Operational Forecasting and
Hydro-Informatics in Large
Marine Infrastructure Projects
Mark Bollen & Saul Buitrago
“IMDC provides expert advice
for a sustainable management
and development
of our natural waters.”
Who are we?
International Marine & Dredging Consultants nv
Foundation
year
Offices
Personnel
(Jan 2016)
Turnover
2014
Quality
certificate
1982
Antwerp
Bogota
(Bangkok)
102
15,7 Mio
Euro
ISO
9001-2008
12-Feb-16 / Intro/ slide 2
Our Market
Home Market
60-70 %
World wide
30-40 %
12-Feb-16 / Intro/ slide 3
Hydro-Informatics & Operational Forecasting Systems
Large Marine
Infrastructure Projects:
Combining IMDC expert
knowledge of:
Dredging, Measurements,
Processes, Modelling, Environment
Forecast Modelling: Sediment
Plume – Metocean
Hydro-informatics: Online Data
Mgmt & DS Systems - MAST
12-Feb-16 / Offshore, Dredging & Environment / slide 4
Operational Forecasting Systems
ECOPAM – Sediment plume forecasting
LNG Wheatstone Downstream Australia
DIAU - Chevron
WIND
SEDIMENT
PLUME
MODEL
WAVES
HD
EVALUATE vs
ENV.
CRITERIA
SED TRANSPORT
ADAPT
DREDGING
SCENARIO
MEASUREMENT
DATA
DREDGE
&
MONITOR
12-Feb-16 / Offshore, Dredging & Environment / slide 5
Operational Forecasting Systems
Operational forecasting Reports
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Wind speed, direction, gusts
Water level
Current velocity, direction
Significant wave height
(wind and swell), wave period,
direction
Visibility/cloudiness
Operational specifications
• Forecast update: 2x a day
• Forecast horizon: 5 days
12-Feb-16 / Offshore, Dredging & Environment / slide 6
Operational Metocean Forecast
GNL – De La Plata
GNLS, Montevideo, Uruguay
MAST: MArine Supervision Tool: DSS
• IMDC provides unique portal for a decision support system (DSS)
Why?
• Offshore/Dredge works  onshore works & supervision
• Daily follow-up  continuously changing information flow
• Delay in information & scattered dispersed data & modular
What?
• Improve the control and follow-up of the project execution phases
• Provide real-time information & reporting
• On-line visualisation of the progress, measurements (incl. RS),
forecasts, vessel tracking, daily reporting
• Improve communication (authorities, lenders, contractors, subcons…)
12-Feb-16 / Offshore, Dredging & Environment / slide 7
MAST: Online Vessel Tracking
12-Feb-16 / Offshore, Dredging & Environment / slide 8
Operational Metocean Forecast
GNL – De La Plata
GNLS, Montevideo, Uruguay
MAST: Integration of measurements with RS images
12-Feb-16 / Offshore, Dredging & Environment / slide 9
MAST: Integration of measurements with RS images
12-Feb-16 / Offshore, Dredging & Environment / slide 10
Thank you
for your
attention!
Mark Bollen
Saul Buitrago
Commercial Manager
Dredging, Environment, Measurements
and Processes
[email protected]
Business Developer and Branch Manager
Colombia