In September 2025, Marine Economics, edited by Professor Han Limin of OUC, was officially published by Economic Science Press. Based on the earlier textbook Introduction to Marine Economics, this book is the result of more than a year of systematic revision. This edition responds proactively to the profound changes that have taken place in China’s marine economy over the past 8 years and presents an important exploration and concrete practice aimed at three central goals, namely, building a theoretical system of marine economics, advancing the prosperity of marine economic research, and better serving China’s endeavor to become a strong maritime country.
Marine Economics draws extensively on the latest theoretical and practical achievements in maritime economics at home and abroad. It adds key new content on new quality productive forces, such as “marine digital-intelligence economy”, “blue carbon economy”, and “green shipping”, thus capturing new models and business forms in the marine economy. Closely aligned with the frontiers of marine economic development, the book constructs a timely, forward-looking knowledge framework in marine economics, laying a solid, practical foundation for a systematic, cutting-edge theoretical framework.
This revision embodies the collective wisdom of many experts and scholars. While retaining the overall structure of the original edition, the editorial team has carried out extensive and innovative adjustments to the content to ensure the textbook remains scientific and at the forefront of academic research, thereby precisely serving the needs of different groups of readers and achieving broad applicability. The publication of Marine Economics is expected to provide strong support for building a discipline system of marine economics with distinctive Chinese characteristics, inject new academic momentum into the vigorous development of China’s marine undertakings, and better serve the great cause of building China into a strong maritime country.
