The recent WODA (World Organization of Dredging Associations) workshop in Paris presented the latest knowledge on the acoustic impacts of dredging on aquatic species. Entitled ‘Underwater Sound in Relation to Dredging’ and held on March 26th 2015, the workshop was based on the work of the two workin
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) will hold their spring seminar, named Overcoming the Challenges of Dredging in Scotland, on Tuesday, 12th May 2015, in Glasgow. With the ports and harbors of Scotland playing a vital role in the country’s economy through imports, exports, offshore energy and fishi
Damen will be taking the ‘Vessels Afloat’ area of Seawork (16-18 June 2015, ABP Port of Southampton, UK) to a new level this year by building and exhibiting on its very own 536 m2 pontoon. The 41 x 13 metre Damen pontoon, which will be found alongside other vessels on show at Seawork, will display D
Royal HaskoningDHV together with its partners recently held a successful session on reclamation of land and water restoration at the 7th World Water Forum in South Korea. The session entitled “Building Alliances for the ecological restoration and reclamation of land and water” was presented at the F
A project which saw the rapid restoration of a number of assets damaged by unprecedented flooding, including fluvial structures and coastal defenses, has been nominated for two awards. The Asset Recovery Program South East – comprising the Environment Agency and Team Van Oord (a joint venture partne
Waterking BV, a Tynaarlo-based company involved in the production of amphibious excavators and accessories, will showcase a new-build amphibious excavator WK 150 NG-A at INTERMAT 2015 in Paris, France. This machine has an adjustable undercarriage which means it can be transported in one piece. The u
The EU FP7-project Restoring Rivers for Effective Catchment Management (REFORM) will host an international conference on Novel Approaches to Assess and Rehabilitate Modified Rivers. The conference will take place in Wageningen, the Netherlands, on 30 June to 2 July 2015. The purpose of the conferenc
Immediately following Seawork International 2015 in Southampton, The Hydrographic Society UK is to stage a one-day seminar and table-top exhibition on Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Surveys, at Southampton Solent University Conference Centre on Friday 19 June. Focussing on near and offshore marine enviro
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced that a special conference named ‘From Birth to Boom: Asian Maritime Megastructures’ will take place on 23 October 2015 at the Island Shangri-La hotel, Hong Kong. The Pre-Conference Networking evening event will be held in the s
ACI’s European Dredging Summit 2015 (7th and 8th October, Antwerp, Belgium) will be focused on discussing the essential dredging strategies and environmental monitoring for project approval. This meeting will provide a global analysis of dredging projects, environmental regulation and essential reco
Delft Infrastructures & Mobility Initiative (DIMI) is organizing a series of meetings on Deltas & Ports of the future. On 10 April the in-depth colloquium will be on the next generation storm surge barriers. Central theme will be the design and planning of barriers. US coastal city Houston Galveston
Dragflow, a company specialized in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has recently attended the twelfth bi-annual Offshore Mediterranean Conference (OMC 2015) in Ravenna, Italy. The three-day conference hosted a
ACI’s European Dredging Summit 2015 (7th and 8th October, Antwerp, Belgium) will be focused on discussing the essential dredging strategies and environmental monitoring for project approval. This meeting will provide a global analysis of dredging projects, environmental regulation and essential reco
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency will host “Shallow Survey 2015” and a number of associated events in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, from 14-18 September 2015. The theme of the conference “High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water” will be explored using
