Dredgings future learns the ropes
A gathering of young professionals from Albania, Bahrain, Cameroon, China, Denmark, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, U.A.E. and Vietnam spent a week in the Netherlands last month learning about the intricacies and challenges of dredging and marine construction.
The 32
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IADC International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation was organised by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) in cooperation with UNESCO–IHE in Delft. Since 1993 the IADC has offered this seminar, especially developed for professionals in dredging related industries on a regular basis at a variety of locations around the world. A highlight of the week is always a site visit, and on this occasion there were two. The first site visit was at the Grensmaas project, on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium, which aims to reduce the probability of floods together with the development of large scale nature areas and the extraction of gravel for construction purposes. The second site visit took place at a dredging equipment yard at Moerdijk, where the extensive logistics related to a dredging project were explained.
The lectures are presented by experts from IADC member companies, whose practical knowledge and experience give added value to the classroom theory. Amongst the subjects covered were the development of new ports and maintenance of existing ports, project phasing, descriptions of types of dredging equipment, costing of projects and the differing types of dredging projects.
At a dinner on Wednesday night, seminar participants and dredging company employees continued their lively dialogue about dredging, reclamation and maritime construction in an informal atmosphere.
The next IADC seminar will be organised in cooperation with the National University of Singapore and held in that city from 16 to 20 November 2009 at the Grand Park City Hall Hotel.
Decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organisations that are charged with executing dredging projects are encouraged to attend.
The fee for the week-long seminar is €2,950 (VAT inclusive). This includes all tuition, seminar proceedings, workshops and a special participants’ dinner, but excludes travel costs and accommodations.
For further information contact the IADC Secretariat: Mr. Frans-Herman Cammel,
Email: Cammel@iadc-dredging.com
