Maritime Navigation Commission (MarCom)

MarCom is responsible for dealing with maritime ports and navigation channels issues of interest to PIANC. MarCom co-operates with other Commissions when issues can be seen to have a broader perspective, for example when they also have an environmental or inland impact and where relevant cross-commissions issues are concerned such as Working with Nature, Climate Change or approach to target countries. MarCom also co-operates and communicates with other international organisations such as IMO, IAPH, IALA, IHMA, IAHR, IMPA, WODA & OCIMF.

Egbert van der Wal
Chairman
Babak Banijamali
Vice-Chairman

MarCom WG 194

MarCom WG 194 (MarCom) – 'A Framework for Early Contractor Involvement in Infrastructure Projects' – Publication & Conference


​PIANC Maritime Navigation Commission 2022 Webinar

‘Recent WG Reports and the Ever Given’ - 8 February 2022

MarCom Working Group Reports

Click on the link below to find an overview of already published MarCom WG-reports.

Members

  • Name
    Egbert van der Wal – The Netherlands
  • Function
    Chairman
  • Name
    Babak Banijamali – Iran
  • Function
    Vice-Chairman
  • Name
    Noelia Gonzalez Patiño – Spain
  • Function
    Secretary & Alternate Member
  • Name
    Scott William Keane – Australia
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Carlos Gines – Argentina
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Leandro Pitton Straface - Argentina
  • Function
    YP-Member
  • Name
    Marcelo Peyregne – Argentina
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Koen Van Doorslaer – Belgium
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Filip Mortelmans – Belgium
  • Function
    YP-Member
  • Name
    Diego Rafael Barboza Amorim – Brazil
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Arthur Felipe De Menezes Il Pak – Brazil
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Milen Todorov - Bulgaria
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Nikola Kirov - Bulgaria
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Jean-Francois Belzile – Canada
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Héctor Escobar – Colombia
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    CN. D. Juan Francisco Herrera – Colombia
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Vlatka Stupalo – Croatia
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Hans Burcharth – Denmark
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Santiago Coral – Ecuador
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Michael Linthon – Ecuador
  • Function
    Alternate member
  • Name
    Marcelo Acosta – Ecuador
  • Function
    YP-Member
  • Name
    Simo Kerkelä – Finland
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Kim Andersson-Berlin – Finland
  • Function
    YP-Member
  • Name
    Olivier Piet – France
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Pierre Aristaghes – France
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Robert Howe – Germany
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Lars Stemmler – Germany
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Patrick Verhoeven – IAPH
  • Function
    Member/Representative IAPH
  • Name
    H. N. Aswath – India
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Andrea Ferrante – Italy
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Yoshiaki Higuchi – Japan
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Hidenori Takahashi – Japan
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Kwon Sohyun
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Arjan van der Weck – the Netherlands
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Tore Lundestad – Norway
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Constante T. Fariñas,JR. – the Philippines
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Carlito M. Castillo - the Philippines
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Maria Graça Neves – Portugal
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Ricardo Carvalho – Portugal
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Christopher Ornum – the Philippines
  • Function
    YP-Com Observer
  • Name
    Rafael Escutia – Spain
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Sara Iglesias – Spain
  • Function
    YP-Member
  • Name
    Mattias Sandell – Sweden
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Michael Grace – UK
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Marc McBride – UK
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    James Palmer – UK
  • Function
    YP-Member
  • Name
    Peter Hunter – UK
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Ron Heffron – USA
  • Function
    Member
  • Name
    Ed Backlund – USA
  • Function
    YP-Com Observer
  • Name
    Christopher Thomas – USA
  • Function
    YP-Member
  • Name
    Richard Styles – USA
  • Function
    Alternate Member
  • Name
    Jeff Bayham – OCIMF
  • Function
    Member