ETA held its Sustainable Conference in Rome, on the 12th of November. The event focused on the latest regulatory developments such as the new Lloyd’s Open Form, the revised UK standard conditions for towage and the revision of the EU´s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification regulation.
60 people delegates attended the conference which took place at the Grand Hotel Flora in the Italian capital. The ETA chairman Alberto Dellepiane opened the conference underlining how the sector is adapting to the constantly changing legal environment and highlighted the importance of participating in the definition of these norms.
The first panel focused on the new Lloyd´s Open Form. The speakers (James Herbert, ISU, Simon Tatham TugAdvise and Ben Harris, Shipowners´ Club) updated the attendants on the Form´s changes and answerred questions on the most controversial articles such as the scopic clause.
The second panel discussed the recently revised UK Standard Conditions for Towage. The document provides a framework of liability protection for tugs when assisting other vessels. The panelists, Nick Dorman (Targe Towing and Chair of the review panel), Alexander McCooke (Shipowners´ Club) and Simon Tatham (TugAdvice) outlined one by one the document´s 9 clauses and explained the main changes to the text.
Finally, the ETA Secretary General, Anna Maria Darmanin gave an update on the revision of the EU´s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification regulation and its potential impact on the port towage sector. Ms Darmanin outlined the ETA´s action to circulate the Association´s position and help the EU´s policy-makers to adopt a more coherent text.
You can find all the presentations by clicking on the speakers’ names. Check the pictures of the event here.
