European Dredging Association
The European Dredging Association (“EuDA”), which celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2023, was founded in 1993 as a non-profit industry organisation for European dredging companies and related organisations to interface with the various European Union’s Institutions, including the European Parliament. EuDA is registered in the EU transparency register as Interest Representative Nr. 2492574893-58.
Dredging activities are not well known by the wider public, but as a matter of fact, the European dredging companies, members of EuDA, are world market leaders with about 80% share of the (open) world dredging market and a turnover of 13.2 bn Euro in 2023. Although 70% of operations take place outside Europe, 90% of the returns flow back to Europe. EuDA members employ approximately 30,000 European employees directly “on board of the ships and on land” and more than 60,000 people indirectly (through the suppliers and services companies). The combined fleet of EuDA’s members counts approximately 750 seaworthy EU flagged ships.
The Association assists its members with all kinds of requests related to dredging issues, presently strongly focusing on Social, Environmental, Technical, Tax and Trade issues. These issues are coordinated by the Secretariat and executed by its specialised working groups composed of experts from the member companies.
The Association will pursue its goals by endorsing policies to create fair and equitable conditions for competition; commits to respecting applicable national, European and international rules and regulations; commits to operating its fleet safely, effectively and responsibly.