Presents a timely collection of papers in engineering research and practice concerned with dredging, floods, ice, pollution, sediment transport, and tidal wave action that affect shorelines, waterways, and harbors. Peer-reviewed papers detail the development and operation of ports, harbors, and offshore facilities, as well as deep ocean engineering and shore protection and enhancement. Additional issues encompassed by the journal's scope include the regulation and stabilization of rivers and the economics of beach nourishment.