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 the best paper and presentation
PIANC is now calling for nominations from Member National Sections to participate in the following two new Environmental Commission Working Groups. EnviCom WG 226 – A Guide for Assessing and
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 Engineering With Nature (EWN) practice
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 Commission was held – to
PIANC’s Hobart Seminar – Crisis Management and Natural Disaster Response Congratulations to the Organising Committee for a great PIANC Pre Coasts & Ports seminar! The purpose of the seminar was
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 adaptation strategies being discussed at
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 or another. This was the
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 invited to attend this year’s
PIANC Australia & New Zealand wants to hear from you! Help us in our aim to better serve our members. Increasing the meaningful interactions with our members is the mission
PIANC MarCom Working Group 153B (“Recommendations for the Design and Assessment of Marine Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Terminals”) recently gathered over three productive days at the Oil Companies International Marine
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 9-10 September 2019, in Hotel
PIANC A-NZ Member Carsten Varming was selected for participation in the new PIANC Mar-Com WG208 Planning for Automation of Container Terminals. Although most large container terminals are currently operating the
Hot on the heels of successful regional events in WA and SA, a new chapter for the NSW/ACT region has been formed within PIANC A-NZ, with a successful inaugural meeting
PIANC Australia and New Zealand held its 23rd AGM in Sydney recently, with Chair Will Glamore very confident of the growing organisation’s future directions. Although only a youngster compared to
Welcome to Katrina Dodd We were delighted to welcome Katrina Dodd to the PIANC A-NZ Board in June 2018, as one of two Board nominees by EA’s National Committee on
New Technologies – Driving Environmental Improvements in the Ports and Coastal Sector – Successful PIANC Seminar May 2019 PIANC Australia & New Zealand convened a very successful seminar on “New
PIANC EnviCom Working Group (WG) 188 – ‘Carbon Management for Port and Navigation Infrastructure’ has been recently released. WG188 was tasked by PIANC to investigate the carbon footprint of activities
Due to PIANC A-NZ’s growing membership base and our desire to increase involvement throughout our large geographical area, we have recently undergone a restructuring to create six Regional Chapters within
PIANC MarCom WG 185 – ‘Ports on Greenfield Sites – Guidelines for Site Selection and Masterplanning‘ has been released! The new publication, WG 185, builds on WG 158 ‘Masterplans for
This profile is the first in a series – aimed at promoting the valuable work of our members. PIANC Member Dave Hopper is a very busy man – not just
Calling for self nominations from PIANC A-NZ members for ‘Climate Change Champions” role on PIANC MarCom and RecCom. PIANC Australia & New Zealand is seeking nominations from members for positions
The Board of PIANC Australia & New Zealand has prepared a Strategic Plan for 2019 – available now. Its main aim is to increase the Board’s regular, meaningful interactions with
PIANC MarCom WG 159’s state-of-the-art report ‘Renewables and Energy Efficiency for Maritime Ports’ has been released 167 pages – €170 This report analyses the state-of-the-art related to the implementation of
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[vc_single_image image=”6628″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”] PIANC’s ‘Design Principles for Dry Bulk Marine Terminals’ has just been released – congratulations to the Working Group 184 for producing this excellent report. Great to
[vc_single_image image=”6604″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”]As part of our 2019 Strategic Plan the PIANC Board is working to establish and support regional chapters – these will deliver PIANC events in their area
[vc_single_image image=”6369″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”] PIANC’s WG 176 Expert Report is out – inspiring the navigation infrastructure community to embrace natural systems design. PIANC’s Working Group 176 has recently published
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has launched its stunning Engineering with Nature Atlas featuring 56 projects. While many of the projects presented in this Atlas are from the
[vc_single_image image=”6300″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”] Panama Papers and Abstracts Fully Available All papers presented at PIANC’s 34th World Congress are now downloadable from the new PIANC International website. A complete list of abstracts is