1 February 2010 – Regardless of the economic climate, the need for dredging and land reclamation continues.
Maintaining and improving ports, the need to clean up past pollution in densely populated coastal areas and the urgency of coastal protection against rising sea levels in this time of climate change are all reasons why governments are investing in maritime infrastructure projects. Dredging is an indispensable tool in these efforts.
For this reason, International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation, developed by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), continues to be highly regarded and well attended. This 34th edition of the Seminar will be held in co-operation with the National University of Singapore and will take place at the Grand Park City Hall Hotel in Singapore from 19-23 April 2010.
The course is given by recognized experts from the world’s leading dredging companies and is aimed at (future) project managers, project staff and decision makers in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects. Over the last fifteen years, this intensive course has reached hundreds of professionals in maritime related fields thus laying the basis for many successful dredging projects around the globe. It has been presented in Delft, Singapore, Dubai, Buenos Aires, Bahrain, Tampìco and Abu Dhabi.
The five-day course strives to provide an understanding of dredging through lectures by experts in the field and workshops. Some of the subjects covered are:
- Land reclamation, 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 contractor’s view
- Costing of projects and types of contracts such as charter, unit rates, lump sum and risksharing agreements.
Site Visit to a Dredging Project
Getting out of the classroom and into the field is an important feature of the seminar and so in each country a visit to a dredging project is planned, if possible combined with a trip on a working trailing suction hopper or cutter dredger.
The cost of the seminar will be € 2,950,-; this fee includes all tuition, seminar proceedings and workshops and a special participants dinner during the week. It is exclusive of travel costs and accommodation. If needed, IADC assists with finding accommodation in the conference hotel or at another facility.
ABOUT IADC
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADH) is the global umbrella organisation for contractors in the private dredging industry. As such IADC is dedicated to not only promoting the skills, integrity and reliability of its members, but also the dredging industry in general. IADC has over hundred main and associated members. Together they represent the forefront of the dredging industry.
CONTACT
Frans-Herman Cammel
International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC)
+31 070 352 3334
cammel@iadc-dredging.com
http://www.iadc-dreding.com
