shangming Wang University of Stavanger; Antonio Fernandes UFRJ; & Solomon Yim Oregon State University

06-05: Marine Hydrodynamics
Topic Organizers: Yi-Hsiang Yu, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University; Aichun Feng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Peter Pan, DNV; Tianhui Fan, South China University of Technology; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; &  Solomon Yim Oregon, State University

06-06: Marine Growth in Shipping and Ocean Engineering Structures
Topic Organizers: Christian Windt, Technical University Braunschweig; Krish Sharman, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-07: Marine Environment, Metocean Measurement and Data Interpretation
Topic Organizers: Lin Li, University of Stavanger; Widar Weizhi, Wang NTNU; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-08: Model Tests
Topic Organizers: Sanne van Essen, MARIN; Joel Sena Sales Jr., UFRJ; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-09: Offshore Industry: Aquaculture, Mining, etc.
Topic Organizers: Yushun Lian, Hohai University; Celso Morooka, University of Campinas; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-10: Offshore Industry: Structures and Design
Topic Organizers: Wei-Han Khor, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan; Daniel Costa, UFRJ; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-11: Ocean Engineering Technology
Topic Organizers: Daniel Costa, UFRJ; Jialin Han, Yokohama National University, Japan; Masoud Hayatdavoodi, University of Dundee; Celso Morooka, Universidade Estadual de Campinas; Kai Wang, Sun Yat-Sen University; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-12: Ship Hydromechanics
Topic Organizers: Filipe Salvador Lopes, UFRJ; Allan MaGee, T-COM; Ye Li, SUSTech, Vincent Yu-Hsien Lin; National Cheng Kung University, TW;Mohamed Latheef, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS; Arjen Koop, MARIN; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-13: Towed and Undersea Cables and Pipes, Mooring, and Buoy Technology
Topic Organizers: Binbin Li, Tsinghua University; Filipe Salvador Lopes, UFRJ; Miao Qingqing, National University of Singapore; Antonio Fernandes UFRJ; & Solomon Yim Oregon State University

06-14: Underwater Vehicles and Design Technology
Topic Organizers: Yihan Xing, University of Stavanger; Cheng Yee Ng, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS; Ren Chao, South China University of Technology; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-15: Unsteady Hydrodynamics, Vibrations, Acoustics and Propulsion
Topic Organizers: Rodrigo Batista Soares, UFRJ; Tianjiao Dai, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Hung-Jie Tang, National Taiwan Ocean University; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-16: Wave Mechanics, Modeling and Wave Effects
Topic Organizers: Xinshu Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Thiago Freitas Silva, UFRJ; Guillaume Ducrozet, EC-Nantes; Denys Dutykh, Khalifa University; Shun-Han (Hedy) Yang, National Taiwan University; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

06-17: AI Technology for Ocean Engineering
Topic Organizers: Zhengshun Cheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Guang Yin, University of Stavanger; Liang Li, Ocean University of China; Wen-Gang Qi, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Joel Sena Sales Jr., UFRJ; Guangyao Wang, University of Macau; Dixia Fan, Westlake University; Antonio Fernandes, UFRJ; & Solomon Yim, Oregon State University

Description: The climate change is affecting the Arctic and other convered regions significantly and is promoting changes and new opportunities. Opportunities range from shipping in ice covered regions to the installation of offshore wind farms in seasonal ice covered waters. All these engineering challenges demand a good understanding of the prevailling environment.

The Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology Symposium promotes the understanding of the cold regions of the earth through environmentally compatible design and construction, safe operation, maintenance, and integrity of both offshore and onshore structures in these fragile regions. Going towards the Arctic is one of the most challenging and fascinating topic for engineers, researchers and environmentalists of various disciplines. Not alone, but only together we can make this happen.

Symposium Coordinator: Franz von Bock und Polach
Symposium Co-coordinator: Soren Ehlers

Topics:

07-01: Climate Change Impact in the Arctic and Implication for Navigation
Topic Organizer: Dr. Bahareh Kamranzad

07-02: Arctic Frontier Regions and Ice Mechanics
Topic Organizer: Franz von Bock und Polach

07-03: Ice and Wave Interactions
Topic Organizer: Franz von Bock und Polach

07-04: Arctic Sea Transportation
Topic Organizer: Franz von Bock und Polach

07-05: Structures in Ice
Topic Organizer: Mikko Suominenh

07-06: Vessels in Ice
Topic Organizer: Mikko Suominenh

07-07: Ice Model Tests
Topic Organizer: Franz von Bock und Polach

07-08: Numerical Ice Modeling
Topic Organizer: Franz von Bock und Polach

07-09: Marine Propulsion System Under Ice Impact
Topic Organizer: Franz von Bock und Polach

07-10: Scenario-Based Risk Management for Ice-Covered Waters: LRF- CEPOLAR Activities
Topic Organizer: Sören Ehlers

07-11: Ice Field Characterization
Topic Organizer: Professor Kristjan Tabri

07-12: Autonomous Systems / Platforms in Ice
Topic Organizer: Professor Kristjan Tabri

Description: The Computational Mechanics, Data Science and AI Symposium highlights cutting-edge advancements in digital modeling for maritime and offshore applications. Key areas include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Design Optimization, Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), Surrogate Modeling, Digital Twins (DT), and broader AI and data science methodologies. The symposium particularly welcomes contributions addressing challenges such as Vortex-Induced Vibrations (VIV), Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI), and Flow-Induced Vibration (FIV). While these topics intersect with areas explored in other symposia, this symposium places a distinct focus on the development, implementation, verification, and validation of advanced computational and data-driven modeling approaches. Submissions involving validation data acquisition, experimental studies, field monitoring, and model accuracy and performance assessment are also encouraged. Ultimately, the symposium aims to showcase the power and potential of high-fidelity simulations and physics-informed AI methodologies in solving complex maritime and offshore engineering problems.

Symposium Coordinator: Owen Oakley
Symposium Co-coordinator: Rajeev Jaiman

Topics:

08-01 Ship & Floating Systems
Topic Organizer: Owen Oakley

08-02 Free Surface Flows
Topic Organizer: Hans Bihs

08-03 Risers, Pipelines, Cables & VIV
Topic Organizer: Jie Wu

08-04 CFD Development
Topic Organizer: Madhu Agrawal

08-05 AI for Marine Operations & Autonomy
Topic Organizer: Suresh Rajendran

08-06 Machine Learning and Digital Twins
Topic Organizer: Rajeev Jaman

08-07 Offshore Wind and Maritime Design Optimization
Topic Organizer: Maha Haji

08-08 Internal Flows & FIV
Topic Organizer: Narakorn Srinil

Description: The world's oceans are the lifeblood of the global climate, and provide us with water, food and energy. Harvesting renewable energy from the oceans supports clean energy initiatives while simultaneously attempting to protect the ocean environment. Offshore wind energy developments are big drivers that support energy transition from fossil fuel sources. Wave, tidal and floating solar energy conversion are in various stages of technology development with some reaching commercial demonstration levels.

The objective of the ORE Symposium is to provide a forum for the presentation of relevant research, developments and views on technology and regulatory issues to enhance the exploitation of ocean renewable energy resources. Along with continued focus on offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, floating solar, hydrogen technologies, carbon capture and storage, we have laid special focus on Education and Training, and a Special Topic on Subsea Cables.

Symposium Coordinator: Krish Sharman, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Topics:

09-01: Wind Energy: Aero-servo-hydrodynamics
Topic Organizer: Erin Bachynski Polic & Mark McAllister

09-02: Wind Energy: Hydrodynamics
Topic Organizer: Zhen Gao & Kamlesh Joshi

09-03: Wind Energy: Moorings
Topic Organizer: Katherine Kwa & Stian S Sorum

09-04: Wind Energy: Structures
Topic Organizer: Anil Sablok & Ed Mackay

09-05: Wind Energy: Project Development, O&M
Topic Organizer: Amir Nejad, Marc Cahay, & Rodolfo Goncalves

09-06: Subsea Cables for Ocean Renewable Energy
Topic Organizer: Daniel Carneiro, Niek Bruinsma, & Henan Li

09-07: AI for Ocean Renewable Energy
Topic Organizer: Ajit Pillai & Tim Tang

09-08: Wave Energy: Hydrodynamics, PTO & Control
Topic Organizer: Masoud Hayatdavoodi & Xiaofan Li

09-09: Wave Energy: Design and Innovation, Arrays
Topic Organizer: Kelley Ruehl & Vaibhav Raghavan

09-10: Tidal and Current Energy
Topic Organizer: Narakorn Srinil & Tania Arispe

09-11: Floating Solar Energy
Topic Organizer: Madjid Karimirad & Jialun Chen

09-12: Hybrid Energy, CCUS, Hydrogen
Topic Organizer: Yi Hsiang Yu & Yi Wen

09-13: Ocean Renewable Energy Education
Topic Organizer: Iskender Sakin & Amy Robertson

Description: Offshore and Coastal Geotechnical challenges, methods and solutions impacting interaction with the seafloor, station keeping/anchoring and positioning of offshore and coastal components, and behavior of offshore seafloor infrastructure.

Symposium Coordinator: Denby Morrison
Symposium Co-coordinator: Yinghui Tian

Topics:

10-01: Seabed Properties and Processes
Topic Organizer: TBD

10-02: Fluid-Soil-Structure Interaction
Topic Organizer: TBD

10-03: Piles and Monopiles
Topic Organizer: TBD

10-04: Anchors and Mooring Systems
Topic Organizer: TBD

10-05: Bucket Foundations
Topic Organizer: TBD

10-06: Pipelines and Cables
Topic Organizer: TBD

Description: The Petroleum Technology Symposium is a technical event providing forum for researchers, engineers to share recent advances, discuss problems, and identify challenges associated with the "upstream" petroleum industry involved in extracting oil, natural gas and geothermal energy from subsurface reservoirs. Technical program of the Symposium covers theoretical and field studies, best practices, and emerging technology in all areas of petroleum engineering having most of recent advancement. The focus is on methods used for assessing and designing operations in oil and natural gas wells drilling and production in deep water, subsea production systems and processing, conventional and unconventional petroleum reservoirs engineering and management, methods for enhancing petroleum recovery, multiphase petroleum transport in pipelines, and environmental implications of these operations.

Authors may also consider other topics in subsurface energy systems engineering such as operations in the hostile environments, development of geothermal energy resources, carbon capture, utilization and subsurface sequestration of CO2 (CCUS), underground storage of hydrogen, liquified natural gas (LNG), life cycle assessment of subsurface energy systems, digitalization and data science applications in exploration and production of subsurface energy systems, exploration and production of subsea mining resources.

Symposium Coordinator: Ergun Kuru

Topics:

11-01: Well Drilling Technology
Topic Organizer: Stephen Butt & Aziz Rahman

11-02: Well Drilling Fluids & Hydraulics
Topic Organizer: Arild Saasen; Ergun Kuru; & Mengmeng Zhou

11-03: Data Science Applications in Drilling
Topic Organizer: Dan Sui & Evren Ozbayoglu

11-04: Drilling Automation
Topic Organizer: Eric Cayeux

11-05: Well Cementing Theory & Practice
Topic Organizer: Ian Frigaard & Seyed-Mohammad Taghavi

11-06: Integrity of Well Barriers
Topic Organizer: Jan David Ytrehus & Ida Karimfazli

11-07: Petroleum Production and Seabed Mining: Offshore Systems and Subsea Operations
Topic Organizer: Marcio Yamamoto & Celso Morooka

11-08: Characterization of Subsurface Reservoirs and Flow Dynamics
Topic Organizer: Tony Yang; Huazhou Li; Guangfeng Liu; & Hadi Belhaj

11-09: Advances in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)    
Topic Organizer: Tony Yang & Huazhou Li

11-10: Sustainability and Green Transition in Petroleum Industry   
Topic Organizer: Jan David Ytrehus & Miao Li

11-11: Digitalization and Automation of Offshore Systems and Production Operations
Topic Organizer: Rajiv Aggarwal & Aziz Rahman

Description: The long-term strategy of the Blue Economy is aimed at unlocking the potential of the ocean resources through the sustainable development of offshore seafood and renewable energy production systems. This Blue Economy symposium was initiated in the OMAE@42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering, held in Melbourne in 2023. Owing to its success, the symposium has become a permanent feature symposium in OMAE and it covers emerging technologies in the context of the blue economy with a focus on aquaculture and renewable energy applications.

Technical areas currently covered by Blue Economy Symposium are offshore aquaculture farming infrastructure (e.g., fish pen designs, seaweed/kelp production systems, mooring and anchoring systems), offshore artificial reefs, offshore aquaculture service vessels, multi-purpose offshore platforms (e.g., large integrated or co-located floating platforms for aquaculture farms and offshore renewable energy systems, wind-wave farms, hydrogen-powered vessels, floating energy islands, and floating laboratories), and offshore hi-technologies for aquaculture farms and offshore renewable energy systems (e.g., autonomous marine systems, antibiofouling and net-cleaning solutions).

Symposium Coordinator: Huu Phu Nguyen
Symposium Co-coordinator: Chien Ming Wang

Topics:

12-01: Offshore Aquaculture Developments
Topic Organizer: Prof CM Wang & Dr Huu Phu Nguyen

12-02: Sustainable Offshore Developments
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-03: Offshore Multi-Use Platforms
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-04: Marine Autonomous and Remote Sensing Technology
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-05: Offshore Green Energy Production, Storage, Distribution and Export
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-06: Smart Offshore Operations
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-07: Decommissioning and Repurposing of Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-08: Decarbonisation of Maritime Industry
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-09: Offshore Support Vessels Powered by Green Hydrogen and Ammonia
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-10: Anti Biofouling Solutions
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

12-11: Human Element, Training and Education
Topic Organizer: Professor CM Wang & Dr. Huu Phu Nguyen

Description: The maritime sector faces significant challenges as it transitions towards low- or zero emission operations. The challenges are manifold, and the possible solutions are numerous and varied, addressing all life-cycle aspects of maritime systems. New technologies for the application of wind-assisted ship propulsion and alternative fuels need to be developed and deployed to achieve both low- and zero-emission designs as well as retrofit solutions. For alternative fuels, these technologies include energy conversion systems, advanced energy storage, and refuelling systems. For wind-assisted propulsion, innovations in sail systems, hydrodynamic appendages, and advanced weather routing and voyage optimization are essential to maximize energy savings and operational performance.

In this context, the availability of alternative fuels, logistics and port infrastructure are crucial aspects of the economic viability of the different solutions. In addition, adopting these new technologies may require changes in operational profiles and transport concepts, maintenance procedures and crew training resulting from the lower energy densities of alternative fuels, their volatility under typical environmental conditions, the timescales involved in handling them and the increasing complexity of integrated energy systems.

Operational efficiency is a key aspect in minimizing the impact of lower energy densities while improving environmental performance through intelligent energy management and decision support systems involving big data analytics, IoT, and AI. Wind-assisted propulsion can help address some of the complexities and uncertainties associated with the transition to alternative fuels by providing renewable propulsive power that is independent of shoreside energy infrastructure and compatible with a wide range of fuel technologies. The combination of alternative fuels and wind-assisted propulsion can improve both the technical resilience and the economic viability of future maritime transport.

The Symposium Smart and Sustainable Maritime Systems intends to provide a platform for discussing the challenges and presenting potential solutions towards low- or zero-emission maritime operations.

Symposium Coordinator: Marco Klein
Symposium Co-coordinator: Soren Ehlers

Topics:

14-01: New Concepts & Retrofit Solutions
Topic Organizer: Marco Klein

14-02: Energy Systems & Optimization
Topic Organizer: Dheeraj Gosala & Marco Klein

14-03: Energy Storage, Refuelling & Infrastructure
Topic Organizer: Travis Teske & Marco Klein

14-04: Wind Propulsion for Shipping
Topic Organizer: Albert Rijkens & Marco Klein

14-05: Operational Efficiency, Automation & Decision Support
Topic Organizer: Marco Klein

Description: The maritime sector faces significant challenges as it transitions towards low- or zero emission operations. The challenges are manifold, and the possible solutions are also numerous and varied addressing all life cycle aspect of maritime systems. New technologies for the application of alternative fuels such as energy converter and systems as well as advanced energy storage and refueling systems needs to be developed and deployed to achieve low- and zero-emission design as well as retrofit solutions. In this context, the availability of alternative fuels, logistics and port infrastructure are crucial aspects of an economic viability of the different solutions. In addition, adopting the new technologies may require changes in the operational profiles and transport concepts, maintenance procedures as well as crew training resulting from the lower energy densities of the alternative fuels, their volatility under typical environmental conditions, time-scales involved in handling them and the complexity of the energy systems. Operational efficiency is an important key aspect to minimise the effect of the lower energy density by improving the environmental performance in combination with intelligent energy management and decision support systems involving big data analytics, IoT, and AI systems. The Topic/Symposium Smart and Sustainable Maritime Systems intends to provide a platform for discussing the challenges and presenting potential solutions towards low- or zero-emission maritime operations.

Symposium Coordinator: Oriol Colomes Gene

Topics:

14-01: New Concepts & Retrofit Solutions
Topic Organizer: Marco Klein

Description: TBD

Symposium Coordinator: Peter Wellens