IADC Presents Terra et Aqua for June 2016

The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication.

The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standards of professional conduct.

IADC 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 one hundred main and associated members.

Together they represent the forefront of the dredging industry.

The articles in this Terra et Aqua:

Challenge in Logistics: New Suez Canal Project

BAS VAN BEMMELEN, WIM DHONT, OSAMA FAROUK EID, MENNO NAGEL, KENNETH WILLEMS

The New Suez Canal project was a titanic effort in logistics. Six global dredging contractors completed the works within one year and several records were broken during the execution of the project. The contractors disposed of more than 245 million m³ of sand in just nine months.

Safety in Mooring

BRAM SLUISKES

The risks of mooring operations in the dredging industry cannot be overstated. Equipment, training and competence of personnel, and technology are the different factors that play a part in safe and efficient mooring work.

How Clear Communications Benefit Dredging Projects

MARSHA COHEN, RENE KOLMAN

Dredging projects impact a wide variety of stakeholders. Over the years dredging contractors and clients have become more aware of the public’s need for information. Keeping clear communications open with all stakeholders, especially the public, can benefit dredging projects.