The article focuses on the dredging project of Van Oord ACZ Ltd. in Cape Town, South Africa. It says that a dredging project starts with a kick off meeting which involves several personnel including surveyors, project manager, and engineers, wherein the projects objectives and methods will be discussed. It mentions that surveyors will be responsible for collection of data, information processing, and calculating volumes. Moreover, the three common types of dredging vessels are cited.