Int'l association of dredgers celebrates its 50th anniversary
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) in January kicked off a year-long worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the association, the IADC said in a media release.
Incorporated in May 1965, the association brought together 60 participants of 38 international dredging contractors from 12 countries.
From the start the group sought to promote fair trade practices and tendering processes, thorough soil investigations prior to a project and adherence to high environmental standards.
IADC has developed several significant communication tools, including the quarterly publiched Terra et Aqua Journal, presenting articles from experts in the maritime sector, The Facts About series of executive summaries and the annual Dredging in Figures. Other publications include the FIDIC Contract for Dredging Works, Environmental Aspects of Dredging, Dredging for Development, and the Hydraulic Fill Manual. The publications have been developed in cooperation with sister organisations, such as WODA, EuDA, IAPH, FIDIC, PIANC, the UN and OAS-CIP.
The IADC cooperates with a wide range of international bodies and attends, co-sponsors and presents at their conferences.
Over the past 50 years the IADC members have been committed to innovation, investments in new environmentally sound technologies and support of research institutes, training of highly qualified personnel and encouragement of higher education programmes in dredging. Safety has become a central concern of the organization.
International Association of Dredging Companies (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 a hundred main and associated members. Together they represent the forefront of the dredging industry.
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