Being an international journal, China Ocean Engineering takes as its prime function the integration of new research concepts, equipment, technology, materials and structures and other scientific advances within the field of estuarial, coastal, offshore, and deepwater engineering with particular reference to developments. The Journal is concerned with all engineering aspects involved in the exploration and utilization of ocean resources. Topics regularly covered include research, design and construction of structures (including wharfs, dikes, breakwaters, platforms, mooring systems, etc.), instrumentation/testing (physical model and numerical model), wave dynamics, sedimentation, structural/stress analysis, soil mechanics, and material research.

《中國海洋工程》是一份國際期刊，其主要功能是結合河口、海岸、近海和深水工程領域的新研究理念、新設備、新技術、新材料、新結構和其他科學進展，并結合發展情況進行研究。該雜志涉及海洋資源勘探和利用的所有工程方面。經常涉及的主題包括研究、設計和建造結構(包括碼頭、堤防、防波堤、平臺、系泊系統等)、儀器/測試(物理模型和數值模型)、波浪動力學、沉降、結構/應力分析、土壤力學和材料研究。