Maritime research technology journal: introduction

Abstract

Maritime Industry is considered  an essential driver for the sustainability of the world economy due to its significant contribution to the global supply chain. In light of the recent rapid and foreseeable developments in the Maritime Industry technology and applications, which became a multidisciplinary field, a lot of concerns regarding the current need for more studies and research are raised in the Maritime Community.

I am delighted to announce the launch of the First Issue of the “Maritime Research and Technology” Journal (MRT). MRT is published by “The Academy Publishing Centre” (APC) of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). AASTMT is a specialized organization that belongs to the League of Arab States focusing on Maritime Education, Training and Research besides a wide range of multidisciplinary fields.

MRT is an International Academic biannual peer-reviewed Journal, which presents a global forum for the dissemination of research articles, case studies and reviews, focusing on all aspects of the Maritime Industry and its role in Sustainable Development. It publishes original research papers in English analysing the international, national, regional, or local hot topics related to the Maritime Industry. MRT includes both theoretical and empirical approaches to topics of current interest in line with the editorial aims and scope of the Journal. The objective of MRT is to contribute to the progress, development and diffusion of research in the Maritime Industry providing a multidisciplinary forum for studies from the perspective of broad areas of scientific knowledge. It provides easy and free access for readers, and a free publishing system through the website:

http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/MRT   

MRT has an outstanding international editorial and advisory board of eminent scientists, researchers and experts who contribute to and enrich the journal with their vast experience in different fields of interest to the journal.