Building Resilient and Intelligent Maritime Transportation Systems under Geopolitical Uncertainty

Call for Papers
Building Resilient and Intelligent Maritime Transportation Systems under Geopolitical Uncertainty

Journal: Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
Publisher: Elsevier (ScienceDirect)
Submission deadline: 30 November 2026

This special issue focuses on resilient and intelligent maritime transportation systems, exploring how global shipping networks, ports, and logistics can adapt to geopolitical shocks and uncertainty using advanced data‑driven and AI‑enabled tools. It invites theoretical, methodological, and empirical work that improves planning, real‑time decision‑making, and policy responses in an era of rising geopolitical disruption and network vulnerability.

Types of contributions this SI seeks

Guest editors

• Jihong Chen, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

• Qiang Meng, National University of Singapore, Singapore

• Ziaul Haque Munim, University of South‑Eastern Norway, Horten, Norway

List of suggested topic areas

• AI‑driven dynamic routing and fleet scheduling under geopolitical shocks

• Autonomous vessels and intelligent navigation: operations, safety, and regulation

• Machine learning for maritime disruption prediction and management

• Modeling and mitigation of port congestion propagation

• Geopolitical scenario modeling, stress testing, and risk quantification

• Resilience assessment and vulnerability diagnosis of global shipping networks

• Insurance, freight pricing, and economic impacts of geopolitical uncertainty

• Policy, governance, and international cooperation for maritime security

• Investment and strategic planning under coupled technology–geopolitics scenarios

Other topics will be considered if they address maritime transportation, resilience, and intelligent technologies under geopolitical uncertainty.

Manuscript submission information

Submissions must follow the standard author guidelines of Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review:
https://www.elsevier.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review/1366-5545/guide-for-authors

All papers for the Special Issue should be submitted via the online submission system and must not have been published or be under consideration elsewhere.
Journal homepage:
https://www.editorialmanager.com/tre/default1.aspx

When submitting, select article type “VSI: MaritimeSystem_Hans” to link your paper to the special issue.

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