This book covers several research outcomes of various fields and schools related to maritime operation, applications and materials science. Thirty-four research papers have been compiled from the 2nd International Conference on Marine and Advanced Technologies 2021 (ICMAT 2021) which was organized by the Research and Innovation Section of the Universiti Kuala Lumpur-MIMET. The chapters were written by experienced lecturers from various universities in Malaysia discussing various topics and sub-topics related to maritime engineering and materials science. These chapters portray the actual knowledge on the latest developments and trends of technologies in maritime industries.

Autorentext

Azman Ismail is a senior lecturer at Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, and Master of Engineering in Mechanical-Marine Technology from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Prior to that, he was awarded a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical, Electronics and System from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Graduate Diploma in Industrial Education and Training from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. He grooms his technical skill at Victoria University of Technology, Australia for Advanced Diploma in Construction and Repair Technology (Marine Vessels). He is also active in research and development for welding and joining technologies especially for friction stir welding on tubular sections and flat panels. This also includes green technologies for sustainable marine and coastal development. He is currently leading a research cluster of Advanced Maritime Industries Sustainability at his university. He has published his research findings in indexed journals and book chapters and actively competes at international and national level innovation competitions. In addition to his achievements, he has been a reviewer and editor for some international journals including Springer. Besides that, he is also active in conservation works as committee member for the National Eco-Campus Program with the World Wide Fund for Nature of Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia).

Wardiah Mohd Dahalan had received her PhD in Power System from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2013 and bachelor's degree (Hons) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from University of Dundee, Scotland, UK in 1996. She is currently appointed as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marine Electrical and Electronics Engineering of University Kuala Lumpur (UniKL-MIMET). As the head of Research & Innovation department since 2015, she actively administers all research activities in UniKL-MIMET. Supervising of internal and external research grants and organization of all activities related to innovation such as exhibitions, competition and conferences are her core activities at UniKL-MIMET. She actively participates in research as a principle or coprinciple in many research grants. At the same time, she also shares her expertise by becoming either the author or co-author of the publications of local as well as international journals, books and proceedings especially in the area of power system and energy. Her deep research interest includes network reconfiguration, Optimization Techniques and renewable energy. She is also a member of IEEE, Rina-IMARest, Malaysian Society for Engineering & Technology (MySET) and Malaysia Board of Technologist (MBOT).

Andreas Öchsner is a Full Professor for lightweight design and structural simulation at the Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Having obtained a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart (1997), Germany, he served as a research and teaching assistant at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg from 1997 to 2003 while working to complete his Doctor of Engineering Sciences (Dr.-Ing.) degree. From 2003 to 2006, he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Cellular Metals Group affiliated with the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He spent seven years (20072013) as a Full Professor at the Department of Applied Mechanics, Technical University of Malaysia, where he was also Head of the Advanced Materials and Structure Lab. From 2014-2017 he was a Full Professor at the School of Engineering, Griffith University, Australia and Leader of the Mechanical Engineering Program (Head of Discipline and Program Director).

Inhalt
Review of the Current Trend on Autonomous Vehicles in Developing Countries.- Review of Current Trends in Marine Energy on Large Tidal Current Turbine.- The National Contingency Plan Towards the Oil Spill Preparation and Response in Malaysia.- Simulation of Three-Point Bending Sandwich Composite Panel Through Finite Element Analysis.- The uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Slope Mapping with the Determination of Potential Slope Hazard.- Tensile Strength: +45° Isotropic FRP Laminate with Different Universal Testing Machine.- Instruments utilized in Short Sea Shipping Research: A Review.- Issues on Palm Oil with Regard to The Revised MARPOL Annex II. A Re-view.- Assessing The Efficacy of The Advance Transfer Technique in Calculating Wheel Over Point Through Simulation Study.- Polysulfone/Cellulose Acetate Phthalate/Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PSf/CAP/PVP) Blend Membrane: Effect of Evaporation Time on Blend Membrane Characteristics.- Influence of Deadrise on the Dynamic Instability of A 14 Metres Custom Boat in Regular Waves.- The Implication of Container Floating Terminal on The Efficiency of Port Klang's Terminal Operations and Domestic Freight Forwarding Industry.- The Optical Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA), Phosphorylated Polyvinyl Alcohol (PPVA) and Phosphorylated Polyvinyl Alcohol Aluminum Phosphate (PPVA-AlPO4) - Nanocomposite. Effect of Phosphate Groups.- Tensile and corrosion resistance studies of MXenes/nanocomposites - A Review.- Effect of Nanofillers on The Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites.- The degradation of mechanical properties caused by acetone chemical treatment on 3D-printed PLA-carbon fibre composites.- Tensile and Morphology Analysis of Oil Palm Trunk (OPT) Specimen Re-inforced Epoxy Fabricated via Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding (VARTM).- The Analysis of Container Terminal Throughput Using ARIMA and SARIMA.- Investigation on the Mechanical and Microstructural Characteristics of Diffusional Bonded Gray Cast Iron and Low Carbon Steel.- Examination Table Innovation Static into Dynamic which Ergonomic using Anthropometry Approach and Rational Method.