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Nominations now open for the 2021 IADC Safety Awards
Nominations now open for the 2021 IADC Safety Awards. Safety Awards for Dredging Companies AND Supply Chain organisations.
03 March
FIDIC Webinar Series planned and available for dredging professionals
FIDIC Webinar Series planned and available for dredging professionals
24 February
| Location | 4 half-days online course |
| Period | 1 day |
| Date | 11 March 2021 |
| Level | No prior knowledge required |
| Location | Delft, The Netherlands |
| Period | 5 days |
| Date | 21 - 25 June 2021 |
| Level | No prior knowledge required |
| Location | Singapore |
| Period | 5 days |
| Date | 04 - 08 October 2021 |
| Level | No prior knowledge required |
| Location | 4 half-days online course |
| Period | 1 day |
| Date | 11 March 2021 |
| Level | No prior knowledge required |
| Location | Delft, The Netherlands |
| Period | 5 days |
| Date | 21 - 25 June 2021 |
| Level | No prior knowledge required |
| Location | Singapore |
| Period | 5 days |
| Date | 04 - 08 October 2021 |
| Level | No prior knowledge required |
Dredging in Figures 2019
Dredging in Figures is an annual review of the global dredging market.
Annual Report 2019
In this “Annual Report” the Board gives an overview of the state of affairs of IADC and its activities in 2019. The report highlights various projects that the Association has undertaken for the year.
Bio-Engineering Sediment Management And Removal of Turbidity Technologies: BESMART Technologies
At Deltares in the Netherlands, a research team is developing a portfolio of technologies dedicated to the management of the finest and most challenging fraction of soft sediments. These technologies may unambiguously be called nature based because they make use of natural processes to enhance dewatering and strengthening, induce flocculation and the settling of fines, and protect the muddy bed from erosion.
The Smartsediment tool: a QGIS plug-in for evaluating ecosystems services
Managing sediments, especially from dredging, is important for the management of estuaries and coastal areas. When implemented in the right way, a sediment management strategy can be qualified as a nature-based solution as it uses the physical processes of erosion and sedimentation to create added value. There is a need for an evaluation of sediment strategies and the habitats that are created for a wider range of objectives than only biodiversity and nature conservation. The concept of ecosystem services provides this broader framework.
Interview: Stéphanie Groen, Director of Coastal & Climate Change in Asia for Aurecon in Singapore
Stéphanie Groen works as the Director of Coastal & Climate Change, Asia for Aurecon. Based in Singapore, she was appointed to the position at the beginning of 2020. Previously, Stéphanie was involved in marine and environmental projects for more than 15 years with DHI and her education is in civil engineering and business administration. IADC also knows Stéphanie as the winner of the Young Author Award in 2007. More recently, she was appointed as a committee member to the prestigious FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee. We were interested to hear more from Stéphanie – her views on sustainability, the collaboration with the dredging industry through FIDIC and what her new role can mean for sustainable water infrastructure projects.
Land reclamation: The potential for subsurface freshwater storage
At present too little use is made of the opportunities that the design and construction of land reclamation offer for the underground storage and recovery of fresh water. The managed aquifer recharge systems in the coastal dunes of the Netherlands are a good example of successful subsurface water storage. And it is to be expected that the sandy deposits of land reclamations could serve a similar purpose. This in turn will contribute to a sustainable development of land reclamations.