Port of NY and NJ Manager to Lead U.S. Effort to Rebuild Iraq’s Port System
Thomas H. Wakeman III, who currently oversees The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s $2 billion port dredging program, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Defense to assist Iraq in rebuilding its national port system. Wakeman, a White Plains, N.Y., resident, will serve as the Principal Maritime Advisor to the Iraq Ministry of Transportation for up to 18 months beginning on March 1. While in Iraq, Mr. Wakeman will be on a leave of absence from his Port Authority job as General Manager of Waterways Development in the Port Commerce Department. He will report to Ambassador Darrell Trent, the Coalition Provisional Authority’s senior advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation. Ambassador Trent reports to Ambassador L.
PIANC Accepting Entries for 2002 Award Competition
The International Navigation Association (PIANC) hosts an annual competition for the International Gustave Willems Award, which was established as a memorial to Professor Willems, president of PIANC from 1956-1982. The award is given for the most outstanding technical paper prepared on design, construction, improvement, maintenance or operation of inland and maritime waterways or ports, environmental subjects and coastal areas. The competition is open to anyone 35 years of age or under and the awards are a $1,000 Savings Bond; expense-paid trip to the U.S. Section, PIANC annual meeting and a five-year free membership in PIANC. The winner of the U.S. Section prize will be included in the international competition.
