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SFT Individual and Customized Seminars about PIANC Guidelines 2024

The ShibataFenderTeam Group is on your side, offering individual and customized technical seminars about the new PIANC Fender Guidelines 2024. These seminars are now available upon request, providing full support for you and your projects in the maritime industry.

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The result of over four years of work by WG211, the PIANC Fender Guidelines 2024 is an extensive document and a must-read resource for all stakeholders in the maritime industry. If you are interested in having a broad overview of the new guidelines or getting hands-on information about the key chapters, please request your customized individual seminar:

Comprehensive Overview Seminar

This seminar will equip attendees to navigate the extensive document with ease, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of every critical aspect in just one session. It will cover all chapters, focusing on the key insights and essentials introduced in the new PIANC Guidelines 2024.

Chapter Dedicated Seminars

If you want to learn more about any of these specific chapters, we also offer a series of seminars designed to provide in-depth and practical knowledge of these key topics of the new guidelines:

Chapter 5 - Berthing Energy
Chapter 6 - Fender System Selection
Chapter 8 - Fender System Component Design
Chapter 10 - Test Procedures of Marine Fenders

If you are interested in topics beyond this selection, please let us know.

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Expert insights

Learn firsthand from architects and #LeadingVoices of the PIANC WG211 Guidelines:

Dominique Polte

Dominique Polte has built a notable career in the maritime industry over the past two decades, marked by significant experience in fender design, manufacturing, and testing.

Dominique joined FenderTeam GmbH as a Sales Manager in 2007 just after the company was founded. Then quickly advanced to Sales Director and Partner in the company. In 2009, Dominique initiated the start of the US operation and moved to the US in 2010 to head the markets in the Americas as President of ShibataFenderTeam Inc. In 2016, he was appointed to the board of the company, a role is has held since.

He actively contributes to PIANC International, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure. Over the last four years, he has been particularly involved in WG211, which was responsible for the preparation and publishing of the PIANC Fender Guidelines 2024. In this group, Dominique has served as chapter lead, supporting the development of safer and more efficient waterborne transport infrastructure worldwide.

Eduardo Rodero

Eduardo Rodero graduated in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. He also holds an MBA from the ESIC Business & Marketing School.

In 2013, he began his career at FenderTeam Americas Inc. based in the USA as Sales Manager for the development of Latin American markets. By 2017, Eduardo became a Partner at ShibataFenderTeam Group. That same year, he moved to Spain to establish ShibataFenderTeam Spain SLU., where he has effectively fulfilled his role as Managing Director of the Spanish office since then.

An experienced professional, specialized in fender systems, Eduardo has participated actively as member of PIANC WG211 leading chapter 8 on ‘Fender System Component’s Design’ as one of the co-authors in the newly released PIANC Fender Guidelines 2024.

Chris Millwood

Chris Millwood serves as Representative and SFT engineering support for the Asia and Oceania region. A qualified Civil Engineer, Chris brings over 25 years of experience in the maritime industry, having worked extensively throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania.

His deep expertise in fender system design and applications, along with his comprehensive knowledge of fenders and bollards, has made him a highly regarded professional.

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We at the ShibataFenderTeam Group are deeply committed to our role as PIANC Platinum Partner. As the global leading fender manufacturer, we support the association in improving industry standards as well as its recommendations. We provide all of our knowledge and 60+ years of track record experience to PIANC in general and specifically participated in WG211 with two Chapter Leads and a National Section representative.

Participants' Opinions on other SFT Seminars

“I thought the presentation was very informative. Dominique is very knowledgeable about the services and products that Shibata offers, but also about the engineering going into the design of marine fenders. Particularly useful for me where was the discussion of panel design and the description of how to use the fender modification when selecting a fender size.”

Bill (Structural Engineer, Engineering Company, USA)

“It was interesting to see the vast range of fenders available and were different fenders make sense for different applications. It was also good to see how NOT to install some of the fender types.”

Vicky (Structural Engineer, Engineering Company, USA)

“The presentation was an excellent overview for fender design for entry-level engineers or experienced professionals. The material is very well organized and useful for our entire team. The section on rubber manufacturing and performance testing was also particularly useful. This seminar goes way beyond the typical sales presentation you typically get from other suppliers.”

Matt (Structural Engineer, Engineering Company, USA)

“ShibataFenderTeam has a well-structured and easy-to-understand presentation on fender topics. The SFT staff and in particular the presenter, Dominique, are responsive and very knowledgeable. You will learn a lot in the presentation. All in all, one of the best presentations on the topic of fenders I have experienced and I recommend it to any group who works in marine applications.”

Luke (Structural Engineer, Engineering Consultant Company, USA)

“Well-structured presentation useful for professionals in the maritime industry.”

Alfredo (Senior Consultant, Maritime Division, Engineering Company, USA)

“It was great to ‘meet’ you at lunchtime and thank you for a very interesting presentation. I especially liked the explanation with the energy distribution curve and the overlapping fender energy curves; it was the best explanation I have heard for how the performance factors influence fender selection. The section on panel design and hull pressures was also very interesting.”

Ned (Chartered Senior Maritime Engineer, UK)

"We recommend the seminar because it was very useful to understand the concepts and some problems that perhaps not all of us knew, it was all very clear. Thank you very much Eduardo for the quality of the presentation, the good disposition and technical handling of concepts to clarify doubts."

Cristóbal (Project Leader, Engineering Company, South America)

“The presentation material was very informative, useful and I believe it's easy to understand by the attendants. We would be very happy to recommend your seminar for another party whenever we have an opportunity and would forward all the technical information to all the attendants.”

Maria (Marine-Civil Engineer, Engineering Company, Asia)

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SFT Individual and Customized Seminars about PIANC Guidelines 2024

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Your data will be used for the purpose of dealing with your enquiry and for marketing purposes. Your data will not be passed on to third parties and will only be handled internally at ShibataFenderTeam by authorized persons. We take the protection of your personal data very serious.

Participants' Opinions on other SFT Seminars