PIANC WA Port of Geraldton Tour – Thurs 6 Nov

DIARISE NOW: Mid West Ports, Port of Geraldton is hosting a port information tour for PIANC on the afternoon of Thursday 6th November, with a port tour, presentations and networking.

Attendance is free for PIANC members and Mid West Ports staff, and $50 for others. The total number of participants will be capped at 50.

The planned itinerary for the event is:

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm: Visitor registration at port authority building, 298 Marine Terrace, Geraldton

12:30 pm – 2:15 pm: Port landside tour in 50-seater coach, stopping for berth walk-around at available berths, with commentary by MWPA pilot Ray Pead

2:15 pm – 4:45 pm: Participants will be divided into two groups of 25, for a boat tour of Geraldton harbour on Eco Abrolhos (25 at a time) and Hydrobiology ROV demonstration at the Batavia Marina

4:45 – 7:00 pm: Presentations in the Lounge, upstairs at Geraldton Yacht Club. Speakers will include:

• Damian Tully, CEO, Mid West Ports
• Luke Campbell, Chair, PIANC Australia
• Peter McComb, Managing Director, Oceanum
• Adam Bartle, Principal Coastal Engineer, Agilitus
• Charlie Bicknell, Regional Maritime Executive, WSP
• Wade Greenaway, Marine & Coastal Engineer, Mid West Ports
• Heathcliff Pimento, Harbourmaster, Mid West Ports

7:00 pm onwards: Networking function at Geraldton Yacht Club.

This PIANC event is sponsored by Agilitus, Boskalis, Hydrobiology and Perth Hydro. Our sincere thanks to them.

A TryBooking link to register for the event will be released shortly.

For further information on the event, please contact Tim Gourlay and Hamid Fanai from PIANC WA: tim@perthhydro.com, hamid.fanai@apac.bmt.org.