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11th International Tug Convention And International Marine Salvage Symposium September 24-28, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The 11th International Tug Con- vention and International Marine Salvage Symposium and Exhibition, or "The Big One" for short, will be held at the World Trade & Conven- tion Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from September 24 to 28, 1990. This will mark the first time that the two shows have been held together. According to the show's promot- ers, this combined event will be the world's largest international gather- ing of executives involved in the tug, towage and salvage business. It is the first time in many years that the International Tug Conven- tion is visiting Canada and it is also the first time for several years that a major marine salvage conference has been held in North America. The International Tug Conven- tion has been held biennially all over the world during the past 20 years. To date, well over 3,000 dele- gates have attended these meetings which have been held in London, Vancouver, New Orleans, Rotter- dam, Hamburg, Singapore and Syd- ney. The International Marine Sal- vage Symposium (IMSC 88) was first held in London in 1988 and attracted delegates from 19 coun- tries. It broke new ground and cov- ered all aspects of marine salvage topics, from artifact recovery through to legal, financial and con- tractual changes affecting the tradi- tional salvage operation. The combination of the two events will ensure an enlargement of the scope of the products and serv- ices in the related exhibition and will provide delegates to the confer- ence with an opportunity to attend sessions on specific marine salvage topics, as well as the traditional tug- related subjects. The tug-related sessions will in themselves break new ground. The ideas which have sprung from the convention series has produced significant changes in tug and towage operations and this is reflected in the program of inter- nationally renowned speakers. For registration information, con- tact: The 11th International Tug Convention Secretariat, Thomas Reed Publications Limited, 80 Coombe Road, New Maiden, Surrey KT3 4QS, England; telephone: 081- 949-7033; telex: 883526 REED G; and fax: 081-949-0530. PROVISIONAL PROGRAM Monday, September 24 11 a.m.-5 p.m.—Delegate registration in the World Trade Center. The International Tug Convention & International Marine Salvage Symposium will be held at the Halifax World Trade & Convention Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 6-8 p.m.—Organizers welcome cocktail reception in the World Trade Center. Tuesday, September 25 7:45 a.m.—Delegate registration 10 a.m.—Opening by Premier J. Bucha- nan, Nova Scotia. 10:15 a.m.—Inaugural paper presented by Professor Edgar Gold 10:30 a.m.—Coffee break 11:30 a.m.—"In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez," presented by Mark Cohen, partner in law firm Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Wil- liams. 11:45 a.m.—"United States Navy Versus Major Commercial Oil Spills," by Capt. Charles A. Bartholomew. U.S. Navy, Direc- tor of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Sal- vage and Diving. 12:30 p.m.—Lunch 2 p.m.—"Heavy Salvage Operations and the Use of Tugboats," by Hector V. Pazos, president, Ocean Oil International Engineer- ing Corporation. 2:45 p.m.—"Design for Deep Ocean Sal- vage Systems," by David Siviter, managing director, Perry Tritech Ltd. 3:30 p.m.—"United States Navy Syn- thetic Tow Hawser Pilot Program," by Rob- ert C. Whaley, Naval Sea Systems Com- mand's Office of the Supervisor of Salvage. 4:15 p.m.—Tea 4:30 p.m.—"Elastomeric Fenders: Mate- rials and Specifications for Effective De- sign," by John E. Rector, marketing man- ager, Trellex Morse, USA. 5 p.m.—"The Noble Denton Towing Ves- sel Approvability Scheme," by Capt. John Lloyd, managing director, Noble Denton Marine Services Ltd. 5:30 p.m.—Happy hour at exhibition Wednesday, September 26 9 a.m.—"U.K. Standard Towage Condi- tions," by Graham Mack, chairman and managing director, The Alexandra Towing Company Ltd. "U.K. Standard Towage Conditions: The P&l View," by James Dowson, general man- Hudson Maritime Services Ltd. USA. and Capt. George H. Reid, Harrison Reid & Asso- ciates. 4:45 p.m.—"Acoustics as an Aid to Sal- vage Location and Recovery," by Nigel Kel- land, operations director, Sonardyne Ltd. UK. Friday, September 28 9:30 a.m.—"Tug Barge Systems into the 1990s," by Christopher Wright, president, The Mariport Group Ltd. 10:15 a.m.—"A Tale of Five Tugboats," by Robert G. Allan, president, Robert Allan Ltd. 11 a.m.—Coffee 11:30 a.m.—"Ocean Search and Recov- ery—A 'Dog & Pony' Show," by Command- er Robert E. Kutzleb, Kutzleb Marine Serv- ices, USA. 12:15 p.m.—Closing paper. 1 p.m.—Lunch 4 p.m.—Exhibition closes. ager, Shipowners Protection Ltd. "U.K. Standard Towage Conditions: The Legal View," by David Swaffield. soliciter and partner, Hill Dickinson Davis Campbell. 10:30 a.m.—Coffee 10:45 a.m.—"Tug and Barge: Push and Pull; That is the Question?" by Robert Sell- meijer. project manager, Ship Powering Dept., Holland. 12:15 p.m.—"Training—The Tugmas- ter/Pilot Interface," by Capt. Brian W. Le- wis, Howard Smith Industries (Pty) Ltd. 1 p.m.—Lunch 3-5 p.m.—Tug demonstration and pa- rade. 6-7:30 p.m.—Cocktail reception at the Maritime Museum. Thursday, September 27 9 a.m.—"International Convention on Salvage, 1989, and LOF 90,' by Mike Allen, partner, William A. Crump. 9:45 a.m.—"The Enhancement of Sal- vage Awards," by Richard F. Olsen, partner, Stephenson Harwood. 10:30 a.m.—Coffee 10:45 a.m. — "Refloating from a Strand—Practical Naval Architectural As- pects," by A.R. Colquhoun, naval architect. United Salvage Pty. Ltd. 11:30 a.m.—"Double Bottoms—A Sal- vor's Perspective," by Capt. William B. Gibbs, manager, Bugsier Towage & Salvage USA. 12:15 p.m.—"The Use of Explosives in Marine Salvage," by Sidney Alford, Sidney Alford Ltd., Explosives Engineering. 1 p.m.—Lunch 2:15 p.m.—"Marine Emergency Serv- ices: Towards a New Understanding," by Klaas J. Reinigert, president, International Salvage Union. 3 p.m.—"Salvage in the Oceania Region,' by Capt. Ken Ross, United Salvage, Austra- lia. 3:45 p.m.—Tea 4 p.m.—"Salvage Response in the United States," by Paul S. Smith, vice president, INTERNATIONAL TUG CONVENTION & MARINE SALVAGE SYMPOSIUM Exhibitor Stand No. Alexandra Towing 68 Bird-Johnson 80 Bisso Marine 87 Bridport Brownell 84 Canadian Marine Drilling (CANMAR) 98 Damen Shipyards 84 Enviroflex Inc. 66 GEC Alsthom 100 Goliath Transport 85 Halifax-Darmouth Industries 79 Hong Kong Bank Canada 64 Kobelt Manufacturing 76 Kort Propulsion 62 Krupp MaK Maschinenbau 78 Lekko 108 Lunnenberg Industrial Foundary (LIFE) 80 Marlow Ropes 90 McKeil Marine 89 MIBA American Corp. 70 Nova Scotia Trade Development Center 70 Salvage Association 101 Simrad Marine 120 Svenska Skum 61 Swath Ocean International 86 Trellex Morse 105 Twin Disc 107 30 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
