Prof. Dr. Ruey-Syan Shih Tungnan University, Taiwan Hassan Jafari Hassan Jafari, Department of Marine Transports, Faculty of Maritime Economics & Management, Khoramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Iran Dr. Yashvant Das Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, India Dr. Haoping Yang University of Southern Mississippi, United States Dr. Wael El Tohamy Damietta University, Egypt