Simon Tatham moderated the European Tugowners Association Conference on 10th March in Brussels

10th March 2022

Simon Tatham moderated the European Tugowners Association Conference on 10^th March in Brussels.

The agenda related to the EU Commission’s drive to reduce emission and Data Driven Sustainability was the theme:

https://eurotugowners.com/eta-hybrid-conference-data-driven-sustainability/

Speakers included chairman of the ETA, Vicente Boluda Ceballos, representatives of the Port of Antwerp, Damen Shipyards, Svitzer, and Kotug.

The European Commission presented papers on the topic.

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Simon Tatham moderated the European Tugowners Association Conference on 10th March in Brussels

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