“Dredging in India – Needs & Requirements, Issues & Opportunities” Scheduled for August 25

Indian Infrastructure magazine is organising the second annual conference on “Dredging in India- Needs & Requirements, Issues & Opportunities” on August 25-26, 2011, at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.

The mission of this conference is to provide an update on the dredging industry in India, discuss the key issues and requirements, and highlight the emerging opportunities. It will also showcase new and promising initiatives, projects, technologies, approaches and solutions.

The conference will have top experts and key industry players as speakers.The confirmed speakers include Dr.Satish.B.Agnihotri (Director General of Shipping, Directorate General of Shipping), D.T. Joseph (Former Secretary, Ministry of Shipping), G.Y.V.Victor (Deputy Chief Operating Officer, International Seaport Dredging), Captain S.S. Naphade (Representative, Jaisu Shipping, & Ex-Nautical Adviser to Government of India), Hemanth Meka Rao (Director, Meka Dredging Company), Praveen Badloo (Area Manager, India, IHC Merwede), V.G.Gharat (Deputy Manager, PP&D, JNPT), Devdatta Bose (Head Ports. Tata Consulting Engineer) & Dr Arun Kumar (Senior Manager, Operations, Global Marine Infratech).

The response to the conference has been excellent.The organisations that have confirmed their participation include ABC India, Ambuja Cement, Arshea Marine Concepts, Bardai, Bosch Rexroth India, Boskalis, CAT, CES, Chellaram Shipping, Chidambaram Ship Care, DCI, Directorate General of Shipping, Dredging & Desiltation Co, Escorts Construction Equipment, Essar Dredging, Fugro Survey (India), Global Maritime Infratech, Gujarat maritime Board, IHC Merwede, Meka Dredging Company, IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure, IMS, Indu Projects, Inland Waterways Authority of India, International Seaport Dredging, ITD Cementation, Jan De Nul, JNPT, JSW, KFW, Kargwal Constructions, Killick Agencies, KPMG, L&T, Liebherr, LMJ Dredging, Mazagon Dock, M Pallonji & Co, Means Infrastructure, Mercator Lines, Mott Macdonald, O3 Capital, PMC Projects, Safire, Sahara Dredging, Sangir Plastics, Sea Eagle Dredging, Seaworthy Shipping, Sical Logistics, Tata Projects, TCE, Temple Rose, Vanoord, Vosta LMG, Zebec Marine Consultants.Other major organisations are in process of finalizing their participation.

The conference is sponsored by IHC Merwede, Liebherr & Sangir Plastics.

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