Why Brazil, Why Now?
Dredging in Latin America has been steadily growing over the last few years including such mega-projects as the Panama Canal. Now Brazil is booming, and many projects and works are going on or being planned for the near future. No wonder that the Brazilian Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) (ABD, Associação Brasileira de Dragagem) – together with other interested parties – has repeatedly asked IADC to organise a Seminar in the region.
Seeing is Believing: Visit to Van Oord site at the Port of Suape
Part of the beauty of the IADC Seminar is getting out of the classroom and into the field. In that context, we are delighted that Van Oord, one of the world’s largest dredging companies, has invited us to visit their dredging site at the port of Suape. Most likely the cutter Hercules and hopper Lelystad will be available for a visit. This is absolutely a unique opportunity for participants.
The Suape project involves dredging the access channel to the shipyard Atlantico Sul in the harbour of Suape. This means dredging six million cubic metres in total – two million cubic metres of which will be reclaimed. The other four million cubic metres will be discharged at sea. Van Oord is deploying cutter suction dredger