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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…

Warnings to barge operators – a critical look at BIMCO’s BARGEHIRE 2021

Each year, around 800 Bimco BARGEHIRE contracts are signed, currently on its SmartCon platform. It is understandable, with such an uptake, that Bimco should periodically review this barge-leasing contract. The most recent iteration of the 1994 and 2008 versions was published in 2021. The above usage excludes hybrid versions developed in-house by some of the…

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…

Tugnology 2019

TugAdvise has a new berth: Tatham & Co

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