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Tugnology 2019

22nd May 2019

The 2019 Tugnology conference was held in Liverpool on 14-15 May 2019. TugAdvise founder Simon Tatham attended both days and this year’s conference was another informative and interesting event for the tug industry. Tugnology is presented by Tug & OSV and it is the world’s leading tug-only conference. TugAdvise founder Simon Tatham publishes a regular article in…

TugAdvise has a new berth: Tatham & Co

3rd May 2019

1 May 2019 Following seven years of development and growth, the specialist tug and towage, offshore vessel, salvage and wreck removal team at TugAdvise are now part of Tatham & Co. Our offices remain in the City of London, at 1 Gracechurch St, EC3V 0DD, and will be moving to modern and larger premises during…

The “EVER GIVEN” – grounding Suez Canal – March 2021

Smit Salvage BV & Ors v Luster Maritime SA & Anr (The ‘Ever Given’) [2023] EWHC 697 Admlty) Today we look at what went wrong and the lessons to be learned when in March 2021 the owners of the EVER GIVEN sought to avoid a salvage claim and started negotiations for a commercial contract to…

The EVER GIVEN – was there a concluded contract? The Admiralty Court says no.

The grounding of the 20,400 teu “EVER GIVEN” in the Suez Canal is well-known, but much less is understood about what was going on behind the scenes as the parties negotiated for her refloating. It has proven controversial. A recent Admiralty Court judgement has now thrown light upon exactly what happened. At about 07.40hrs LT…

Tugnology 2019

TugAdvise has a new berth: Tatham & Co

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