| Dr | Huifeng | Bai | Liverpool John Moores University | United Kingdom | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Margaret | Sheng | National Taiwan University of Science and Tech | Taiwan | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Peyman | Ghaforian Masodzadeh | World Maritime University | Sweden | Energy | Maritime transport (shipping) | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Siti Marsila | Mhd Ruslan | Universiti Malaysia Terengganu | Malaysia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Maritime Economics/ Energy Economics/ Investment | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Luís | Lopes | IPS | Portugal | Business, Management and Accounting | Maritime and Port Logistics | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Camille | Leal | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Environmental Science | Marine Sponge Microbiology | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Maurice | Estes Jr. | University of Alabama in Huntsville/NASA Ecological Forecasting Program | United States | Other | Marine Science and Biodiversity | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Maurice | Estes, Jr. | University of Alabama in Huntsville/APM NASA Ecological Conservation | United States | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Science | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Ines | Alberico | ISMAR-CNR | Italy | Earth and Planetary Sciences | marine science | Best Research Article Award | |
| Prof | Alireza | Riyahi Bakhtiari | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Environmental Science | Marine Pollution and Coral Reefs | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Marco | Ligi | Istituto di Scienze Marine - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | Italy | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Geology and Geophysics | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | Md Hafijur Rahaman | Khan | South China Sea Institute of Oceanology , Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Marine Geology | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Juan Jose | Alava | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia | Canada | Environmental Science | Marine Ecotoxicology; Environmental Toxicology, MicroplasticsScience | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof | Jaekyoung | Lee | pukyong national university | South Korea | Chemical Engineering | Marine biomass, hydrogen | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Lizel | Sabino | Mindanao State University at Naawan, Misamis Oriental | Philippines | Other | Marine Biology/Climate change, fisheries, and Xanthid crabs | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Jens | Høeg | University of Copenhagen | Denmark | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Damiano | Spagnuolo | University of Messina | Italy | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yuvaraj | D | Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College | India | Environmental Science | Marine Biology | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Sergio | García | Universidad de Cantabria | Spain | Engineering | Marine | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Sudhansu Ranjan | Das | Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology | India | Engineering | Manufacturing Engineering | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |