Rob Williams
Associate Director :: Maritime Civil Engineer
Rob Williams is a Chartered Maritime Civil Engineer and Associate Director for Port and Harbour Claims at Waves Group, with more than 30 years’ experience in the planning, design, procurement, construction and repair of maritime port infrastructure worldwide. Areas of key capability and experience include:
- Fixed and Floating Object Damage Assessment
- Ports and Harbours Development
- Maritime Structures
- Terminal and Vessel Crane Damage
- Expert Witness
- Fender Systems
Rob is experienced in the provision of maritime civil engineering consultancy services to the P&I Clubs, vessel owners, brokers, insurance companies, lawyers and other members of the maritime shipping community. He has extensive practical experience assessing damage and the identification of suitable repairs to port and marine infrastructure in Fixed & Floating Object Damage (FFOD) cases worldwide.
Rob specialises in Fixed and Floating Object Damage claims, providing technical consultancy services to P&I Clubs, vessel owners, brokers, insurers, lawyers and the wider maritime shipping community. His principal activities involve attendances on-site following an incident, where he has extensive practical experience inspecting damaged port and marine infrastructure, identifying appropriate repair strategies, advising on reinstatement requirements and supporting instructing parties with timely, technically robust guidance following marine incidents for Fixed & Floating Object Damage (FFOD) cases worldwide.
His expertise covers ports and harbours, maritime structures, terminal and vessel crane damage, fender and mooring systems, quay structures, dolphins, monopiles, dredging, reclamation, ground improvement, breakwaters, container terminals, Ro-Ro facilities and bulk handling terminals. He is also experienced in feasibility studies, port master planning, option development, budget estimating, design, procurement, tender assessment, negotiation and construction supervision.
Rob has acted as an expert witness in arbitration proceedings, preparing expert reports, contributing to joint experts’ reports and giving oral evidence at hearings.
He is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Chartered Environmentalist. He was also a member and editor of PIANC Working Group 211 (update to WG33), contributing to the updated Guidelines for the Design of Fender Systems which has now been published.
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