PIANC USA
The United States Section of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure
Our conferences foster the dissemination of engineering, scientific and economic advancements in navigation and ports operation and maintenance. We encourage you to learn more about our efforts to support and improve waterborne transportation! Check out the PIANC Headquarters website for information about additional international events.
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March 25 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT at Online
This Conference will precede the PIANC Annual General Assembly 2026 in Hull, UK. Registration opens in January 2026. More information, including the w…
May 10 – May 12 at Hull, East Yorkshire, HU1, United Kingdom
The PIANC – COPEDEC XI conference will convene at IIT Madras, Chennai, India from 21–26 February 2027. This international event brings together co…
February 21, 2027 – February 26, 2027 at IIT Madras, Chennai, India
The PIANC World Congress is the premier global event in the field of waterborne transport infrastructure. In 2028, it will be hosted in Antwerp, Belgi…
June 17, 2028 – June 23, 2028 at City of Antwerp
The 6th IAHR Young Professionals Congress will be held online from 3–5 December 2025. This annual event offers young professionals, researchers, and…
December 3, 2025 – December 5, 2025
Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | 11:00am – 1:00pm ET Download the webinar flyer or visit the PIANC International website to register today! Join PIA…
November 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm EST
The Ministry of Equipment and Water and The Moroccan Association of Port and Maritime Engineering will host the 6th PIANC Mediterranean Days of Coasta…
October 29, 2025 @ 8:00 am – October 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm +01
Transport modes are interconnected. The transportation network is only as resilient as its weakest link. Extreme weather events and other system shock…
September 12, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm CST
Celebrating the World’s Navigable Rivers Memphis, Tennessee, USA | 8-12 September 2025 www.smartrivers2025.com Smart Rivers 2025 is a premier in…
September 8, 2025 – September 12, 2025Upcoming Young Professional Webinar: ‘Connecting Young Port Engineers Across Latin America’ PIANC Young Professionals from Argentina, Braz…
June 18, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Navigating to Your Future Port Providence, Rhode Island, USA | 1-4 June 2025 www.portsconference.org Continuing a long tradition of excellence, Ports?…
June 1, 2025 – June 4, 2025
The Role of Ports in Supporting Energy Transition: International Case Studies The PIANC Permanent Technical Commission on Climate Change (PTG CC) invi…
April 29, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 | 2:00 – 2:45pm ET View the recording | View the presentation Climate change is a major business risk. Failing to ad…
December 18, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm EST
Sustainable Management of the Navigability of Natural Rivers Thank you to everyone who joined us on 30 October 2024 for our webinar on Sustainable Man…
October 30, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
As a distinguished professional working in the fast changing world of dredging, waterborne transport infrastructure or related industries, you are inv…
October 18, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm PLMT
Thank you to everyone who joined both in person and virtually for our 2024 General Meeting in Chicago! Attendees received exciting insights into PIANC…
September 25, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm CDT
PIANC APAC is the biennial forum for all PIANC members from Asia Pacific and beyond focusing on harbors, ports and recreational boating in the region….
August 27, 2024 @ 8:00 am – August 30, 2024 @ 5:00 pm AEST
REGISTER HERE $15 or FREE for PIANC members While a high-profile event such as the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge may momentarily capture th…
May 22, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
35th PIANC World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa 29 April – 3 May 2024 CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa We had to postpone it due to the coron…
April 29, 2024 @ 8:00 am – May 3, 2024 @ 5:00 pm UTC+2
Waterborne transport infrastructure projects are becoming ever more complex and subject to critical time and budgetary constraints. Infrastructure own…
January 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
PIANC Mediterranean Days Conference 25-26 October, 2023 Port de Sète, France https://www.pianc.org/med-days Key Dates: Deadline for abstracts submi…
October 25, 2023 @ 9:00 am – October 26, 2023 @ 5:00 pm EDT
PIANC-COPEDEC X Conference 09-13 October, 2023 Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines | Virtual Options Available https://w…
October 9, 2023 @ 8:00 am – October 13, 2023 @ 5:00 pm UTC+8
PIANC 2023 Annual General Assembly 25 May, 2023 Oslo, Norway Check Back Soon For More Event Details!
May 25, 2023 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
PIANC America Conference & Biennial Technical Visit (BTV) Sustaining Ports, Waterways and Marinas through a Changing Climate 24-27 April, 2023 Emb…
April 24, 2023 – April 27, 2023
Thank you for joining PIANC USA for a discussion on PIANC’s new report: Recommendations on the Design and Assessment of Marine Oil, Gas, & P…
February 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ESTJoin PIANC USA at 6am EST on 7 February for a discussion on PIANC’s EnviCom WG218 new report: Invasive Alien Species: Implications for Waterborne Tr…
February 7, 2023 @ 6:00 am – 7:30 am EST
This event has concluded. Watch the recording here. As soon as a ship enters the port, it needs to be berthed. To protect the ship from the berth or t…
December 7, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ESTJoin PIANC’s Young Professionals for a global initiative to gather the PIANC community and to connect with professionals from the waterborne tra…
December 6, 2022 – December 7, 2022
Presentation by William Glamore, EcoEng Research Leader and Deputy Director of the Water, Research Centre at University of New South Wales, Australia….
November 30, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm CET
JD Fields has partnered with PIANC USA, Pile Driving Contractors Association Pacific Coast Chapter, and Pile Buck Magazine to host another FREE ½…
November 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT
The Smart Rivers 2022 conference is an incomparable opportunity to meet the international players in river transport and the global transport logistic…
October 18, 2022 – October 21, 2022
Maritime Commission Working Group 194 will soon be releasing their report: A Framework for Early Contractor Involvement in Infrastructure Projects. To…
October 6, 2022
The COPRI Ports ’22 conference will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 18-21 2022. Learn more about the conference: https://www.portsconfere…
September 18, 2022 – September 21, 2022
The Marine Transportation System (MTS) Resilience Assessment Guide presents a process for organizing and understanding the complicated systems that co…
June 15, 2022 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
PORTS ® ‘19
Date: September 15-18, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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ABSTRACTS DUE JULY 1st, 2018
PIANC Annual General Assembly (AGA) 2019 (AGA Delegates only)
Date: June 5, 2019
Location: Kobe, Japan
4th PIANC Mediterranean Days and 7th Spanish National Section Congress of the Technical Association of Ports and Coasts (ATPYC) – Working with Nature
Date: October 17-19th, 2018 (additional internal PIANC Meetings starting Oct 12)
Location: Seville, Spain
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36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering
Date: July 30 – Aug 3, 2018
Location: Baltimore, MD
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34th PIANC World Congress 2018
Date: May 7 to 11, 2018
Location: Panama City, Panama
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PIANC Annual General Assembly 2018
Date: May 4-6, 2018
Location: Panama City, Panama
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Smart Rivers 2017
Date: September 18-21, 2017
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conference Description
PIANC-PTGCC Working Group on Climate Change Adaptation for Maritime and Inland Port and Navigation Infrastructure
Date: February 23-24, 2017
Location: New York City, NY
A workshop was held at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Brooklyn on February 23 and 24, 2017 as part of PIANC Working Group 178. The objective of the workshop was to gain information for WG 178 on the current state of climate change adaptation in the ports sector, raise awareness regarding climate change impacts, adaptation planning, and the forthcoming guidance document, and to provide a platform for organizations to exchange ideas.
Workshop Program and Presentations
Dredging 2015 Conference – Moving and Managing Sediments
Date: October 19-22, 2015
Location: Savannah, Georgia
PIANC USA & the Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI / ASCE) hosted the Dredging 2015 Conference in Savannah, Georgia, October 19-22, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency on the Riverfront in the Downtown Historic District. This was the fifth technical specialty conference, with plenary sessions, concurrent technical sessions, short courses, tours, and a large industry exhibit hall.
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Dredging 2012
Date: October 22-25, 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
PIANC USA organized this event, co-sponsoring with COPRI/ASCE.
Conference Program and Presentations
PIANC USA Annual Meeting
In conjunction with the 2012 Joint Conference of Harbor Safety Committees and Area Maritime Security Committees
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Smart Rivers 2011
Date: September 13-16, 2011
Location: New Orleans, LA
Conference Program and Presentations
Networking and Navigation Infrastructure
Date: June 16, 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
PIANC USA was the host of this event.
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Smart Rivers 2007
Date: September 16-19, 2007
Location: Louisville, KY
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