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European Marine Sand and Gravel Group learning seminar Turkish Chamber of Shipping, Istanbul, Turkey
13 May 2011

The seminar that took place at the Turkish Chamber of Shipping on 13 May 2011 and was hosted by Istanbul Dredgers Cooperative and Turkish Chamber of Shipping.

The day included an exciting programme with presentations from leading figures across the industry from Europe and USA. The seminar provided delegates an understanding of the latest work by EMSAGG, especially focusing on permitting, environmental, engineering and geological aspect of marine sand and gravel.

The conference proceedings are now available for download.

1

Welcome by Turkish Chamber of Shipping

 

2

Opening by Istanbul Dredgers Cooperative and Daniel Leggett, Dredging International, UK and chairman of EMSAGG.

 

3

Guest Speaker . Engineering use of marine sand in coastal projects – the American and the global experience. Robert G. Dean, University of Florida, USA.

4

Best practice criteria for marine dredging to minimize impacts on coastal erosion. Emre Otay, Bogazici University, Turkey.

5

The administrative, economic and licensing framework: developments in marine aggregates and the role of The Crown Estate. Ian Selby, Crown Estate, UK.

6

State of the art in search and mapping of marine sand and gravel - experiences in the North Sea and abroad. Cees Laban, Deltares, Netherlands and Fedor Meulenkamp, Boskalis, Netherlands.

7

Guest Speaker . Marmaray Project - Bosphorus tube tunnel crossing. Haluk Ozmen, General Directorate of Railways, Ports and Airports Construction, Turkey and Zeynep Buket, Avrasya Consult, Turkey.

Note: The presentations or any slides/pictures may not be re-used without the presenters and/or the copyright owners consent

 

 

The seminar included a networking lunch sponsored by Istanbul Dredgers Cooperative.


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