The African Section of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) will organize its second international Dredging Days, in Tangiers, Morocco on the theme "Protection of the Coastline, Dredging and Sustainable Development" from 1 to 3 November 2006.

During the last century, Europe focused dredging works on maintenance issues for ports and navigational fairways.  Today, dredging interests extend to all facets of intervention works on the seabed, either for the restructuring or maintenance of facilities, aggregate extraction, submarine structures, beach nourishment and the protection of eroded areas.  Smart dredging has become a crucial tool for economic and sustainable development.

In Africa, sustainable development will come to the forefront as trade exchanges increase, bringing about direct impacts on the environment. Indeed the economic growth occurring on the coastline places a strong pressure on it.  Aggregate extraction for the construction industry, is one of  the main causes of damage to precious ecosystems.  In that context the only alternative that is available to decision makers is to reconcile this growth with coastline protection and finding dredging solutions for the production of marine aggregates with a view to protecting the shore lines in ways that are commonly used in Europe and elsewhere.

Therefore, in 2006 the Dredging Days provide an opportunity for contact and exchange of knowledge and expertise for Euro-Africans and others on problems relating to coastline protection and economic growth.  This event reveals the international technical and scientific dimension of the programme and aims to attract the attention of marine researchers and professionals, university researchers and high level civil servants from European and African countries in order to promote know-how and knowledge and enrich experience through concrete applications.

The CEDA-AS Dredging Days 2006 extend over three days in (1 to 3 November 2006). They will focus on aspects related to the problems of dredging and sustainable development. On the first day there will be presentations and discussions on the dilemma of economic growth and shore deterioration. The second day will be devoted to the perspectives of economic growth and the dredging needs. The third day will be reserved for technical visits to large scale-projects such as the new junction port of Tangiers-med on the Mediterranean coast.

The conference will have an associated technical exhibition which will be held in the halls of the  Môvenpick hotel and will be open during and between the technical session. Registered exhibition staff may enjoy breaks with conference delegates.

A special programme has been arranged for the accompanying persons on Wednesday and Thursday, 1 and 2 November. Partners can choose from various options such as a full day visits to attractive cities such as Chaouen, Tetouan or Asilah or a half-day visit to Tangiers.

There will be ample opportunities for delegates, exhibitors and partners to socialize and network with colleagues during the three days in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere including a conference banquet on Wednesday evening.

Participants can choose from two different post conference tours departing from the Môvenpick Hotel in Tangiers and returning to the same hotel two or three days later.

Essential information:

Venue: Hotel Movenpick - www.movenpick-tangier.com
Registration fees: CEDA/EADA/WEDA members: € 400; Non-members: € 500
Accommodation: Hotel Movenpick 5* - single  € 90 ; double € 110; Hotel El Omnia Puerto 4* - single € 60; double €  80; Hotel Tarak 3* - single € 25 double € 35; All prices include breakfast and taxes. Cut-off date: 15 September
Technical exhibition: The standard (2 metre depth by 3 metre length) stand will include an information desk, one table , two chairs , one waste basket , two spotlights and electric and electric power supply. The exhibition booth fee (€ 1500 per 6 m2 and € 2500 per 12 m2) includes registration for two employees of the exhibitor to staff the booth.
Partner Tours: Full day visit to Chaoen -  € 55; Full day visit to Tetouan -  € 45; Full day visit to Asilah -  € 40; Hlaf day visit to Tangiers - € 20.
Post conference tours: Two day visit to Fes and Chaouen -  €  270; Two day visit to Rabat and Casablanca  € 170

For further details please visit the CEDA website at: www.dredging.org or the CEDA-AS web site at: www.ceda-africa.com or contact at  the CEDA-AS Secretariat : Ms Dounia GHARBI or Ms Khadija LEGLITI, C/O Drapor Dragage des PORTS S.A, 5, rue Chajarat Addor Quartier Palmier Casablanca 20100 Morocco, Phone : + 212 22 95 91 42/+212 22 95 91 04, Fax: + 212 22 23 47 54/ +212 22 23 26 00, E-mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it OR This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For inquiries concerning this press release please contact: Anna Csiti, CEDA Secretariat, Phone: +31 15 2682575, Fax: +31 15 2682576, E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it