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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Speaker & Moderator Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Speaker & Moderator Breakfast
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8A: Port Engineering
Noah J. Elwood, P.E., BC.OE, BC.PE
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8A: Port Engineering
Noah J. Elwood, P.E., BC.OE, BC.PE
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Service Life Estimation for Waterfront Repairs and Rehabilitation
Zachary D. Jenkins, P.E., S.E.
– Collins Engineers, Inc.
Derek Gallagher, P.E., C.W.I
– Collins Engineers, Inc.
David Arpin, P.E.
– US Coast Guard CEU Providence
Port Engineering
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Optimize the Data Collection for the Service-life Prediction of Concrete Port Infrastructure
Henk Voogt, Aff.M.ASCE
– Port of Rotterdam
Eric Samson, Eng., Ph.D. (he/him/his)
– SIMCO Technologies
Port Engineering
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Evaluating Deteriorated Marine Structures with Limited Remaining Service Life
Rune Iversen, P.E., M.ASCE
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Dara Karac
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Rebecca Maloney, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Port Engineering
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Waterfront Facilities Inspection and Assessment–Manual of Practice No. 130: Major Changes & Updates
Danielle Somma, P.E. (ME, CT), M.ASCE (she/her/hers)
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
Noah J. Elwood, P.E., BC.OE, BC.PE
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
Brian L. Phan, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Kirk F. Riden, P.E.
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
Matthew Leonard Teeden, P.E., S.E., BC.OE, BC.PE, M.ASCE
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
Port Engineering
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8B: Port Engineering
Paul A. Harren, ME
– General Dynamics Electric Boat
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8B: Port Engineering
Paul A. Harren, ME
– General Dynamics Electric Boat
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
NAVFAC Drydock Emergency Repairs: Fast, Flawless Delivery via Innovative and Fully Integrated Design
Claudio Osses, P.E., SE
– Kiewit
Kristine Majlath
– Kiewit
Gregory Fischer, Ph.D., P.E.
– Shannon & Wilson
John Brestin, P.E., SE
– Kiewit
Port Engineering
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
NAVFAC Drydock Emergency Repairs: Finite Element Analyses Confirmed Design Solution in Real Time
Gregory Fischer, Ph.D., P.E.
– Shannon & Wilson
Samuel X. Yao, M.ASCE
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Michael J. O'Sullivan, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
– COWI North America, Inc
Christoffer Brodbaek, P.E.
– COWI
John Brestin, P.E., SE
– Kiewit
Port Engineering
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
UFC Comprehensive General Dry Dock Seismic Analysis Methodology
Omar A. Jaradat, Ph.D., P.E., BC.PE., M.ASCE
– Moffatt & Nichol
Jason Hong, P.E.
– Moffatt & Nichol
Patrick Wilson, Ph.D., P.E.
– Earth Mechanics, Inc.
Arul K. Arulmoli, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., F.ASCE
– Earth Mechanics, Inc.
Patrick Chang, P.E.
– Moffatt & Nichol
TJ Schilling
– Moffatt & Nichol
Amin Rahmani, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., G.E., M.ASCE
– Earth Mechanics Inc.
Anthony L. Farmer, P.E., M.ASCE
– NAVFAC Atlantic
John T. Wells, P.E.
– NAVFAC Atlantic
Port Engineering
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Soil Structure Interaction and Its Impact on Seismic Analysis of Dry Docks
Scott Williams, P.E., SE
– WSP USA Inc.
Long Chen, Ph.D., P.E.
– Haley & Aldrich
Port Engineering
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8C: Port Planning & Operations; Terminal Planning & Design
Damon Jericho
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8C: Port Planning & Operations; Terminal Planning & Design
Damon Jericho
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Considerations for the Design of Fully Automated Container Yards Based on a Case Study
Alfredo Rivera, P.E., ENV SP
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Justin Reynolds, P.E., M.ASCE (he/him/his)
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Julian Rosales
– Instrumentacion Tecnica
Carlos E. Ospina, PhD, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Manfred Zinserling, P.E., SE, M.ASCE
– Manfred Zinserling
Terminal Planning & Design
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Turning Basin Terminal Optimization Study
Hardik M. Gajjar, ENV SP
– WSP USA
Port Planning & Operations
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Why GIS? The Pier B Programs Solution Managing Large Quantities of Data
Myles Harrold, P.E. (he/him/his)
– HDR
Joel Aguilar, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
– Port of Long Beach
Yuying Li, PA
– HDR
Try V. Khou, P.E.
– HDR
Norisa Abelgas, P.E., M.ASCE
– Port of Long Beach
Port Engineering
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Geospatial Technologies in Action at the Port of Long Beach
Miguel Angel Hernandez
– Port of Long Beach
Suzanne Vachon, ENV SP (she/her/hers)
– Port of Long Beach
Port Engineering
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8D: Environmental
Matthew Leonard Teeden, P.E., S.E., BC.OE, BC.PE, M.ASCE
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8D: Environmental
Matthew Leonard Teeden, P.E., S.E., BC.OE, BC.PE, M.ASCE
– Appledore Marine Engineering, LLC
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Living Breakwaters: Transforming Coastal Resilience and Ecosystem Health in Southern Staten Island
Kevin A. Robinson (he/him/his)
– Weeks Marine
Kristine Majlath
– Kiewit
Joseph Silva, P.E.
– COWI
Pippa Brashear
– SCAPE
Other
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
A Case Study of Major Urban Coastal Resilience: The Battery
Greg Sprich, P.E.
– Stantec
Matthew A. McCarty, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
– Stantec
Environmental
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Urban Waterfront Placemaking – Creating Improved Public Space on an Old Municipal Pier
Julia Shockley, P.E.
– Moffatt & Nichol
Jana Roy
– Moffatt & Nichol
Matthew N. Martinez, S.E., P.E., BC.PE
– Moffatt & Nichol
Environmental
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
The House of Seven Gables: Managed Retreat to Protect a National Historic Landmark
Allison P. Gilmore, P.E.
– Collins Engineers, Inc.
Julia DelTufo, P.E.
– Collins Engineers, Inc.
Environmental
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8E: Local Session 2 - Port of New Bedford
Susan E. Nilson, PE (she/her/hers)
– Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8E: Local Session 2 - Port of New Bedford
Susan E. Nilson, PE (she/her/hers)
– Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Synchronized Success in the Port of New Bedford: Building a Portfolio of Port Infrastructure & Dredging Projects
Susan E. Nilson, PE (she/her/hers)
– Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
Ceasar C. Duarte, Jr., MPE
– New Bedford Port Authority
Patrick Rezendes
– Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
Bruce Carlisle
Andrew Saunders
Mark White
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8G: Ports 101 - Geotechnical Engineering
Jon Benvenuto, P.E., PMP
– U.S. Coast Guard
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
8G: Ports 101 - Geotechnical Engineering
Jon Benvenuto, P.E., PMP
– U.S. Coast Guard
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Intro, Investigation and Testing
Benjamin Serna, PE, GE, M. ASCE
– Gannett Fleming
Ports 101
8:50 AM – 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Ground Improvement
Jason Klegg
Ports 101
9:10 AM – 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Advancements in Bulkhead Analysis and Design; Geotechnical Perspectives
Stephen E. Dickenson, Ph.D., P.E., BC.PE., M.ASCE
– New Albion Geotechnical
Ports 101
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Advancements in Bulkhead Analysis and Design; Structural Perspectives
Stuart Stringer, P.E., S.E.
– Moffatt & Nichol
Ports 101
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9A: Port Engineering
Daniel Robbins, P.E.(NH)
– GEI Consultants, Inc.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9A: Port Engineering
Daniel Robbins, P.E.(NH)
– GEI Consultants, Inc.
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Milwaukee DMMF – Tandem Sheet Pile Containment, Design and Construction
Brian Edward Shaw, P.E., SE
– Moffatt & Nichol
Mike Winters, P.E. (he/him/his)
– Moffatt & Nichol
Port Engineering
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
JAXPORT Bartram Island Cell C Restoration and Capacity Improvement
Jonathan T. Armbruster, P.E., MS
– Taylor Engineering, Inc
Port Engineering
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Simultaneously Dredging Private Docks and a Federal Channel in an Urban Waterway...it Takes Villages
Scott M. Bodensteiner, M.S.
– Haley & Aldrich
April Miller
– City of San Rafael
Mike Angis, P.E.
– Haley & Aldrich
Navigation & Waterways
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Guide for a Risk-Based Approach to Environmental Windows for Dredging and Navigation Infrastructure
Rebecca Desrosiers, P.E.
– Anchor QEA, Inc.
Gerard van Raalte
– Boskalis
David Petch
– GHD
Joshua van Berkel
– DHI Water & Environment Inc.
Other
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9B: Port Engineering
Rune Iversen, P.E., M.ASCE
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9B: Port Engineering
Rune Iversen, P.E., M.ASCE
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Development of Roll Stabilization for the Floating Dock at Port of Long Beach Fireboat Station 15
Claudio Fassardi
– Jacobs
Scott Dunn, Ph.D.
– Jacobs
Jack Gong, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., PMP, BC.PE
– Port of Long Beach
Port Engineering
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
The Role of Physical Modelling in a Port Expansion Project in a Complex Wave Environment
Paul E. Knox, M.Sc., P.Eng.
– National Research Council of Canada
Jeffrey Oskamp, P.E., P.Eng., M.ASCE
– Moffatt & Nichol
Patricio Monárdez
– Moffatt & NIchol
Edward Kennedy
– National Research Council of Canada
Port Engineering
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Advanced Mooring Analysis – Matarani Port, Peru
Jeffrey Oskamp, P.E., P.Eng., M.ASCE
– Moffatt & Nichol
Patricio Monárdez
– Moffatt & NIchol
Paul E. Knox, M.Sc., P.Eng.
– National Research Council of Canada
Port Engineering
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Engineering Practice of Ship Mooring Analysis
Xiao (Steven) Li, P.E., Ph.D.
– AECOM
Abbas Sarmad, P.E.
– AECOM
Port Engineering
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9D: Environmental
Jonathan T. Armbruster, P.E., MS
– Taylor Engineering, Inc
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9D: Environmental
Jonathan T. Armbruster, P.E., MS
– Taylor Engineering, Inc
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
A Case Study and Recommendations for Passenger Ferry Electrification and Berthing Upgrades
Matthew A. McCarty, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
– Stantec
Bill Gilroy, P.E.
– Stantec
Maegan Crowley
– Stantec
Mackenzie Kersbergen, P.E.
– Maine Department of Transportation
Environmental
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Cruise Shore Power Study: Addressing Challenges of Public Utility Providing Power in an Urban Area
Nathan Andrew Watson, P.E., M.ASCE
– KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mark Longridge, P.E., M.ASCE
– Port of Seattle
Environmental
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
The Port of Tomorrow: Energy Aggregator in a Decarbonized World
Christopher A. Ralph, BA.h (he/him/his)
– Norda Stelo
Jonathan Brodeur, Eng PhD
– Norda Stelo
Environmental
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Harbouring Sustainability: Assessing Maritime Fender Systems' Carbon Footprint for Sustainable Ports
Dominique Polte
– ShibataFenderTeam Inc.
Environmental
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9E: The New ASCE 61-25: Standard for Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves
Gayle S. Johnson, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9E: The New ASCE 61-25: Standard for Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves
Gayle S. Johnson, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
The New ASCE 61-25: Standard for Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves
Gayle S. Johnson, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH)
Marc I. Percher, P.E.
– GHD
Jhon P. Smith, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M.ASCE
– Seattle University
Stuart Stringer, P.E., S.E.
– Moffatt & Nichol
Stephen E. Dickenson, Ph.D., P.E., BC.PE., M.ASCE
– New Albion Geotechnical
Nason McCullough, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., M.ASCE
– Jacobs
Julie A. Galbraith, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
Brett W. King, P.E., SE
– WSP USA, Inc.
Carlos E. Ospina, PhD, P.E.
– Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9G: Ports 101 - Sustainability and Resiliency
Stephen C. Owen, P.E., M.ASCE
– Marine Solutions, Inc.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
9G: Ports 101 - Sustainability and Resiliency
Stephen C. Owen, P.E., M.ASCE
– Marine Solutions, Inc.
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Offshore Wind Introduction
Aaron K. Porter, P.E., M.ASCE
– Mott MacDonald
Jennifer Lim, P.E. (she/her/hers)
– Moffatt & Nichol
Ports 101
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Tsunami Resilience
Andre Barbosa
– Oregon State University
Ports 101
11:10 AM – 11:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Climate Change and SLR for Master Planning
Austin Becker, Ph.D.
– University of Rhode Island
Ports 101
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM
East Coast USA Time
Resilience and Master Planning / ECRB perspective
Rod K. Iwashita, P.E., D.PE, F.ASCE (he/him/his)
– GHD
Ports 101
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Exhibitor Move-out
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Exhibitor Move-out
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Short Course: Stronger Teamwork and Project Delivery Through Lean Design
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Short Course: Stronger Teamwork and Project Delivery Through Lean Design
Ryan Couto, P.E., LEED AP, PMP, LBBP
– WSP
Alison Lunny
– WSP
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Technical Tour: Port of Davisville | Quonset Development Corporation (landside tour)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Technical Tour: Port of Davisville | Quonset Development Corporation (landside tour)
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