This five day course strives to provide an understanding through lectures by experts in the field and workshops. Some of the subjects covered are:

- the development of new ports and maintenance of existing ports;

- project phasing (identification, investigation, feasibility studies, design, construction, and maintenance);

- descriptions of types of dredging equipment and boundary conditions for their use;

- state-of-the-art dredging techniques as well as environmentally sound techniques;

- pre-dredging and soil investigations, designing and estimating from the contractors view;

- costing of projects and types of contracts such as charter, unit rates, lump sum and risk-sharing agreements.

An important feature of the seminars is a trip on a trailing suction hopper or a cutter suction dredger to visit a dredging project.

The cost of the seminar is EURO 2.950. This fee includes all tuition, seminar proceedings and workshops and a special participant's dinner during the week but is exclusive of travel costs and accommodation. If needed, the IADC can assist with finding accommodation.

For further information, please contact Mr. Frans-Herman Cammel, cammel@iadc-dredging.com or call the IADC Secretariat at + 31 70 352 33 34.