Juan Aceituno

Port and harbor and coastal engineer

• Soft technology for marine Works design and

construction. Break water design using Geotubes
Tencate Nicolon. Holland/USA
• Loading arms and port and harbor equipment
technologies. CCL Tech, China

Professional Experience in Port and Harbor

engineering: 1978 to date
Experience Summary: 1. Consultant for the Study for location and detail
Forty (42) years experience as a consulting engineer, in the
field of Port and Harbor and Hydraulic engineering design, engineering of three (3) fluvial ports in the
execution, and construction supervision.
Venezuelan Amazon. Two ports at the Orinoco
Experience in; Coastal Engineering, breakwater design,
Beach Nourishment and Geotube technology. River and one port at the Rio Negro River. 2007, to
Experienced in; Ports Master Plan and Design.
2008.
General cargo port design, Industrial ports design, Coal
ports, Oil terminals, Marine Tourist Terminals, and Marina 2. Consulting services for Samana Village project in
design. In addition, participated as a designer and
Dominican Republic. A marina for 300 yachts. For
consultant in varied interdisciplinary projects for public
and private sectors related to technical specifications and Parsons International. 2008 to be completed 2009.
Terms of Reference preparation for:
3. Detain field works and detail engineering for the 5
Port development and design,
Coastal stabilization projects, km., Adicora beach recovery using Geotubes
Hydraulic and sanitary projects,
technology, State of Falcon, Venezuela. 2006-2007
Marine out falls, river studies and River Basin
rehabilitation. 4. Retrofitting of the Port of Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic, for Parsons International and
Years of Experience:
30 Years with Ingenieria AyS C.A. (Venezuela): San Souci Organization, year 2005. The project
Consultant Company, (30) years
scope included planning for the retrofitting of the
During 10 years worked for the public services in the Port
and Harbor section of the Venezuelan Government. port of Santo Domingo as a tourism port for latest-
Former General Manager of the National Institute of Ports,
generation cruise ships. Breakwater upgrades using
and chief engineer of the Port Division at the Public
Works Ministry in Venezuela. 16 tons Dolos.
Education:
5. Design of new Puerto Bolivar Barge Channel using
Title: Civil Engineer, Hydraulic and Coastal Engineer
specialist, 1967, Central University, Venezuela. Geotube technology, estimate 10400 linear meters
Diplomat, Port and Harbor Engineering Design, 1968
of Geotubes 50 feet circumference to be filled up to
Tokyo, Japan, Overseas Technical cooperation agency.
Diplomat, Port And Harbor Engineering Construction, 2,30 m height each one. Year 2006, Client
1973,Tokyo, Japan, Overseas Technical Cooperation
Piattaforma Italia, Group of Italian construction
agency/ Haneda University/ Ministry of Transportation.
companies. COSA a local consulting company and
Other Courses and Seminars:
Venezuelan Government.
Training in the American Port’s management system,
three (3) months at New York, San Luis, Oakland, San 6. Engineering design and work inspection for 1,5
Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and New Orleans Ports
kilometers of beach protection using Segmented
Authorities, sponsored by U.S.A. State Department. 1974
Offshore Breakwater Geotubes of 50 feet
Technologies
circumference filled up to 1,80 m. Jose
• Dewatering containment technology Tencate Condominium, PDVSA associated with several
Nicolon. Holland/USA
more oil companies. 2004-2005.
• Radial Collectors Wells (Ranney technology)

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7. Engineering design for a cooling water intake (16 local river container terminal with capacity for
m3/seg) for a combined cycle, Termozulia, 200,000 tons of refrigerated cargo. Carbozulia
Venezuela, 2004-2005. DSD-Man-Ferrostaal a
2005-2006
German Company and Tecnoconsult, a
14. Construction management on the Port of La Guaira
Venezuelan Company. Channel intake with 20
Recovery Project, in La Guaira, Venezuela, for
Geotubes 50 feet circumference covered with rock
material. Puertos del Litoral Central, S.A. (the Port

8. Study for the rehabilitation of the Margarita Island concessionaire), January-March 2000. These
coastline, covering the four principal tourist recovery works were carried out after the floods of
beaches. Margarita Island Local Government. December 1999.
Include the use of 60 Geotubes offshore 15. Construction management during the construction
breakwaters, 50 feet circumference to be filled up
of coastal protection works along the coastline of
to 2,50 meters and beach nourishment. Study
the state of Vargas, Venezuela, 2000-2001.
carried out during 2005 to 2006, waiting for budget
to be constructed. 16. Engineering project for fishing docks and landing

9. Design of coastline stabilization, Puerto La Cruz, ramp in the islands of Monjes del Sur of the Los
Venezuela, Geotube technology. Design of Monjes Archipelago and Beakwater design, for the
protection using Groins, and Dune parallel to the Venezuelan Ministry of the Environment, 1998.
coastline. Geotube technology. Year 2000 17. Engineering and construction management for the
10. Design and works inspection of 5 kilometer of
construction of a 1,500-meter dock using steel sheet
coastal protection, groins and breakwaters
pile cells filled with rock, for the current 250,000-
constructed with traditional technology using rock
TEU container terminal of the port of La Guaira,
material. Vargas State, Venezuela 2000-2003.
11. Inspection on deep-water port project in Araya, 1980. 800 m. Breakwater extension design.

Venezuela, for the Venezuelan Ministry of 18. Basic engineering, detail engineering, and technical

Infrastructure, financed by the Andean assistance during the construction of Los Taques

Development Corporation (CAF), 2005. This port shipyard, in Venezuela, 1987-1992. The work

was planned to serve as interconnection with South included fieldwork for the design of bathymetric

America and the Caribbean, and included a and shallow geophysical surveys, and development

container terminal with capacity for 500,000 of technical specifications for the construction of

twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) and a terminal the following works:

to handle 6 million tons per year of iron ore. 2005
Dredging and hydraulic backfilling.

12. Coastline stabilization study for Boca de Aroa
Wharf, 20 meters wide by 200 meters long.

Tourist area, Design of beach protection using 16
Buoyancy chamber of the floating dry dock.

Geotubes 10 m circumference to be filled up to
Material dock.

1,25 m. June 2006- October 2006, Client PDVSA-
Fitting out quay.

Pequiven S.A.
Dock and ramp for the shipbreaking yard (not

13. New barge terminal in Encontrados, on the built).

Catatumbo River, Venezuela, for Carbozulia, 2006.
Basic engineering for dry-docking system with

The project included a terminal to handle two an 80,000-ton capacity (not built).

million tons per year of coal from Colombia, and a

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Construction management on machinery and distribution of the fleet provided by Bitúmenes del
equipment installation. Orinoco, S.A. (Bitor) and the use of terminal berths
19. Planning of Syncrolift system for dry-docking up to of the island and monobuoy types.
5,000 tons. Design of buildings and steel frame 22. Location Study and Development Plan for a general
industrial buildings for general shipyard workshops, goods port and a 150,000-TEU/year container
for Diques y Astilleros Nacionales de Venezuela, terminal, in the Caño San Juan tributary
C.A. (DIANCA), 1975. watercourse, Venezuela, for the Monagas State
20. Master Plan for the development of a new port zone Development Foundation and Corporación
in Puerto Ordaz, west of the Iron mill facilities, and Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), 1990.
its integration into the existing Venezuelan port 23. Planning for a deep-water port system in Puerto
system, for Corporación Venezolana de Guayana Cabello, Venezuela, for Vepica / BECOM-
(CVG), 1989. Corposuroeste, 1992. The work included location
The need to plan the port requirements of the study, planning, cost estimate, and study of the
region arose as a consequence of the expansion of internal rate of return (IRR) of the Project, for a
the industrial park of Ciudad Guayana. port terminal to export coal and phosphatic rock in
The Master Plan included a cargo movement survey Cape Max class ships.
to determine future port requirements and planning 24. Technical direction of the Master Development
for ten specialized terminals and one multipurpose Plans for Venezuelan Ports. Upon the port
terminal, as a first development stage to integrate congestion crisis occurred in Venezuela from 1975
the existing port system into the new expanded through 1985, these Master Plan studies were
system. conducted to support an investment program for the
The specialized terminals, with 19 docking places, expansion of the national port system. Engineer
were planned to handle the following cargoes: Juan Aceituno was responsible for the technical
250,000-TEU container ship, steel sheets and steel direction of the following Master Development
products, industrial bulk materials, primary Plans for the national government:
aluminum, general cargo, alumina, black products,
Master Development Plan for the Port of Puerto
iron pellets and briquettes, limestone, and a barge Cabello.
dock for the Orinoco-Apure axis. This system will
Master Development Plan for the Port of La
be capable of mobilizing 12 million tons per year of Guaira.
finished and semi-finished products and raw
Master Development Plan for the Port of
material, in an area of 114 hectares. Guanta.
The multipurpose terminal of the first stage
Master Development Plan for the Port of
integrates the current port system into the future Maracaibo.
system. 25. Engineering for the upgrading of dock Nº 1 for
21. Master Plan Study for Orimulsion handling liquid wax handling, Cardon Refinery, for
operations at the port area of Jose, Venezuela. The CERAVEN, 2000.
work included the formulation of a development 26. Engineering for the Monjes Del Sur
plan for the handling of Orimulsion, based on the Interconnection, Los Monjes Archipelago, for the

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Port and harbor and coastal engineer
Ministry of the Environment and Renewable
Natural Resources (MARNR) of Venezuela, 1999.
The project scope included engineering and
technical assistance during the construction of a
breakwater dyke using rock material from the
island, to join the two islets and convert them into a
single island with development possibilities.
27. Environmental Impact Study for the Monjes del Sur
Interconnection, Los Monjes Archipelago, 1998.
28. Engineering project, specific environmental
assessment, and construction inspection for
dredging works at the port of La Guaira, for Puertos
del Litoral Central, C.A., 1998-1999.
29. Technical assistance on the design and construction
of the Bajo Grande lake dock expansion works, in
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, for Petróleos de
Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), 1989. The project
included berthing and mooring dolphins for tankers
up to 80,000 DWT.
30. Project of New Tanker Loading System for Dock
Nº 2, Cardon Refinery, Venezuela, for PDVSA,
1994. The Project included the design of a loading
arm-hose system with swivel joints for the loading
of 34 refined products.
31. Logistics Operations Terminal Project for the port
of Carupano, to support gas exploitation operations
of the Mariscal Sucre Project, in Venezuela, for
PDVSA, 1993.
32. Location study, bathymetry, and shallow
geophysical survey for the Alcoa aluminum service
dock in the Gulf of Paria, Venezuela, for Alcoa
Aluminio, S.A. of Brazil, 1992.
33. Construction of the Port of Maracaibo Expansion
Project, Venezuela, 1980. The works included
erection of dock jack-up, dredging, and yard
reclaiming.
34. Inspection on the General Containerized Cargo
Docks EPC Project, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, for
Juan Aceituno
VELUZ Consortium / Government of Venezuela,
1982.
35. Technical assistance during the construction of Los
Taques shipyard, Venezuela, 1982-1989. The
technical assistance service included construction
inspection advice.
36. Retrofitting of the San Francisco dock in Lake
Maracaibo, for the recovery of existing facilities,
for Corpoven, S.A., 1982.
37. Upgrading of cement dock in Pertigalete,
Venezuela, for Vencemos, 1985.
38. Dock retrofitting at the port of Puerto Miranda,
Venezuela, for PDVSA, 1985. The Project included
the retrofitting of the dock to increase the mooring
capacity for tankers up to 120,000 DWT.
39. Basic engineering for a 10-million ton iron ore
transfer terminal in Patos Island across Macuro,
Venezuela, for Ipco Contractors / Corporación
Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), 1985.
40. Dock Structure Recovery Project for the fuel
distribution plant of the port of El Guamache,
Venezuela, 1987.
41. Field study and technical assistance for the design
of a dock at the Orinoco pulp and paper plant,
Venezuela, for the CIO (Inelectra-Vepica-Otepi)
Consortium, 1989.
42. Engineering and construction management for the
retrofitting of dock Nº 2, Cardon Refinery, for
PDVSA, 1991-1992. The project consisted of
retrofitting the mooring structure for vessels up to
50,000 DWT, and designing and supervising the
construction of a new hose and flexible joint
structure of own design for the loading of multiple
products into tankers.
43. Engineering for the retrofitting of salt dock at the
chlorine soda plant of Pequiven, PDVSA, for
Tecnoconsult, 1990. The work included dock
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Port and harbor and coastal engineer

capacity study and design for the installation of Phone: 58212-2839294, 58212-2837020
Cel : 584142-506050
fixed unloading equipment.
Fax; 58212-2833286
44. Conceptual engineering, cost estimate, and rate Email: jaceituno@cantv.net,
study for an export terminal for high iron briquettes
jaceituno.mendoza@gmail.com
(HIB), an export dock for steel sheets, and a
Web. http://www.geotubosvenezuela.com
reception dock for limestone, at the Guayana
Siderurgical Complex (COMSIGUA), Venezuela,
for Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG)-
Kobe Steel, 1990.
45. Support to oceanographic studies in the Gulf of
Venezuela, the Strait of Maracaibo, and Lake
Maracaibo, for Intevep, 1988-1992. The work
included the recovery of field data on waves and
currents at different oceanographic stations during a
three year period.

Engineer Juan B. Aceituno M.

Public Service
$ational Port Institute Manager
1974-1977

Engineer assistant and Design Engineer

Fisheries port design in Guiria, Venezuela
Several fisheries ports at Chacachacare Margarita, y Punta
Meta, Venezuela
Project Manager for design of Tourist International port of
Margarita island, Venezuela
Master plan La Guaira Port, Venezuela
Master plan Puerto Cabello Port, Venezuela
Master plan Guanta Port, Venezuela,
Economic and engineering study of Maracaibo Port,
Venezuela
Master plan Maracaibo Port
Grain Terminal study in Maracaibo Port
Ferries Terminal study in Falcon Terminal, Venezuela

Former Chief of the port Division, Ministry of Publics

Works Venezuela 1967-1974

General Manager of the $ational Port Institute

Venezuela
1975.

Director Ingeniería AyS C.A., Caracas, Venezuela

1977- to date

Address:
5ta Av. Los Palos Grandes No 705, Caracas 1060,
Venezuela.
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