State-of-the art technology developments shared
With port modernisation and expansion of capacities to meet emerging demand, it is essential that the port management and port staff are equipped with latest knowledge and technical advances for meeting the new challenges.
JNPT, India’s premier container port which provides state-of-the art facilities to the stakeholders and also initiates world class training programmes for port officials organised a seminar on Dredging Strategy and Technology for Ports between August 6 – 10, 2018 at JNPT Antwerp Port Training and Consultancy Foundation Training centre. Officials from Mumbai Port, V.O.Chidambaranar, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Haldia Dock Complex, Paradip, JNPT, Cochin, Chennai, Deendayal Port took part in the 5 days seminar.
Mr. Stefaan Jozef Ides, a trainer from Belgian Port conducted the training workshop. The aim of the workshop was to take an overview of the modern dredging techniques and their application to create new port infrastructure and maintain port access using the best available dredging technologies and strategies.
JNPT Antwerp Port Training and Consultancy Foundation initiates workshops on several topics in which Indian port and terminal professionals take part. After this training program, the participants will be able to work out an optimal dredging strategy for a specific project, taking into account the local geotechnical conditions, environmental legislation and timing constraints. As part of the seminar, the participants also visited Port to see the operation.
Participants expressed their gratitude to faculty and JN Port officials for organising such training programmes which is very helpful in improving their performance and the in-depth coverage of various topics in the training programme. They also appreciated the infrastructural support at the Training Centre and Guest House.
