Facilities Engineering Seminar

January 11, 2006
Jacksonville, Florida

This two-and-one-half day seminar is designed for engineering professionals and covers engineering issues related to bulk, breakbulk, neo-bulk, and container terminals. Topics to be addressed can include project planning, owner-carrier-ship interface, maintenance, development in wetlands, dredging and project mitigation, terminal simulation, terminal equipment, intermodal development, berthing and fendering, and paving systems. Emphasis is placed on applications of rapidly evolving computer technology such as simulation and computerized design and drafting.

01/11/2006
Panel I: An Automated Terminal is a Green Terminal

• Mark Sisson, JWD Group, a division of DMJM Harris

• Milan B. Lazic, CH2M Hill

• Ottonel Popesco, Cavotec Group Holding NV

• Richard Clarke, HPA, Inc.

01/11/2006
Panel II: Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities

• Walter Sonne, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers

• Larry Cunningham, HPA, Inc.

01/11/2006
Working Lunch: Presentation: High Volume, High Velocity Intermodal Operations

• Robert Johansen, JWD Group, a division of DMJM Harris

01/11/2006
Panel III: Intermodal Rail Container Operations and Design

• John Vickerman Jr., TranSystems Corporation

• Peter Coppola, Safe-Ports

• Marty Crosby, Safe-Ports

• Gordon Locatis, Stevens Towing Co, Inc.

01/11/2006
Panel IV: Crane Load and Wharf Structure Design

• Arun Bhimani, Liftech Consultants, Inc.

• Erik Soderberg, Liftech Consultants, Inc.

• Dennis V. Padron, HPA, Inc.

01/12/2006
Panel V: Equipment, Automation & Operation

• Thomas A. Ward, JWD Group, a division of DMJM Harris

• Erik Soderberg, Liftech Consultants, Inc.

• Chris Lawrence, CH2M Hill

01/12/2006
Panel VI: Engineering Security Solutions

• Wayne Elliot, Adesta LLC

• Scott Glover, HPA, Inc.

• Cary Bower, U.S. Coastguard

01/12/2006
Panel VII: Inspection and Maintenance Presentations

• Rick Bowers, TBE Group, Inc.

01/12/2006
Panel VIII: Innovations in Cargo Handling

• Jeffrey A. Florin, Virginia Port Authority

• Michael T. Crist, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers

01/13/2006
Panel IX: Port Facilities Restoration in the Gulf

• Mark L. McAndrews, Port of Pascagoula

• Gary P. LaGrange, Port of New Orleans

• Kevin Krick, U.S. Maritime Administration

01/13/2006
Panel X: Hurricane Katrina Roundtable

• Stanley M. White, Ocean and Coastal Consultants, Inc.

• Dave Pezza, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• John R. Headland, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers