PIANC News

YP-Com changes – congratulations to ANZ YPs! Welcome to our new PIANC ANZ YP Com Chair, Claire Treeby. Claire grew up in the port city

At the recent PIANC ANZ AGM we welcomed two new members to our Board, Laurence Benn and Jackie Spiteri. Laurence is Principal Engineer – Critical

PIANC ANZ is very proud to announce that our own Benjamin Popovich is the worthy recipient of the 2020 De Paepe – Willems Award, for

PIANC HQ is calling for nominations from Member National Sections to participate in the following three new Maritime Navigation Commission (MarCom)Working Groups. InCom/MarCom WG231 Mooring

The PIANC ANZ Mentoring Program aims to provide members with an opportunity of giving back to their coastal and maritime industry colleagues through sharing professional

PIANC ANZ YP Chair – Applications open! The PIANC Young Professionals Commission (YPCom) is dedicated to the career development of YP members (40 years of

The video is now available for PIANC WA Chapter’s free online seminar on climate change adaptation for ports and maritime infrastructure and operations. Presented by PIANC’s

Congratulations to PIANC ANZ members Gildas Colleter and Greg Fisk on their appointment as climate champions for Technical Commissions MarCom (Maritime Navigation Commission) and RecCom

PIANC Working Group 218 which is looking at the implications of invasive alien species for waterborne transport infrastructure, held its official kick-off in Brussels 30-31

APAC2020 Conference will now be held 30 November – 4 December 2020. Due to the uncertainty regarding future public health controls associated with the COVID-19 virus,

Congratulations to PIANC A-NZ Board member and esteemed coastal engineer Greg Britton! At the 2019 NSW Coastal Conference Greg was awarded the Ruth Readford Award

Special Call out for Abstract submissions to COPEDEC 2020 ! The 10th International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries COPEDEC 2020 is

On behalf of PIANC Australia-New Zealand (A-NZ),  I would like to express my thanks to all our members and colleagues for your ongoing support in

Following eighteen years as Chair of PIANC A&NZ, Neil Lawson achieved something no other Australian or New Zealander has achieved in the history of PIANC

An exciting two day Pre-Conference Symposium Nature-based Solutions for Coasts, Ports, and Estuaries on 15 – 16 June 2020 has been planned for our inaugural

The PIANC NSW end of year event hosted by PIANC at the ARUP Sydney office on November 13th was a positive event showcasing the range

PIANC EnviCom WG 175 – ‘A Practical Guide to Environmental Risk Management (ERM) for Navigation Infrastructure Projects’ has been released . Please click here to

PIANC A&NZ Young Professionals Chip Pohlen and Will Ingle report: In 2017 Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) won the 35th America’s Cup, held in Bermuda,

Congratulations to Damon Howe! Established in 1988, the prestigious PIANC A&NZ Young Authors Award is traditionally presented at the biennial Coasts and Ports Conference for

PIANC is now calling for nominations from Member National Sections to participate in the following two new Environmental Commission Working Groups. EnviCom WG 226 –

Engineering project examples highlighted in the Engineering with Nature Atlas illustrated the diverse opportunities and growing community of organizations and practitioners that are contributing to

PIANC A-NZ Environmental Commission (EnviCom) Lead and CEO of NSW Ports, Marika Calfas has recently returned from Lyon, where the 51st meeting of PIANC’s Environmental

PIANC’s Hobart Seminar – Crisis Management and Natural Disaster Response Congratulations to the Organising Committee for a great PIANC Pre Coasts & Ports seminar! The

PIANC welcomes our latest Corporate Member, Maritime Constructions. “As a marine infrastructure contractor, we will benefit greatly from understanding and contributing to the climate change

If you were to talk to any tourist visiting Australia, Sydney Harbour would be close to the top of their “to-visit list” in one form

The Biennial Technical Visit (BTV) is PIANC’s signature international event for Young Professionals (YPs). YP-Com Chair for PIANC Australia & New Zealand, Rodney Hancock was

PIANC Australia & New Zealand wants to hear from you! Help us in our aim to better serve our members. Increasing the meaningful interactions with

PIANC MarCom Working Group 153B (“Recommendations for the Design and Assessment of Marine Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Terminals”) recently gathered over three productive days at

There are some exciting speakers lined up for PIANC’s Pre-Coasts & Ports Seminar, Crisis Management and Natural Disaster Response, being held on Monday  & Tuesday