International Association of Dredging Companies Number 116 | September 2009 ET Maritime Solutions for a Changing World TERRA AQUA MEMBERSHIP LIST IADC 2009 Through their regional branches or through representatives, members of IADC operate directly at all locations worldwide Editor Guidelines for Authors AFRICA Societa Italiana Dragaggi SpA ‘SIDRA’, Rome, Italy Marsha R. Cohen Terra et Aqua is a quarterly publication of the submitted, as these provide the best quality. Digital Boskalis International Egypt, Cairo, Egypt Baltic Marine Contractors SIA, Riga, Latvia Dredging and Reclamation Jan De Nul Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria Dredging and Maritime Management s.a., Steinfort, Luxembourg International Association of Dredging Companies, photographs should be of the highest resolution. Dredging International Services Nigeria Ltd, Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria Dredging International (Luxembourg) SA, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Editorial Advisory Committee emphasising “maritime solutions for a changing world”. • Articles should be original and should not have Nigerian Westminster Dredging and Marine Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria European Dredging Company s.a, Steinfort, Luxembourg Van Oord Nigeria Ltd, Victoria Island, Nigeria TOA (LUX) S.A., Luxembourg, Luxembourg Hubert Fiers, Chair It covers the fields of civil, hydraulic and mechanical appeared in other magazines or publications. Aannemingsbedrijf L. Paans & Zonen, Gorinchem, Netherlands Constantijn Dolmans engineering including the technical, economic and An exception is made for the proceedings of ASIA Baggermaatschappij Boskalis B.V., Papendrecht, Netherlands Bert Groothuizen environmental aspects of dredging. Developments in conferences which have a limited reading public. Beijing Boskalis Dredging Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, P.R. China Boskalis B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands Van Oord (Shanghai) Dredging Co. Ltd, Shanghai, P.R. China Boskalis International B.V., Papendrecht, Netherlands Neil Haworth the state of the art of the industry and other topics from • In the case of articles that have previously appeared Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bv Hong Kong Branch, Hong Kong, P.R. China Boskalis Offshore bv, Papendrecht , Netherlands Heleen Schellinck the industry with actual news value will be highlighted. in conference proceedings, permission to reprint in Boskalis Dredging India Pvt Ltd., Mumbai, India Dredging and Contracting Rotterdam b.v., Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands International Seaport Dredging Private Ltd., New Delhi, India Mijnster zand- en grinthandel bv, Gorinchem, Netherlands Martijn Schuttevâer Terra et Aqua will be requested. Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt. Ltd., India Tideway B.V., Breda, Netherlands Roberto Vidal Martin • As Terra et Aqua is an English language journal, • Authors are requested to provide in the “Introduction” Van Oord India Pte Ltd, Mumbai, India Van Oord ACZ Marine Contractors bv, Rotterdam, Netherlands articles must be submitted in English. an insight into the drivers (the Why) behind the P.T. Boskalis International Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia Van Oord Nederland bv, Gorinchem, Netherlands PT Penkonindo LLC, Jakarta, Indonesia Van Oord nv, Rotterdam, Netherlands IADC Board of Directors • Contributions will be considered primarily from dredging project. Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Van Oord Offshore bv, Gorinchem, Netherlands Jac. G. van Oord, President authors who represent the various disciplines of the • By submitting an article, authors grant IADC Toa Corporation, Tokyo, Japan Dragapor Dragagens de Portugal S.A., Alcochete, Portugal Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea Dravo SA, Lisbon, Portugal dredging industry or professions, which are associated permission to publish said article in both the printed Y. Kakimoto, Vice President Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bv Korea Branch, Busan, Republic of Korea Ballast Ham Dredging, St. Petersburg, Russia C. van Meerbeeck, Treasurer with dredging. and digital version of Terra et Aqua without limitations Van Oord (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Selangor, Malaysia Dravo SA, Madrid, Spain FLOTA PROYECTOS ESPECIALES, S.A, Madrid, Spain Th. Baartmans • Students and young professionals are encouraged to and remunerations. Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bv Philippines Branch, Manilla, Philippines Boskalis International Pte Ltd., Singapore Sociedade Española de Dragados S.A., Madrid, Spain C. Marconi submit articles based on their research. • All articles will be reviewed by the Editorial Advisory Dredging International Asia Pacific (Pte) Ltd., Singapore Boskalis Sweden AB, Gothenburg, Sweden N. Haworth • Articles should be approximately 10-12 A4s. Committee (EAC). Publication of an article is subject to Jan De Nul Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore Dredging International (UK) Ltd., Weybridge, UK Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bv Singapore Branch, Singapore Jan De Nul (UK) Ltd., Ascot, UK G. Vandewalle Photographs, graphics and illustrations are approval by the EAC and no article will be published Zinkcon Marine Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore Rock Fall Company Ltd, Aberdeen, UK encouraged. Original photographs should be without approval of the EAC. Van Oord Thai Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand Van Oord UK Ltd., Newbury, UK Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd., Fareham, UK IADC Secretariat AUSTRALIA Constantijn Dolmans, Secretary General Boskalis Australia Pty, Ltd., Sydney, Australia MIDDLE EAST Alexanderveld 84 Dredeco Pty. Ltd., Brisbane, QLD, Australia Boskalis Westminster Middle East Ltd., Manama, Bahrain Van Oord Australia Pty Ltd., Brisbane, QLD, Australia Boskalis Westminster (Oman) LLC, Muscat, Oman 2585 DB The Hague WA Shell Sands Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia Boskalis Westminster Middle East, Doha, Qatar NZ Dredging & General Works Ltd, Maunganui, New Zealand Middle East Dredging Company (MEDCO), Doha, Qatar Boskalis Westminster Al Rushaid Co. Ltd., Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Mailing adress: EUROPE Boskalis Westminster M.E. Ltd., Abu Dhabi, UAE P.O. Box 80521 Baggerwerken Decloedt & Zoon NV, Oostende, Belgium Gulf Cobla (Limited Liability Company), Dubai, UAE 2508 GM The Hague DEME Building Materials NV (DBM), Zwijndrecht, Belgium Jan De Nul Dredging Ltd. (Dubai Branch), Dubai, U.A.E. 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Electronic storage, reprinting or abstracting of the contents is waterborne trade, many ports require deepening to be able to accommodate the modern class of freight ships and increase in containers. organisations with a professional interest in dredging and maritime infrastructure allowed for non-commercial purposes with permission of the publisher. But expansion does not always come without controversy, especially at a port with unique Marine National Parks and Ramsar wetlands projects including the development of ports and waterways, coastal protection, (see page 12). land reclamation, offshore works, environmental remediation and habitat restoration. ISSN 0376-6411 The name Terra et Aqua is a registered trademark. For a free subscription go to www.terra-et-aqua.com Typesetting and printing by Opmeer Drukkerij bv, The Hague, The Netherlands. Contents 1 CONTENTS EDITORIAL 2 SAADIYAT ISLAND TOURIST DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: DREDGING 3 AND RECLAMATION WORKS