PIANC News

The 10th COPEDEC was a resounding success as a face to face conference, having been delayed by Covid since 2020. Ron Cox reports.

Has your organisation recently implemented a nature-based solution to a port or navigation project? Apply for a PIANC Certificate of Recognition and be in to win the Award!

Warm congratulations to Scott Collins and Toby Devlin who are the 2023 recipients of the PIANC AU-NZ Young Authors Award.

There were 460 enthusiastic delegates and 160 expert presentations at the biggest ever Australasian Coasts&Ports Conference.

Shore power is a significant component to decarbonise port operations.PIANC’s 1.5-day event brought together 75 participants from across the port and energy industry to raise awareness of international developments and discuss the challenges and solutions related to the complex topic of onshore power supply.

New RecCom and InCom Working Groups are starting – Apply to A&NZ Board by 11 August! YPs welcome to apply.

PIANC International is kicking off four new MarCom Working Groups! Apply now! YPs welcome to apply.

It’s that time of the year again! Are you a PIANC Young Professional under the age of 40, doing some great original technical work? Sign up for the PIANC De Paepe-Willems Award 2024!

Congratulations to PIANC A&NZ members Wim van der Molen and Fabien Cogordan for their work on the report, MarCom WG 212: ‘Updated Criteria for Acceptable Movement of Ships at Berths’ (2023).

PIANC A&NZ welcomes the new team leading PIANC New Zealand, Chair Matthew McKee, Deputy Chair Jono Stewart, and YP representative Andrew Brown.

Coasts&Ports 2023 PIANC A&NZ’s Pre-Conference Workshop Decarbonisation of Ports – The Feasibility of Shore Power Date: 14 (half day) – 15 August 2023Venue: Maroochy RSL Events Centre, Memorial Avenue, Maroochydore FINAL

Our new PIANC A&NZ EO Paul Weston is delighted to take up the opportunity that, he says, ‘will allow me to contribute to an organisation that I respect and an industry that I am passionate about.’

Working with Nature Awards will be presented during 35th World Congress in South Africa, submit your project as soon as possible!

Video recording now available for April 2023 PIANC QLD/NT webinar presentations by three leading Australian researchers and industry experts on offshore wind and marine renewable energy.

PIANC A&NZ’s 27th AGM will be held in Sydney CBD (near Circular Quay) and online on Wednesday 3 May from 2-4pm. RSVP your attendance now!

PIANC A&NZ Members with specific expertise (see details below) are invited to apply for participation in this new PIANC International Working Group WG153C – a continuation of WG153B which will focus on marine terminals handling green fuels.

Congratulations to WG200 PIANC A&NZ participants Katrina Dodd and Kevin Sartipi, as PIANC guidelines on offshore mooring are released.

The PIANC A&NZ Board has announced the appointment of two amazing young professionals to lead the region’s YPs over the next two years.  

In 2021 PIANC A&NZ confirmed that as an organisation we were committed to aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.  

Congratulations to all involved in MarCom WG194 ‘A Framework for Early Contractor Involvement in Infrastructure Projects’, particularly our A&NZ participant David Kinlan.

These two new RecCom Working groups seek to target specific guidance and requirements for marinas and boat harbours related to climate change. Apply now to be part of them for our region! Apply before 24 Feb 2023!

For PIANC A&NZ there were many major achievements and events in 2022. And we have big plans for 2023!

Report on PIANC-PTG CC Webinar – A Market Approach to Blue Carbon and Opportunities for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure – held on 30 November 2022. Available for viewing now.

PIANC MarCom Working Group (WG) 235 – ‘Ship Dimensions and Data for Design of Marine Infrastructure’ has recently been released.

MarCom WG153B released. ‘Recommendations for the Design and Assessment of Marine Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Terminals.

We are now soliciting applications across A&NZ for the YPCom Chair role.  We are looking for exceptional candidates who will proactively demonstrate leadership amongst their peers and within the community, while espousing the values of PIANC.

PIANC ANZ are seeking the services of a part-time Executive Officer and Membership Coordinator.

APAC2022 sharing a few pics from PIANC’s second biennial Asia Pacific conference held in Melbourne 4-7 Sept 2022. Bringing leaders and professionals together!

Five major PIANC awards were presented at the APAC2022 Conference held in Melbourne 4-7 Sept. Congratulations to all our amazing winners!

The second of PIANC’s new biennial series of Asia Pacific Conferences was held in Melbourne 4-7 September. It certainly lived up to its stated theme of ‘bringing leaders and professionals together’. See our one minute video here!