about PIANC-Japan

Establishment and Current Status of PIANC-Japan Purposes of the Activities of PIANC-Japan
General Assembly, Commission Activities of WGs Organization and Personnel
Contact Address

Establishment and Current Status of PIANC-Japan

In 1952, Japan's Ministry of Transport (currently, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)) joined PIANC as a governmental member based on a Cabinet Resolution passed in that year. Japan actively participates in meetings and research activities of PIANC headquarters. In 1965, the Fisheries Agency also became a governmental member.
Since participating in the 18th International Navigation Congress, which was held in Rome in 1953, Japan has dispatched representatives to all of the meetings of International Navigation Congress held every four years, as well as Annual General Assemblies, and has also dispatched representatives to participate in the Working Groups of Technical Commissions and other activities. Japan is positively engaged in support activities, such as cooperation in collecting data required to Japan for the these activities and providing financial support for commission's activities.
Japan is the most active PIANC member in the Asian region, having hosted the Osaka meeting of the International Navigation Congress in 1990 and the PIANC Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Fukuoka in 2004, among other activities. In particular, at the 1990 International Navigation Congress in Osaka, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan, as the Honorary President of the Congress, presented a lecture on the "Thames River as a Transportation Waterway."

Record of Meetings in Japan
Important PIANC meetings held in Japan include:

Permanent International Committee Assembly (1978, Tokyo; now called Annual General Assembly)
27th International Navigation Congress (1990, Osaka)
2004 Annual General Assembly (2004, Fukuoka)
2010 PIANC 125th Anniversary Celebration in Asia (2010, Nagoya)

At the 27th International Navigation Congress, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan, as the Honorary President of the Congress, presented a lecture on the "Thames River as a Transportation Waterway."

At the PIANC 125th Anniversary Celebration in Asia, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan delivered an opening address.

Purposes of the Activities of PIANC-Japan

PIANC-Japan is the official name of a Japanese section of PIANC. The purposes of its activities are as follows.

(1)	To achieve the purposes laid out in the Rules and Regulations of PIANC (Article 3a). (Art. 3a , RULES AND REGULATIONS of PIANC) PIANC concentrates, on fulfilling its mission by: enhancing the navigational function of waterways, ports and coastal zones achieving sustainable development through balancing the environment and economic interests; improving the planning, design, construction, management, operation and maintenance of inland waterways and both sea- and inland ports, their facilities and their connections to the hinterland; promoting the optimum use of economic resources for the construction and operation of ports and waterways infrastructure; communicating, in an effective way, the advantages of waterborne transport; enhancing service to all members; promoting exchange of technical and practical experience; co-operating with sister associations.
(2)	To cooperate in the activities of PIANC in Japan.
(3)	To heighten interest in the purposes and activities of PIANC in Japan.

General Assembly, Commission

International Navigation Congress (Congress)
Annual General Assembly (AGA)
Council
Executive Committee (ExCom)
Commissions
Inland Navigation Commission (InCom)
Maritime Navigation Commission (MarCom)
Environmental Commission (EnviCom)
Recreational Navigation Commission (RecCom)
International Cooperation Commission (CoCom)
Finance Commission (FinCom)
Editing Commission (EdCom)
Promotion Commission (ProCom)
Young Professional Commission (YPCom)

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Activities of WGs

InCom

WG No.	Name	Member from Japan	Remarks
27	Guidelines for reducing the impacts of boats on the physical environment		Started in 2003
28	Developments in automation and the remote control of river works (dams, locks, mobile bridges...)		Started in 2004
29	Innovations in Navigation Lock design		Started in 2005
30	Inventory of Inspection and Repair Techniques of Navigation Structures (Steel, Concrete, Masonry and Timber) both Underwater and In-the-Dry	Yokota Hiroshi (PARI)	Started in 2005
31	Management and missions of river ports		Started in 2006
32	Performance Indicators for Inland Waterways		Started in 2006
127	Fish Passage		Started in 2008
128	Alternative Bank Protection Methods	Yoshiyuki Nakamura (PARI)	Started in 2007
129	Waterway Infrastructure Asset Maintenance Management	Yokota Hiroshi (PARI)	Started in 2007
137	Navigation Structures-Resilience to Overloading		Started in 2009
138	Mechanical and Electrical Engineering-lessons From Navigation Structures		Started in 2009
139	Values of Inland Water ways		Started in 2009
140	Seismic-Probabiistic design concept for inland hydraulic structures		Started in 2009
141	Design guidelines for inland water ways		Started in 2009
142	Inland navigation safety		Started in 2009
151	Impacts of seismic loads and ship impacts on lock gates	Takehiro Sugano (PARI)	Started in 2010
154	Miter Gate Design and Operation
155	Ship Behavior in Locks and Lock Approaches
156	E-Navigation for Inland Waterways

PARI (Port and Airport Research Institute)

MarCom

WG No.	Name	Member from Japan	Remarks
45	Post earthquake actions for restorations of port structures	Sugano Takahiro Ichii Koji (PARI)	Started in 2003
46	Maritime freight transshipment		Started in 2003
47	Criteria for the selection of breakwater types and their optimum damage risk level	Shimosako Kenichiro (PARI)	Started in 2004
48	Guidelines for port constructions, related to bow-thrusters		Started in 2002
49	Horizontal and vertical dimensions of fairways	Otsu Kohei (Tokyo University of Marine Seience and Technology)	Started in 2005
50	General principles for the design of maritime structures	Nagao Takeshi (NILIM)	Started in 2005
51	Water injection dredging		Started in 2005
52	Criteria for the (Un-) Loading of Container Ships	Yoneyama Haruo (PARI)	Started in 2005
53	Recommendations regard to the design and construction of maritime structures its tsunami prone areas	Takahashi Shigeo Tomita Takashi Arikawa Taro (PARI)	Started in 2005
54	Use of hydro/meteo information to optimize safe port acess	Kawai Hiroyasu (PARI)	Started in 2006
55	Safety aspects of berthing operations of oil and gas tankers		Started in 2006
56	Aplication of geotextiles in waterfront protection		Started in 2006
57	Stability of pattern placed revetment elements		Started in 2006
135	Design principal for container terminals in small and medium ports		Started in 2010
144	Classification of soils and rocks for the maritime dredging process		Started in 2009
145	Berthing Velocities and Fender Design	Shigeru Ueda (Idea Ltd.) Haruyoshi Yamase (Bridgestone Ltd.) Kazuya Narukawa (OCDI)	Started in 2010
146	Floating transshipment terminals for solid bulk cargoes
147	Guidelines for facilitation and integration among recreational, fishery and commercial navigation		Started in 2009
152	Guidelines for cruise terminals
153	Recommendation for the design of marine oil terminals		Started in 2010

NILIM:National Institute for Land and Infrastruct Management
:Japanese member is the Chairperson of WG

EnviCom

WG No.	Name	Member from Japan	Remarks
9	Environmental impact of polar marine activities		Started in 2001/2
10	Environmental risk assessment in dredging and dredged material disposal	Suzuki Takeshi (NILIM)	Started in 2003/2
11	Management, reclamation of dredged material and the transformation of existing confined disposal facilities	Kikuchi Yoshiaki Watabe Yoichi (PARI)	Started in 2003
12	Sustainable waterways within the context of navigation and flood management		Started in 2003
13	Best management practices applied to dredging and dredged material disposal projects for the protection of the environment	Fujino Makoto (Japan Dredging and Reclamation Engineering Association)	Started in 2004
14	Dredged material beneficial use－options and constraints	Hosokawa Yasushi Furukawa Keita (NILIM)	Started in 2004
15	Dredging and Port Construction Around Coral Reefs	Yamamoto Shuichi (ECOH Corporation)	Started in 2005
16	Management of ports and waterways for fish and shellfish habit	Kuwae Asahiro (PARI)	Started in 2007
136	Recommendations for Sustainable Maritime Navigation		Started in 2009
143	Screening Evaluation of Environmental Effects of Navigation and Infrastructure Projects	Kazuya Okada (NILIM)
148	Environmental impacts aspect of recreational navigation infrastructures		Started in 2009
150	A practical guide for sustainable seaport	Tetsuya Shiraishi (PARI)	Started in 2010
157	Environmental Aspects of Dredging and Port and Waterway Construction around Coastal Plan Habitat
PTF	Working with Nature (Permanent Task Force)	Takeshi Suzuki (NILIM) Keita Furukawa (NILIM)	Started in 2010

RecCom

WG No.	Name	Member from Japan	Remarks
11	Waterway planning for marinas and resorts		Started in 1996/5 (Suspended)
15	The use of alternative materials in marina construction	Yamada Masao (PARI)	Started in 2002/12
16	Protecting water quality in marinas		Started in 2004/6
17	Guidelines for marina design-update 2004	Takaiwa Kazuhito (Japan Marina & Beach Association)	Started in 2004/6
130	Anti-sedimentation System for Marinas and Yacht Harbours		Started in 2007
131	Catalogue of Prefabrricated Marina Elements	Takaiwa Kazuhito (Japan Marina & Beach Association)	Started in 2007
132	Dry Stack Strage
133	Economic Aspects of Recreational Navigation
134	Design and operational guidelines for superyacht facilities
147	Guidelines for facilitation and integration among recreational, fishery and commercial navigation		Started in 2009
148	Environmental impact aspects of recreational navigation infrastructure		Started in 2009
149	Guidelines for marina design		Started in 2009

CoCom

Participation from Japan	WG No.	Name	Member from Japan	Remarks
	WG126	Training in Ports and Waterways	Abe Tomohisa (NILIM)	Started in 2007

Organization and Personnel

Regular General Assembly meeting and meeting of the Board of Directors are held in June of each year.
Meetings of the Managing Committee and Planning Subcommittee are held from time to time, as necessary.

Board
President	Yutaka Sunohara	Japanese Section of the International Association of Port and Harbor (IAPH), Executive Advisor
Vice President	Kanazawa Hiroshi	Executive Advisor, PARI

Contact Address

KOWA BLDG. No16 NORTH WING
1-9-20 AKASAKA, MINATO-KU
TOKYO, 107-0052 JAPAN

PIANC-Japan
Secretary General
Dr.YAGYU Tadahiko
Tel:+81-3-5575-0357
FAX:+81-3-5575-0357
Email:info@pianc-jp.org

Transportation:
Subway, Ginza Line and Namboku Line
Tameikesanno Station
3 minutes walk from Exit 9

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