Special Session Organized by

Ioannis Krikidis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus, Sotiris Nikoletseas, University of Patras, Greece, and Charalampos Orfanidis, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark.

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Focus

Maritime ports are evolving into smart energy hubs, integrating renewable energy sources and advanced digital infrastructure to support global trade and environmental sustainability. This special session aims to explore the deployment of underwater networks in maritime ports for real-time energy monitoring, asset tracking, and environmental management. These systems can enable robust monitoring of underwater energy assets such as tidal turbines and underwater cabling, while facilitating data-driven decision-making for renewable energy distribution and ship routing. The special issue aims to contribute to the vision of sustainable smart ports, bridging the gap between underwater technologies and green energy innovation.

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Topics under this session include:

Underwater networking and sensing

Cross-medium communication (i.e., water to air communication)

Underwater Multipath and Interference Evaluation for IoUT systems

Communication and sensing for maritime operation

IoT applications in autonomous shipping

IoT for maritime communication and navigation

Addressing maritime cybersecurity in the IoT era

5G/6G in maritime environment

Non-Terrestrial Networks for maritime IoT, including satellite, airborne, surface and underwater

IoT-enabled marine environment monitoring and sensing