PIANC USA
The United States Section of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure
PIANC is home to Technical and non-technical Commissions that oversee important work executed by Technical Working Groups. Both the Commissions and Working Groups are comprised of experts from member countries who gather, analyze, and consolidate state-of-the-practice solutions.
The Technical Commissions within PIANC are:
The non-technical Commissions include:
Find the latest representatives to PIANC’s Commissions here, or view and apply for PIANC USA Commission vacancies here.
Working Groups are initiated and overseen by their respective Technical Commission. Dozens of Working Groups are active at a time. Working Groups are made up of PIANC members, who apply through their national section, then collaborate to research the Working Group topic and draft the resulting technical report.
Working Group examples include Fender Guidelines, Beneficial Sediment Use, Best Practices in Planning Inland Waterways Multimodal Platforms, and Implications of Invasive Alien Species for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure.
The reports prepared by these Working Groups are available FREE for members and for purchase by non-members at PIANC.org. They are a highly respected, advanced technical resource for governments, companies, and industry associations alike.
To apply for a Working Group vacancy, you need not be an expert in the Working Group topic, but interested in further developing knowledge that field. Working Group members should either be an Individual Member, working for a Corporate Member, be an invited expert, or a be a member of a Sister Association.
Find the latest PIANC-USA representatives to PIANC working groups here.
PIANC USA is the United States National Section of PIANC and is a non-profit, nonpolitical organization. We are committed to fostering progress in all fields related to waterborne transportation.
Since 1902, PIANC USA members have contributed to groundbreaking innovations through the exchange and publication of expert technical information in the areas of planning, design, construction, improvement, maintenance and operation of ports and waterways. PIANC USA is represented on all of the Technical Commissions and nearly all of the Technical Working Groups.
Join PIANC USA today to take part in PIANC’s Commissions, Working Groups, and regular report publication.
