Waterking BV, a Dutch company involved in the production of amphibious excavators, will participate in the Excon 2015 event, in Bangalore, India, from 25th-29th November 2015. CEO of Waterking, Mr. Jakob Knoop, and Marketing Manager for South Asia, Mr. Rajan Peter, will represent the company at the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, will host the 2015 Dredging Meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The purpose of this event is to present the FY 2016 and FY 2017 proposed dredging and planning schedules to various Federal and State agencies involved in the dredging program, as
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is about to hold an event “Green Port Hull: The design of the marine structures for the New Offshore Wind Turbine Assembly Harbor, Hull” next week (24 November) at the University of Hull Enterprise Centre. At the event, speakers will present and discuss the d
Team Van Oord will be represented by two speakers at an important industry event that will advance the debate about flood and coastal erosion risk, resilience and response. Convened by the Environment Agency, Flood & Coast 2016 will tackle the big questions and challenges in flood and coastal risk m
Rudy Helmons, a PhD-Candidate in Dredging Engineering at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), has won the IADC Young Author Award in 2015. The award was presented by René Kolman, secretary-general of IADC during the CEDA Dredging Days 2015 conference in Rotterdam (November 6th 2015). Helmo
Chris Ransome & Associates, Inc. (CRA) and Orion Marine Group have announced their upcoming half-day dredging seminar, “Dredging Your Docks”, to be held on December 2, 2015, at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont. CRA and Orion Marine Group have been conducting dredging conferences at other port syst
The 3rd Coastal & Maritime Mediterranean Conference, organized by Pôle Mer Méditerranée (Sea Innovation and Business Cluster) and the Centre Français du Littoral, will take place on November 25-27, in Ferrara, Italy. This three-day Mediterranean Conference comprises two days of conference work inclu
Central Dredging Association (CEDA) will be the organizer of the UK technical seminar: Delivering Connectivity – the role of dredging in major infrastructure projects. To seminar will be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers London office on Tuesday, December 1st 2015. For the technical seminar
A coastal science forum featuring discussion from experts on the changing dynamics of the county’s coastlines will be held at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen, WA on Tuesday, November 17, from 6-8 p.m. The event is titled “Changing Shorelines: Coastal Erosion, Flooding and Sea Level Rise,” and will
The Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation in Bogor, Indonesia, held for a week at the end of October, was organized by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) in conjunction with Indonesian Port Corporation (IPC) Corporate University. The event was aimed to provide key staff and dec
The International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Conference, “From Birth to Boom: Asian Maritime Megastructures,” took place at the Island Shangri-La hotel, Hong Kong on October 23, 2015. Hong Kong was chosen as the location to commemorate the turning point of today’s dredging and maritim
Bechtel’s senior ports specialist, Marco Pluijm, announced today that analyzing natural barrier islands could help to make coastal infrastructure more sustainable and resilient. The new approach marks a huge step-change in the way marine infrastructure is currently designed, which is usually based o
A Congressional roundtable in New Orleans, set for Friday, will examine issues related to the next Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This legislation authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out navigation, flood control, shoreline protection, hydropower, dam safety, water supply,
International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Secretary General, René Kolman, will speak at the 3rd International Forum of Dredging Companies, set for February 25, 2016 in Moscow. In his report, Mr. Kolman will focus on environmental aspects in implementation of dredging projects. The repo
