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Tug talk: a report from the international Tug & Salvage Convention.(Boats & Gear: ITS Convention)

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| June 01, 2004 | Buls, Bruce | COPYRIGHT 2004 Diversified Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Several hundred representatives from the tug world gathered in late April at the biennial International Tug & Salvage Convention held this year in Miami. A total of 27 papers were presented at the four-day event.

Six technical workshops were held concurrently with six general-interest presentations on the second day of the conference. Topics covered during the technical workshops ranged from winches and ropes to boxcoolers and Voith Schneider propulsion. The following summaries represent a sample of the papers and presentations delivered at ITS 2004.

The Z-Tech Concept, presented by Peter Lim, PSA Marine.

Declaring that the new "Z-Tech" tug is ...

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