Will Ports Become Forts? Climate Change Impacts, Opportunities and Challenges

The Stanford University Policy and Engineering Responses to Sea Level Rise (SUPERSLR) project is examining various solutions and the constraints for worldwide ports which could face the challenges of sea-level rise all at roughly the same time.

Pressure on Ports: Evaluating EU Habitats Legislation

Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) as stipulated in EU habitats legislation can sometimes lead to complications during port expansion projects.

Toxcity Assessments For Dredged Material Characterisation in Ports Affected by Metallic Pollution

At the ports of Cartagena and Huelva, Spain dredged materials are affected by mining activities and require careful examination to aid decision making about disposal, as described by the IADC Award winner at the PIANC Conference in Portugal in May.

Implications of the EU Water Framework Directive for Ports, Harbours, Commercial and Leisure Navigation

A position paper on the new EU Directive from important industry organisations which will certainly be impacted.

The EU Water Framework Directive: Implications of the Ports, Harbours, Navigation and Dredging Industry

This new EU regulation has gone into effect and will have consequences for all of Europe and beyond.

Environmental Management Framework for Ports and Related Industries

A systematic framework is presented for developing policy, managing, implementing and auditing the impact of ports on the environment.

The Use of Agitation Dredging, Water Injection Dredging and Sidecasting: Results of a Survey of Port

This year's IADC Award winner examined the hydrodyanamic dredging techniques used in ports and harbours in the United Kingdom.

Privatisation of Ports in New Zealand

By shifting from port-operated dredging to privatised contract dredging, three New Zealand ports have moved from world-ranked laggards to the top echelon of international ports in terms of profitability and performance.