GPF Executive Workshop on Dredging Techniques and Construction Management for Ports & Terminals, 8-9 Dec 25, Singapore

Dear Colleagues

About the Course

Successful maritime construction projects require skilled contractors, consultants and clients, bound by a fair contract, who are willing and able to work together to resolve technical and management difficulties as they arise. This workshop aims to develop, amongst contracting partners, a constructive approach for planning, design and execution of dredging and maritime construction projects. It will highlight the capital intensive nature of maritime construction, in contrast with other civil works that are predominately labor intensive, and will consider the key issues in the preparation phase of such projects including site characterization, feasibility study, preliminary and detailed design, finance management, project administration and dispute resolution.

Who to attend

Dredging and maritime construction projects involve a wide range of skills and professional from different discipline. The target audience comprises of

Consulting Engineers, designers, resident engineers, site staff
Dredging contractors, project managers, site engineers
Legal counselors, construction lawyers and arbitrators
Insurers, projects financiers and financial managers
Advisors - dredging and maritime construction projects
Dredging officers (Deputy Conservators / Harbor Masters / Pilots / Hydrographic Survey Department Officers / Surveyors / Chief Engineers / Executive Engineers / Engineers (Civil Department of Ports, Law Officers of Ports, Inland Water Transport, Minor Ports, Maritime States)
Young Engineers, Dredging and Shipping Cadets and Maritime Students

Course Outline

- Historical evolution of dredging

- New Dredging Techniques and Equipment

- Characteristics of Detailed Project Report

- Contracts, Legislation and Engineer Determination

- Planning and Execution of the Dredging Project

- Rivers, Canals, Waterways Dredging

- Handling large volume of Projects

- Potential known and unknown risks

- Dispute Resolution and Arbitration members

Program Schedule

Day 1

0900 to 1000 Hrs

Historical Evolution of Dredging

Transformation and Development in Dredging

Need of Dredging

Various Dredging Techniques

1100 – 1200 Hrs

Types of Dredgers, advantages and disadvantages

Identification of Dredging Equipments for the Project

Combination of Dredges for Projects

Planning for Dredger Deployment

1200 – 1300 Hrs

Characteristics of Detailed Project Report

Interpretation of Detailed Project Report

Analysis of Detailed Project Report

Strata and Substrata information

Other Project Details

1300 – 1315 Hrs

Recap – Discussion

1315 – 1400 Hrs

Lunch Break

1400 – 1500 Hrs

Dredging and its significance

- Ports and Harbor

- Inland Waterways

- Rivers, Dams and Reservoirs

Equipments identification for the above projects

1500 – 1600 Hrs

Project Planning

Permission, Permits and Licence

Logistics Planning

Schedule of Works – Detailed Micro level planning

Design and Detailed Engineering

1600 – 1700 Hrs

Design of Tender Documents

Technical Specifications

Special Conditions of Contract

Project Specific contracts

Day 2

0900 – 1000 Hrs

Technical Data and Information – Dredging Project

- Bathymetry Data and Topography Data

- Strata and Substrata Data

- Climatic Conditions

- Political Interference

- Fishermen / Local Interference

- Shipping Traffic

- Cyclone information

- Hydraulics, waves, currents, swell information

1000 – 1100 Hrs

Soil Analysis and Modeling

Production Calculation for Difference Dredgers

Interpretation of Borehole Logs and other geotechnical data

1100 – 1200 Hrs

Schedule of Program

Planning of Schedule of Works

Methodology Approval

Revised Schedule of Works

Revised Methodology

1200 – 1300 Hrs

Introduction to Basic Works Contract

Essentials of Contracts

Different Types of Contract

1300 – 1315 Hrs

Recap - Discussion

1315 – 1400 Hrs

Lunch Break

1400 – 1500 Hrs

Dispute Resolution Board – Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism

1500 – 1600 Hrs

Arbitration and Legal Recourse

1600 – 1700 Hrs

Discussion – Q and A

Note: There shall be two tea / coffee breaks in a day the timing can be mutually accepted for such breaks

About the Course Director

George Yesu Vedha Victor is from the 6th Batch of All India Dredging Cadre (AIDC) and obtained his Dredge Master Certificate of Competency. He is the General Secretary of Eastern Dredging Association India and Board Member of Eastern Dredging Association (Asia, Australia region). He obtained his Doctoral Degree from Indian Institute of Cultivation of Science, Calcutta. He obtained his licence as Chartered Engineer from Royal Society of Engineers, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow in Indian Council of Arbitration and FICCI – Fact. He is full member in Mediation and Dispute Resolution, United Kingdom. He was awarded the Young Scientist award by TN – DST for his contribution to research work. He is a qualified Marine Lawyer and Arbitrator, appearing for commercial contracts, admiralty law and maritime matters.

Victor is empanelled consultant in Asian Development Bank, World Bank and United Nations – ESCAP. He still pursue his passion for teaching being a visiting professor in maritime institutions. regularly provides his inputs for the betterment of the Industry to the policy makers of Ministry of Shipping, DG Shipping, INSA, EADA, African Ports Association and others. He is a peer reviewer and is on Editorial board for reputed international and national journals. He served as a member in the 12th Five Year Planning Committee for ports – capital and maintenance dredging and is a National Committee Member of FICCI in Infrastructure Development.

Thomas Ng

Thomas Ng has over 30 years of consulting experience in the ports and shipping industry. Thomas is known for developing innovative solutions for players within the ports & shipping industry, — in areas of investments advisory, port strategy, development, marketing, planning & redesign, customer services and port operations; and delivering superior results.

He is the Executive Chairman of The Global Ports Forum (GPF) since 2008. The Global Ports Forum is a platform where all ports stakeholders in the ecosystem- port customers, port authorities, port operators, port people, port suppliers & service providers are gathered together to discuss about issues furthering the interests of ports globally.

Thomas is well-respected in the ports & shipping circles — recognized for his in-depth industry knowledge and far-reaching personal industry network and linkages. Some of his recent port investments advisory work include ports in the Middle East, Africa, Southern Europe, South East Asia, Latin America, etc.

Given Thomas’ far-reaching personal port industry network and linkages, Thomas is often seek out by port investors and port privatisation candidates all over the world for collaborative partnership.

Thomas is invited regularly as speaker & facilitator for Ports conferences, roundtable and executive programs and workshops.

He is the senior port & terminal training expert for the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) for foreign ports officials for over 10 years. Recent programmes conducted by Thomas include the 5 days executive program in “Port Development and Competitiveness”, Singapore on 12-16 Dec 2016 where Thomas was the key trainer for over 60% of the whole executive program. Some other early SCP programmes that Thomas taught over 20 senior foreign government transport officials included the 2 weeks Singapore MFA Executive Programme in Logistics & Distribution Management on 28 Aug – 10 Sep 2007 & again on 6 Oct – 17 Oct 2008.

Thomas spoke at the Transport Intelligence Singapore 2013 Infrastructure panel, together with senior executives from the World Bank & UPS, the Container Depot Association Singapore Conference 2014 on ports and infrastructure, Tank Storage Asia Conference in 2015 and an exclusive Roundtable on Smart ports & ships and Internet of Things in Jun 2016.

On a professional level, Thomas founded the non-government voluntary organization — The Global Ports Council (GPC) in 2008. As of today, over 192 C-level executives globally presents themselves as members of our council. Our prestigious list of Council members are as follows:

http://globalportsforum.com/the-global-ports-council/

Thomas is also a veteran Chartered member (since 2001) of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport Singapore. He had served as a Board Member of the Singapore Branch of Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport for over 22 years till May 24.

17th GPF Anniversary Special. Pay for Two participants, another Two comes free. No other promotion applicable.

Costs:

On or Before 8 Oct 2025: The ‘Early Bird’ Rate is USD5995 – Save US800!

Special Offer! – 3 Delegates For The Price of 2 in This Category! Save USD5995!

From 9 Oct 2025: The Regular Rate is USD6795

Special Offer! – 3 Delegates For The Price of 2 in This Category! Save USD6795!

Note: All fees stated include luncheons, refreshments and complete set of documentation. It does not include the cost of accommodation and travel.

To register, please submit the following details to thomasng@globalportsforum.com:

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Look forward to welcoming you at the executive workshop/forums.

Kind regards

Thomas Ng

Chairman

The Global Ports Forum

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Terms & Conditions:

No delegate registration will be accepted without completing registration details and full payment.

Upon receipt of your registration details and full payment, further programme information will be emailed to you including your proforma invoice and, if required, a letter of invitation for entry visa application.

Delegates will not be admitted unless payment has been received in Full.

Flights, Airport Transfers and Accommodation are not included in your delegate registration fee.

Refund Policy – a reimbursement of the registration fee, minus administrative charges will only be made if the participant has notified Global Ports Forum Pte. Ltd. in writing that he/she is unable to attend the event no less than 45 days prior to the commencement of the event. No cancellation is allowed after that, but a replacement with another participant is allowed.

This programme is subject to change without notice, E&O.E.

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