CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Personal data Family name : LIGTERINGEN First name : Han Year of birth : 1945 Nationality : Netherlands Education : 1970 M.Sc. Civil Engineering (with honours), Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Languages : Dutch, English, German and French Professional : Member of the Royal Dutch Institution of Engineers (KIVI) affiliations Member of the International Navigation Association (PIANC), Member of the Board of the Dutch Section of PIANC Distinguished Diplomate Port Engineering of the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE) Present position : Independent consultant Port Planning and Development Emeritus Professor Hydraulic Engineering (Ports and Waterways), Delft University of Technology Emeritus professor Ports and Waterways, UNESCO-IHE, Delft Visiting professor Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China Scientific functions : Member of the Committee for EIA, the Netherlands Supervisory functions : Board Member Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC), Sohar, Oman Employment Record 2009 present : Independent consultant 2011 2014 : UNESCO-IHE, Delft, Professor Ports and Waterways 1995 2011 : Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, Professor Hydraulic Engineering, specialization Ports and Waterways 1995-2009 : Royal Haskoning, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Director Business Development in the Division Maritime. 1984-1995 : Frederic R. Harris, The Hague, The Netherlands; consecutively Head of Department, Director and Deputy Managing Director 1972-1984 : WL/Delft Hydraulics (now Deltares), Delft, The Netherlands; consecutively Project Engineer, Project Advisor and Head of Maritime Structures Department 1970-1972 : Polytechnical College, Malaysia with UNESCO under UNDP Assistance;
Associate Expert in Hydraulics 2. Most Important Design Projects (selected) Design of several LNG-terminals in Rotterdam, France, Canada and Vietnam. Nautical and external Risk Analysis (2005-2011) Feasibility study for a Multipurpose Quay, Port of Rotterdam (2004-2005). Design of a container terminal at Vlissingen, the Netherlands (2004). Design of a container terminal Port of Amsterdam,(1999-2001). Design of a LNG-jetty at Mumbai, India (1999-2000). Masterplan Port of Genoa, including rehabilitation of old port areas (1998). Repair and extension of a marine terminal, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (1996). Planning of a major port for Yunlin Basic Industrial Area, Taiwan (1994). Preparation of a masterplan of Kaohsiung s development of an international hub port for container vessels (1993). Planning of Hong Kong s container port development at Lantau Island(1992-1993). Hydraulic studies and design of the rehabilitation of Sines West Breakwater and the design of a new East Breakwater (1980-1993). Detailed design of the West Breakwater, Portugal (1988-1990). Damage investigations and repair design studies of the breakwater of Arzew in Algeria( 1981-1983). Damage investigations and repair design studies of the breakwater of Tripoli in Libya (1981-1983) Preliminary design of a storm surge barrier in the Nieuwe Maas, Rotterdam (1987-1988) Planning and design of Pasni Fisheries Port, Pakistan (1985-1986). Prelimenary planning of a fishing port at Kuala Perlis, Malaysia (1985). Hydraulic model studies for the design of the Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier (1976-1984) Feasibility studies on the reduction of salt intrusion in the Nagdong River in South Korea, including preliminary design of a barrage (1975-1976). 3. Advisorships to the Dutch Commission for EIA on the evaluation of EIA-reports with respect to the nautical safety of several wind parks on the North Sea (2013-2014) to TNO on a study into the risk of ship collision with locks and bridges in the Netherlands (2014) to the Government of Zanzibar on a review of an expansion of the Port of Zanzibar (2014) to TNO on a study into the nautical safety of the Dutch seaports (2013) to MARIN on the design of an LNG terminal in Son My, Vietnam (2011-2012) to Zeeland Seaports on the allowable draught of ships calling at Vlissingen- Sloehaven (2009-2013) to Port of Rotterdam on cooling water recirculation in the new Maasvlakte 2 configuration (2008) to Port of Rotterdam on risk assessment related to Maasvlakte 2 project (2007-2008) to Rijkswaterstaat Directie Zeeland on accessibility of Westerschelde for deep-draught bulk vessels (2007) to Port and Shipping Organisation on the masterplan for Shahid Beheshti Port, Iran (2005) to Government of Singapore for the review and evaluation of environmental, nautical and hydraulic aspects of several major reclamation schemes (2002-2004) to RWS Directie Noord Holland on Zeepoort Ijmond (2000-2003) to Expertise Centre Maasvlakte 2 on hydro-nautical aspects (1998-2003) on several LNG-terminal projects, for Shell Global Solutions (1996-2009) 2
to Genoa Port Authority on a new master plan, including revitalisation of old port areas (1998-1999) on damage claims related to opening of the Beerdam in Rotterdam Europoort (1997-2000) on the review and final designs of the new breakwater for the port of Ashdod, Israel (1998-1999) on the development of innovative breakwater designs for the Maasvlakte expansion in Rotterdam (1997-1998) to the US Army Corps of Engineers on the preparation of a revised Coastal Engineering Manual (1996-1998) to Port of Long Beach Authority on harbour resonance in Pier J slip and remedial measures (1995) to Lisbon Port Authority for review of short-term port improvement plans (1994) for studies on the preservation of Segara Anakan Lagoon in South-Java, Indonesia (1992-1994) to Taichung Port Authority on short-term improvements in the existing port and on the longterm development plan (1990) to Amsterdam Port Authority on the nautical and economic effects of the sealock capacity at Ijmuiden (1990) on the rehabilitation and improvement of the breakwater at Ponta Delgada in the Azores (1989-1990) to Ministry of Fisheries and Pekalongan Port Authority on the improvement and expansion of the fishing port, Indonesia (1989) to Ministry of Fisheries on development of a new fishing port at Pelabuhan Ratu, Indonesia (1989) to International Finance Corporation on the lay-out, designs and operational aspects of a mineral export facility at Calica, Yucatan in Mexico (1987) Expert Witness on the failure of the St. Paul Breakwater, Alaska (1987) to the Moroc Government on the design and construction of the new breakwater for the port of Mohammedia (1983) 4. Teaching Assignments 1995-2011 lecturing on port and terminal planning in the Section Hydraulic Engineering of the Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences of Delft University of Technology, comprising Ports and Inland Waterways 1 (4th year) and 2 (5th year). Complete revision of the lecture notes and introduction of case studies. Responsibility for about 10 MSc Theses annually, supervision of about 3 Project Teams in the 4th year. Since 2004 professor at UNESCO-IHE responsible for the Course on Port Development (MSc-level) and the International Port Seminar (post-graduate). Lecturing and guidance of MSc-students. Since 2010 lecturing at the School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China. Also advising on development of a Graduate Course on Port and Waterway Planning and Design. 2004-2012, Guest Lecturer at Technical University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2004 - ongoing, Guest Lecturer at Stellenbosch University, South Africa 2000, Guest Lecturer at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, on port planning and coastal engineering. 1999-2012, organisation of the PAO course on Port and Terminal Planning in Delft, including lectures and exercise. 1999, Guest Lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam, on port planning in relation to ship design. 3
1995, Guest Lecturer at the PAO course on Application of rock in hydraulic structures. 1995 2004 Guest lecturer at the (annual) International Port Seminar of UNESCO-IHE in Delft on advanced port planning 1990, organization of a short course on Coastal Engineering, Taipei,Taiwan 1985, Guest Lecturer at the PAO course on Design of breakwaters. Since 1982 Guest lecturer at IHE Hydraulic Engineering Course on Breakwater Design 1970-1972, lecturer in hydraulic engineering, Ipoh Polytechnic, Malaysia 5. Research Activities 2010 2014, Supervision PhD studies Xiao Fangliang on risk analysis of ship collision with bridge piers 2010 ongoing, Supervision PhD studies Shu Yaqing on the development of a nautical traffic model 2009 - ongoing, Supervision PhD studies Cornelis van Dorsser on long-term development of inland waterways in the Netherlands 2009 2010, Joint research programme with Rijkswaterstaat on Inland Waterways 2007-2013, Supervision PhD studies Poonam Taneja on flexible port infrastructure 2007, Risk Analysis marine facilities LNG-terminals 2006, Nautical traffic model, preliminary studies. 2004-2005, Container Terminal of the Future, studies on floating container crane and floating quay 2001-2006, Supervision PhD studies Wim van der Molen on behaviour of moored ships in ports under influence of long waves 2001, FAMAS-MV2, research on integral container terminal development for Maasvlakte 2. 2001, Probabilistic design of navigation channels, study sponsored by Cornelis Lely stichting, in preparation of a PhD research project. Since 2000 initiation and overall development of research programme on the Behaviour of Moored Ships, jointly with the Sections of Fluid Mechanics and Ship Hydromechanics of TU Delft and in collaboration with South African and Japanese research institutes. Two completed M.Sc. theses and two ongoing projects. 1999-present, Joint Research programme TU Delft and Rotterdam Port Authority on innovative technology for the port. Specific projects related to Multifunctional use of quays, and removal of existing quay structures. 1982-1990, Joint Industry research on the strength of concrete armour units for rubble mound breakwaters. 6. Publications Author or co-author of more than 100 papers on port planning and development, nautical traffic modeling and risk assessment,breakwater design and rehabilitation, etc. (ask for separate List of Publications) 4
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