Annual report 2024/2025 published
We are pleased to announce that the Annual Report 2024/2025 has been published. As with the last reports, we’ve chosen for a digital publication in order to be cost-efficient and environmentally friendly. You can browse in or download the Annual Report from the Related Documents on the right.
Message from CEDA President Kathleen De Wit
It is truly remarkable how quickly time has passed since I took over the presidency of CEDA in May 2024, nearly two years ago already. This period has been one of strong momentum, collaboration, and renewal across our association, reflecting the continued relevance of CEDA within the global dredging and marine construction community.
One of the highlights of 2024 certainly was the successful, revamped edition of the Dredging Days, which demonstrated again the added value of CEDA’s flagship event : a conference that is still more relevant than ever, by bringing the dredging community together around high-quality technical content and meaningful dialogue.
To make sure we can keep this relevance also in the future, we decided to organise a full-day strategy workshop at the end of 2024. An interesting audience, formed by representatives from the CEDA board, the different CEDA commissions and a large number of invitees from our corporate members, brainstormed and threw a critical eye on our organisation, resulting in an updated vision and mission that should guide CEDA in the coming years.
Since staying connected with young professionals came out as one of our most important strategic pilers, we enhanced our commitment to the next generation by increasing support to our very active Young CEDA commission, and introducing a free membership for public educational institutes, strengthening herewith also our academic engagement and answering the need to stay up to date with the latest technological developments. Education and knowledge-sharing continued to expand with the first successful DfSI course in Asia, the release of an updated “Dredging the Facts” document Learn more (https://dredging.org/news/ceda-news/610/ceda-launches-updated-dredging-the-facts), and the launch of the renewed Dredgepoint website.
Collaboration remains central to CEDA’s mission, which we saw emphasised and confirmed by the formal cooperation agreement with the Hafentechnische Gesellschaft (HTG). Looking ahead, we are already preparing enthusiastically for the next Dredging Days 2026 in Antwerp, already promising you that this event will further strengthen international exchange and innovation in our sector.
Looking back to all these realisations, I would like to thank all members, partners, volunteers, and the CEDA Secretariat for their dedication and support. Without you, there would be no CEDA and it is only together that we can shape a strong and bright future for the dredging industry. Even just considering climate change or the rapid geopolitical shifts, there is no doubt that our industry is currently facing major challenges, but if we keep on addressing them collectively, as a group, supporting one another, I’m convinced we will get there!