Welcome to PIANC Aotearoa NZ’s new YP Deputy Chair, Jess Wood. Jess is a proud ports and marine engineer based in Christchurch and has been working in WSP’s Ports and Marine Team, (design, condition assessments, asset management, valuations) since graduating with a BE Civil (Hons) from the University of Canterbury in 2020.
Inland Navigation Commission Working Group 266: Capacity Augmentation and Structural Expansion of Existing Inland Water Transport Facilities – call out for members. As the global economy and international trade continue to expand, inland waterway transport (IWT), recognized for its efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability, is becoming increasingly pivotal. However, numerous
Environmental Commission Working Group 267: The Role of Waterborne Transport Infrastructure in Biodiversity Enhancement – call out for members. Increasing development of navigation infrastructure can also have an increasing impact on biodiversity but this effect can be reduced, or even countered, with effective pre-emptive design, implementation of mitigation, compensation and, most
