Abstract Submission
Welcome to the abstract submission portal
Deadline for submitting the abstract : 30 April 2024
The World Maritime Technology Conference, Committee is honoured to invite to you submit abstracts that showcase initiatives, debates addressing the theme of the conference and related to the various topics as explained in the documents “Call for papers”
Papers are invited from Financial Institutions, Business Managers, Ship Owners and Managers, Shipping Associations, Regulatory Institutions, Classification Societies, Analysts, Brokerage Houses, Academic Institutions, Shipbuilding & Repair Yards, Professional Bodies, Engineers, Designers, Manufacturers, Students, Researchers, Recyclers, Salvors, Adjudicators etc.
Engineering professionals from Industries, Academic Institutions, Research & Development Organizations, Government Departments and Entrepreneurs are also invited to contribute papers pertaining to the theme and sub-themes of the Congress under the topics projected herein. The papers should focus on sharing the experience, concepts, innovative ideas, research findings etc.
The accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings and extended versions shall be published in the Marine Engineers Review, the Journal of the Institute of Marine Engineers (India).
The manuscript may be based on the topics suggested in the Brochure. The orientation of the content can align with the Topics in a debating style or probing and investigative.
The content of the manuscript may come from:
Technologies: Ongoing/completed research; Emerging Technologies; Proof of Concepts; prototypes; commercial applications, etc.
Policies: Regulations; Policies; Strategies
Practices: Operational experience on Ships; Ports; other shore/offshore based units
Few topics that may be of interest under Technologies, Policies and Practices are:
Technologies:
- 1. Offshore structure and maintenance; under water noise
- 2. Vessel Hull & Machinery: Propulsion and auxiliary machinery, Navigation equipment,
- 3. Offshore sector: Market, Machinery, Structure, Corrosion
- 4. Communications & Connectivity
- 5. Energy transition: Technologies & options (nuclear, etc.); Renewables: Electrification, alternate fuels
- 6. Vessel efficiencies: Technologies & Operations Management, Innovations. EEXI, Scrubbers, AF Paints, BWMS
- 7. Digital Twins
- 8. Blue Economy
- 9. Ocean Engineering/Technologies
- 10. Port Modernisation: Cargo gear,
- 11. Block chain, AI, Data Analytics and Digital Transformation
- 12. Ship Building & repairs
- 13. Lubricants, Paints, Chemicals
Policies:
- 1. Environment: Pollution
- 2. Health, Safety
- 3. Law + Conventions + Regulations, Classification Society, IMO
- 4. Ocean Governance
- 5. Geo political Events & Shipping policies
- 6. Climate Change
- 7. Logistics
Practices:
- 1. Finance: Poseidon Rules, Cost Leadership
- 2. Hedging Risk – Asset, Cargo and Currency
- 3. Crew Welfare & Management
- 4. Resource Management: Training
- 5. Shipping Business Practices: Finance, New Builds, Cargoes, Bunkers, and Commercial opportunities
The above is only illustrative.
- 1. Synopsis of Paper within 500 words with maximum five key-words have to be submitted along with Full Text. The author should mention the Topic under which the paper is to be considered, on the top right-hand corner.
- 2. Papers should be camera-ready in MS-Word format, not exceeding 3000 words in length and should not carry more than 5 illustrations/photographs.
- 3. The language of the Publication is English. The mode of presentation should be in third person.
- 4. SI units should be used wherever possible. Other units, if used, should be given only in parentheses preceded by SI units.
- 5. Mathematical symbols should be typed and care should be taken to differentiate between similar characters (e.g. 1 and I), upper- and lower-case letters and superscripts and subscripts.
- 6. Lengthy mathematical proofs and derivations and extensive test data are not to be included. If absolutely essential, they should be given as an appendix.
- 7. The Template of Paper is attached and can also be downloaded from the link:
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