Unlike other engineering programs that are more product-oriented, marine transportation engineering is more function- and demand-oriented. The functions that become the main focus of marine transportation engineering are derived from users’ needs in the maritime transportation process, both at the macro and micro levels.
Since the primary products associated with the field of marine transportation engineering are ships and ports, there is a strong interconnection between marine transportation engineering, naval architecture, and civil engineering.
The intersection between marine transportation engineering, naval architecture, and civil engineering lies mainly in the design aspects, as illustrated in the following figure: