Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) PORTS®

Our ports and maritime professionals continue to share their expertise to create a better tomorrow for the industry overall. Take the opportunity to talk with them at COPRI Ports ’25! Stop by booth 419 to talk with them! 

We are a proud Silver Sponsor and sponsor of the YP Happy Hour to support up-and-coming ports and maritime professionals. 

Our COPRI Ports Sessions

Monday, June 2

1G-Ports 101 – Intro to Port Structures | Design Considerations for Waterfront Structures

• 10:30 am–12 p,m,
• Presenter: Scott McCoy, HDR

1C-Port Infrastructure | How Reusing Existing Pavement Materials Improved New England’s Only Deep-Water Container Terminal

• 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Presenters: Audrey Beaulac

Tuesday, June 3

4F-Port Planning & Operations | Zero Emission Locomotives – How One CA Port is Moving the Needle

• 8:30-10 a.m.
• Presenter: Doug Thiessen

5C – Landside Connections | Groundbreaking – An Update on Phased Construction of the $1.6B POLB Pier B Rail Yard Program

• 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Presenter: Try Khou

7B-Port Engineering | Phase-Resolving Tsunami Modelling for the Design of Harbors and Infrastructure in the U.S. Southwest

• 3:30-5 p.m.
• Presenters: Yashar Rafati, HDR

Wednesday, June 4

8C – Port Planning & Operations | Why GIS? The Pier B Program’s Solution Managing Large Quantities of Data

• 8:30-10 a.m.
• Presenters: Myles Harrold & Try Khou, HDR