The programme this year comprises an unprecedented 33 papers, selected and approved by the ITS 2010 Steering Committee. They cover a broad range of topics examining key areas of interest and concern in the tug and salvage industries, from towage liabilities and the re-training of crews to operate the latest vessels, to environmental salvage and underwater survey methods.
Following on from the highly successful ‘Green Wednesday’ at ITS 2008 in Singapore, we have five papers on the latest green tug developments, while running parallel to that session will be papers on a highly topical subject from the world of salvage – that of co-operation in a crisis. The Inaugural Paper will be presented by the newly appointed President and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver, Robin Silvester.
Our Conventions are always notable for their ground-breaking papers on technical and tug design matters, and this year will be no exception. Koen Fonk and Wilco van der Linden of Wärtsilä, for example, will be talking about Innovation in Tug Design, and Johan de Jong will be updating us on MARIN’s Safetug II Project.
A fascinating video, The Chain, initiated by the European Harbour Masters’ Committee (EHMC), will run during the lunch breaks at the Convention. The production underlines the EHMC’s belief that safety, efficiency and emissions in the nautical chain can be improved by better co-operation and the sharing of information and knowledge among all parties involved.
As always, emphasis will be not only on the papers themselves but on the audience discussions afterwards. To that end, the papers will be available online to registered delegates three weeks before the event, so questions can be prepared in advance. Some papers covering related topics will be followed by an extended discussion period after all have been delivered – a format which worked exceptionally well at Tugnology '09
in Amsterdam.
Organised by
The ABR Company Ltd
The Barn, Ford Farm, Bradford Leigh, Bradford on Avon,
Wiltshire, BA15 2RP, United Kingdom
