AECOM welcomes you to our official Ports ’25 website. Take a few moments to explore this page and learn about AECOM’s exciting projects and our leadership in the ports and marine industry. Hosted by the Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute (COPRI) as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers, this year’s triennial conference is being held in Providence, Rhode Island, from June 1-4, 2025.
Visit the official Ports ’25 website.
Get to know our presenters, moderators and authors at this year’s event.
Thomas Hunter
Planning Group Manager, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
“Leveraging Grants for Port Developments: A Case Study on the Port of New Orleans LIT Project”
Co-authors: Anthony Evett and Chris Gilmore (Port of New Orleans)
June 2, 2025 at 1:50 p.m. ET, Room 554 A&B
Ian Sequeira, P.E., MTOP
Associate Vice President, Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
“Innovative Design, Phasing and Packaging to Redevelop 87 Acres at Barbours Cut Terminal”
Co-author: Adam Sisson (AECOM)
June 3, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. ET, Room 554 A&B
Prasanthi Mirihagalla, BSc, MEng.
Associate Director, Ports & Marine, Basingstoke, Hampshire, U.K.
“Comparison of Fender Dimensions, PIANC WG211 and PIANC WG33”
Co-authors: Alfred Roubos (Port of Rotterdam), Rune Iverson (Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger Inc.) and Jeffrey Oskamp (Moffatt & Nichol)
June 2, 2025 at 4:10 p.m. ET, Room 551 A&B
Ian Sequeira, P.E., MTOP
Associate Vice President, Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
“5E: Terminal Planning & Design”
June 3, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. ET, Room 554 A&B
Philip Hadfield, P.E., M.ASCE
Vice President, Ports and Maritime Practice Leader – Infrastructure & Environment, Orange, California, U.S.
“Passenger Boarding Bridge Planning for Cruise Operations at PortMiami”
Co-authors: Desi Maldonado and Carlos Arboleda (AtkinsRealis) and Helga Sommer (PortMiami),
June 3, 2025 at 10:50 a.m. ET, Room 554 A&B
Porang Deljoui, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng., BC.PE
Associate Vice President, Senior Technical Leader, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
“New ASCE/COPRI Design Standards for Piers and Wharves – Geotechnical Considerations”
Co-Authors: Raj Varatharaj (Earth Mechanics, Inc.), Danielle Goudreau (Collins Engineers), Georgette Hlepas (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Vincent Zanjani (COWI Consulting), Matheus Miranda, Brian Edward Shaw and Omar Jaradat (Moffatt & Nichol), Gurpreet Bala (Kiewit), Gary Greene (Gary Greene Engineers) and Keyvan Mahlujy and M.R. Hasan (WSP)
June 3, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. ET, Room 551 A&B
Jim Girouard, P.E., M.ASCE
Program Management, Senior Manager, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
“3C: Terminal Planning & Design”
June 3, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET, Room 552 A&B
Philip Hadfield, P.E., M.ASCE
Vice President, Ports and Maritime Practice Leader – Infrastructure & Environment, Orange, California, U.S.
“Guidance for Cruise Shore Power Implementation: Consideration of Today’s Trends and Technologies”
June 3, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET, Room 554 A&B
Abbas Sarmad, P.E.
Senior Vice President, Piscataway, New Jersey
“Engineering Practice of Ship Mooring Analysis”
Co-Author: Xiao (Steven) Li, P.E. (AECOM)
June 4, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. ET, Room 551 A&B