Program

Day One – Thursday, May 3

9:00 – 11:45 AM   Plenary Session

  • Introduction / workshop overview: Mr. Bill Gray

  • Shipping Trends – What are the implications of shipping trends for channel design? (Speaker: Mr. John Vickerman)

  • Channel Design Criteria – A comparison of PIANC and USACE design criteria (Speakers: Dr. Ian Dand, Technical Director, Haslar Lab, UK and Mr. Dennis Webb, Waterways Experiment Station, USACE)

  • Ship maneuverability as a design consideration (Speaker: Dr. Katsuro Kijima, NAME Dept, Kyushu Univ.)

  • Ship controllability in dredged channels (Speakers: Capt J. Cook, USCG and Capt Mike Watson, APA)
12:00 – 12:45 PM   Lunch 
1:00 – 1:30 PM Afternoon Session: Use of Simulators in Channel Studies (Speaker: Dr. Johan deJong, MARIN, Netherlands)
1:30 – 3:00 PM

First Breakout Session  (choose one)

  • Channel design criteria

  • Ship controllability in dredged channels

  • Ship maneuverability as a consideration in the design process

These breakout sessions are intended to provide a forum for an open discussion of the three highlighted areas.  Participants are encouraged to focus on the following questions:

  • What is the current situation?

  • What is the desired situation?

  • Why is there a difference between the current situation and the desired situation?

  • What are the impediments to change?

  • How can these impediments be most effectively addressed?  

 

3:15 – 4:45 PM

Second Breakout Session  (choose one)

  • Channel design criteria

  • Ship controllability in dredged channels

  • Ship maneuverability as a consideration in the design process  
5:15 – 6:30 PM Reception  

Day Two – Friday, May 4

9:00 – 11:30 AM  

Policy Discussion

  • Reports from breakout session moderators

  • Final Plenary Session.  Discussions by:

    • USACE

    • USCG

    • MARAD

    • APA

    • AAPA

    • SNAME (moderator)  
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