ETA, together with EMPA, wins the ITS safety award

The ETA, together with the European Maritime Pilots Association, has received the Safety Award at the 26th International Tug & Salvage Convention (ITS) for its Common Guidelines for Efficient and Safe Harbour Operations, which ETA and EMPA published in June 2019. The award recognizes the associations´ endeavours to drive up Read more…

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ETA 59th Annual Meeting, a summary

The European Tugowners Association (ETA) celebrated its 59th Annual Meeting on the Spanish island of Tenerife. This year´s event was kindly hosted by ETA local member Boluda Towage. 140 participants among ETA full and associate members and guests attended the Annual Meeting, making this event another success when it comes to Read more…

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ETA is shortlisted for the International Tug & Salvage Awards

The European Tugowners Association, together with the European Maritime Pilots Association, has been shortlisted for the Safety Award 2022 Category of the 26th International Tug & Salvage Convention, Exhibition & Awards (ITS2022). ETA and EMPA have been nominated to this award for their Guidelines for Efficient and Safe Harbour Operations, as they drive Read more…

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ETA members exchanged best practice on the use and collection of data to reduce their emissions

ETA organised its Conference Data Driven Sustainability on the 10th of March in Brussels. The event was dedicated to identifying what data is currently in existence and being collected by towage companies. The discussions, ably moderated by Simon Tatham, TugAdvise, focused on how the specific companies embrace sustainability within their operations, implementing measures Read more…

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