What is PIANC?

Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses30 National Sections

U.S. Section is administered by law under the auspices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Why Join?

1.Network of navigation-related professionals world-wide2.Access technical information3.Participate in a century of expertise4.Share your experience through Working Groups, Commissions and National Sections

Visit our website: http://www.pianc.org

PIANC USA Cooperative Agreements

Cooperative US Partnerships

•American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)•Inter American Committee on Ports – Organization of American states (OAS)•Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (COPRI) of ASCE

Examples of Terms:

•Event Cooperation/Technical Cooperation/Training•Dissemination of Information•Identify common issues and make forums of mutual interest•Dialogue for scientific, technological + operational cooperation•Collaborate and promote sound public policy

2009

July 15-16 2009

PIANC USA Annual MeetingOrganized by PIANC USAPittsburgh, PASeptember 6-9, 2009

Smart Rivers 2009 Conference Organized by PIANC AustriaVienna, Austria

October 28, 2009

Navigation and the EnvironmentOrganized by PIANC USA and EnviComNew Orleans, LA

2010

April 25-28, 2010Ports 2010 Organized by COPRI & PIANC USAJacksonville, Florida

May 10-14, 2010 PIANC World Congress Organized by PIANCLiverpool, United Kingdom

September 19-24, 2010World Canals ConferenceCo-sponsored by PIANC USARochester, New York Watch for details

2011

September – October, 2011Smart Rivers 2011 ConferenceOrganized by PIANC USANew Orleans

PIANC Events Calendar

•PIANC EnviCom WG 2 - Bird Habitat Management in Ports and Waterways.

•PIANC EnviCom Task Group 3 – Climate Change and Navigation.

•PIANC EnviCom WG 6 – Guidelines for Sustainable Inland Waterways and Navigation.

•PIANC EnviCom WG 8 – Biological Assessment Guidance for Dredged Material.

•PIANC EnviCom WG 12 – Sustainable Waterways within the Context of Navigation and Flood Management

•PIANC EnviCom Task Group 2 - Sustainable Waterborne Transport.

•PIANC EnviCom WG 16 – Management of Ports and Waterways for Fish and Shellfish Habitat.

•PIANC InCom WG 21 – Economic Aspects of Inland Waterways.

•PIANC InCom WG 25 – Maintenance and Renovation of Navigation Infrastructure.

•PIANC InCom WG 96 – Developments in the Automation and Remote Operation of Locks and Bridges.

•PIANC InCom WG 29 – Innovations in Navigation Lock Design.

•PIANC InCom WG 30 – Inventory of Inspection and Repair Techniques of Navigation Structures.

•PIANC InCom WG 31 - Organization and Management of River Ports*.

•PIANC InCom WG 32 – Performance Indicators for Inland Waterway Navigation*.

•PIANC InCom WG 125 – River Information Systems*.

•PIANC InCom WG 128 – Alternate Bank Protection Methods for Inland Waterways*.

•PIANC InCom WG 129 – Waterway Infrastructure Asset Maintenance Management.

•PIANC MarCom WG 51 - Water Injection Dredging.

•PIANC MarCom WG 135 – Design Principles for Container Terminals in Small and Medium Ports

Getting involved (YOU CAN JOIN WORKING GROUPS):PIANC Technical Working Groups of interest to NWC members

Memberships

How to Join Complete an application form, (pdf, 9.65KB) and mail that along with payment to:U.S. Section PIANC7701 Telegraph RoadAlexandria, VA 22315-3868PIANC USA DuesPIANC USA 2008 membership fees are as follows:

Student member: $40 Under 30 Years of Age

•Individual member: $120

•Small corporate member: $600 Less than 20 employees who are directly concerned with PIANC matters.

•Large corporate member: $1,150 More than 20 employees who are directly concerned with PIANC matters **Does not include Working Group Reports

Smart Rivers 2009 Stories

www.smartrivers.org

Smart Rivers Vienna 2009 Agenda• 2 Days• 90 Speakers / 16 Breakout Sessions• 2 Plenary Sessions• Fast Ferry Boat to Bratislava• Hydropower Tour• Port of Vienna Tour• River Information tour

What the project entails

Smart Rivers 2009 PLATINA

Platform for the implementation of NAIADES*

* Navigation and Inland Waterway Action and Development in Europe

Financing of waterway infrastructure

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Credit crunch and economic crises_Andreas HopfFunding activities for inland waterway navigation_Jim WalkerThe Seine-Nord Europe canal project_Catherine Leleu

Success stories of transportation services on inland waterways I

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Liner service on the Danube_Herfried LeitnerLiner service on the Elbe river_Stefan KunzeOpportunities on the Mid-Atlantic Marine Highway_John Anderson

Prospects for economic development of inland waterway transport

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Marine Highway Program_Jim PughMarket observations as a tool for IWT development_Norbert Kriedel

The development of the Saha River_Dejan KomatinaThe Development of IWT in Yangtze River_Weijun FeiNew challenges for IWT in the economic crises_Theresia Hacksteiner

Framework and Development of ITS in waterborne transportation

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Development of the information services in the United States_Richard Lockwood

River Information Services_Astrid SchlewingMarnis_Presentation of results_Cas WillemsThe RISING project_Frank ArendtRegulatory framework for the international data exchange_Richard Regner

A Sec.

Efficient operation of waterway infrastructurePRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Waterways locks design_John ClarksonEfficient lock management_Pascal VerlindenProposal for Extension of CEVNI_Ivica RuzicFlanders, a dense waterway roundabout in Europe_Piet Creemers

Innovation in the remote operation of locks and bridges_Andre Eversdijk

Scenario Planning for Smarter Rivers_Anne Cann

Status and Implementation of River Information Services

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Establishment of RIS on the River NileExperiences with RIS in the Danube region_Juergen TroeglRIS in Poland_Andrzej Stateczny

Future of Education and Training in Inland Navigation

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Harmonisation of education and modern training tools_Rob van Reem

EDINNA-Educational Network in inland navigation_Arjen Mintjes

NELI project overview_Csaba HargitaiState of the art training ship_Pascal Roland

Success stories of transportation services on inland waterways II

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:New developments on the Danube river_Gerhard GussmaggSuccessful Advocacy on behalf of Inland Waterways Navigation in the US_Cornell Martin

Transportation services on the river Danube_Botond Szalma

B sec.

Ports - intermodal nodes for efficient logistic chains I

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Development program of the port of Constanta_Alexandru Capatu

Technology, Innovation and Economic Development on the Waterways_Jim McCarville

Development activities of the Ukrainian inland and seaports_Michael Doubrovsky

Challenges facing transforming inland ports into an integrated transportation system_Bruce Lambert

The role of IWT for the port of Rotterdam_Jos Helmer

Inland Navigation Policy as driving force for a more sustainable transport system

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:PLATINA - platform for the implementation of NAIADES_Manfred Seitz

Transport Master Plan in Serbia_Enrico MagliaToward Sustainable Transportation_Keith HofsethInland Navigation Russia_Oleg Schachmardanov

Climate Change

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Climate Change = IWT Change?_Hans MoserChallenges and Opportunities_Dieter SahaEffects of climate change on the operation of inland waterway vessels_Cornel Thill

Impact of climate change on Navigation in Mississippi_Anne Cann

The limitations of using specific gage analysis to analyze the effect of navigation structures on flood heights_Edward Brauer

Overview of TRB and the National Academies work on Climate Change_Joedy Cambridge

Electronic Navigational Charts for inland navigation (Inland ENC)

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Inland ENCs and the IEHG_Bernd BirklhuberStatus report USA_Denise LaDueStatus report Brazil_Bernd BirklhuberStatus report Russia_Vladimir SekachevInland ECDIS applications_Martin SandlerDevelopment of port ENC standard_Lee Alexander

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New developments in ship technology

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Challenges in Engine Development_Marc HehleRecent technical developments in IWT_Cornel ThillApplication of Self-Propelled Dustpan Dredging for Preserving Depth_Vinton Bossert

Technical solutions for the transportation of dangerous goods in compliance with the new ADN regulations_Lex Vredeveldt

Regulatory and technical developments related to exhaust emissions of inland waterway vessels_Martin Koopmans

Benchmarks in the field of performance measurement

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Performance indicators for inland waterway navigation-PIANC InCom WG 32_Reinhard Pfliegl

Targets and application of benchmarking in intermodal freight transport_Martin Ruesch

Overview about active and planned PIANC working groups Eric van Draege

Overview about active and planned PIANC working groups_Ian WhitePorts - intermodal nodes for efficient logistic chains II

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Why Haven't Our Rivers Worked for Container-On-Barge Like Yours Have?_Deirdre McGowan

Cooperation between inland ports and sea ports_Albert Veenstra

Shifting Trade Patterns, Locating Logistic Ports and Measuring Economic Development_John Martin

Research Project 'Binnen_Land'_Femke GrabbertPort Feeder Barge_Ulrich Malchow

Development trends in the river cruise industry

PRESENTATIONS:

Downloads:Tourism on the river Danube_Gerhard SkoffThe future of the European River Cruise Industry_Daniel ThirietTourism on French rivers_Veronique VergesTwin City Liner_Ronald Schrems

D Sec.

SmartRivers Stories – Strategic Funding

• EU funds transportation as a system• US funds transportation stovepipes• US discounts “public” waterway benefits as

external to projects, traditionally externalities can’t be used in project benefit/cost justifications

• EU internalizes the “externalities” into the marketplace with incentives to divert cargo from trucks to water and rail

SmartRivers Stories – COB

• Container on Barge in Europe was started by the US Army shipments to Mannheim

• Freight Forwarders saw opportunities in the empty containers going back to US

SmartRivers Stories – via donau

• Started as an economic development agency “to increase traffic on the waterways” and “to help the private sector”

• Rejected short term subsidies/Make the system better

• Better data + better technology = more competitive waterways, better decision-making

• When merged with the Austrian Waterworks– via donau put on top of the decision-making process

instead of on the bottom

PIANC USA – July 2009• PIANC USA Meeting in Pittsburgh, July 2009• Working Group 125 Meeting (US Section)

– USACE, USCG, AWO encouraged the PPC to apply for a TIGER grant to bring new digital communication technologies to the Waterways

– TIGER Application for $35 Million• AIS Technology• Wireless Broadband Technology• 200 Waterway Locations

• Letters of Support Encouraged• Ports/Stakeholders• Governors• Congressmen and Senators

U.S. Leadership:

Chairman President, MG Bo Temple, Director of Civil WorksSecretary, Ms. Anne Cann, USACE Institute for Water Resources.

Elected Commissioners: Shiv Batra, P.E., Western Regional Vice PresidentRobert Engler, Ph.D., Central Regional Vice President James R. McCarville, Eastern Regional Vice President

Appointed Commissioners: Dominic Izzo, PE, F. ASCE, CommissionerJohn Headland, P.E., CommissionerCraig E. Philip, Ph.D., Commissioner Sandra Knight, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, CommissionerDave Sanford, Commissioner

Visit our website: http://www.pianc.org