Audience members look on throughout a presentation at TTB 2023 in Mobile, Ala., on March 7.
Attendance at TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) convention exceeded expectations for the third yr in a row—particularly for vessel homeowners and operators, C-level executives, and shipyards. This yr, practically 300 folks gathered to take heed to insightful displays and for networking alternatives.
The theme of the occasion this yr was “Making the green transition work.”
The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge business might already be the most secure, most environmentally pleasant, and most economical mode of freight transportation, however it’s confronted with the problem of constructing a transition to a low-carbon future.
These had been a number of the points on the agenda March 7 and eight at Marine Log’s TTB —Tugs, Towboats & Barges in Mobile, Ala.
Presenters concentrate on inexperienced points
TTB 2023 started with a keynote presentation by David Cummins, govt director and president of Blue Sky Maritime Coalition.
Other matters included embracing the expertise shift towards zero emissions, updates on the Hydrogen One towboat and the HyZet tug venture; a panel of vessel homeowners, operators and TPOs on subchapter M; ammonia-powered barges on inland waterways, a panel on ladies’s points within the TTB market, and extra.
Top Women in Maritime
Prior to the ladies’s panel dialogue, which was effectively obtained in the course of the occasion, a video (under) montage of a few of Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime 2022 honorees was offered on International Women’s Day.
“This year’s TTB was simply outstanding,” says Gary Lynch, writer of Marine Log. “With a record number of attendees and sponsors and a tremendous program and speaker lineup, we delivered quality education and a high level of engagement for everyone at the event.”
“I am excited to see how TTB and other Marine Log events evolve as we continue to take our events for the maritime industry to the next level by bringing industry voices and leaders in one room for two days to go over topics that are important to business managers, owners and operators in this industry,” says Heather Ervin, editor in chief of Marine Log. “We want the industry to be involved in our programming and networking ideas since this event is truly for them.”
TTB sponsors
TTB had a sturdy listing of sponsors this yr, together with:
Sherwin-Williams Marine Coatings (Platinum); VPS Veritas (Platinum): ABB (Gold); Bergan Marine Systems (Gold); W&O Supply (Lunch – Gold); Conrad Shipyards (Silver); Schottel/elkon (Silver); ABS (Silver); Christie & Grey (Silver); GL Power (Silver); Kongsberg (Silver); RIX Industries (Silver); MER Equipment (Silver); mtu – A Rolls-Royce Solution (Silver); All American Paint & Supply Inc. (Silver); On Site Alignment (Silver); Crowley (Silver); Karl Senner (Silver); Vulkan Couplings (Silver); Allied Marine Crane (Silver); Acquity International (Bronze); Bristol Harbor Group (Bronze); DMT Marine Equipment (Bronze); Elliott Bay Design Group (Bronze); Austal USA (Bronze); JonRie (Bronze); Laborde Products (Bronze); ZF Group (Bronze); MOPS (Bronze); Panolin (Bronze); Hockema Group (Bronze); Phoenix (Bronze); TNEMEC (Bronze); Rypos (Bronze); HS Marine Propulsion (Bronze); Tork Systems (Bronze); United Safety & Survivability Corporation / Fireboy (Bronze); Terrace Finance (Bronze); Alabama Shipyard (Bronze).
TTB 2024 will return to Mobile subsequent March 6-7, with extra particulars to be unveiled later this summer time. Marine Log will host two different maritime business occasions this yr: Ship Repair USA, happening June 20-21 in New Orleans; and FERRIES 2023, happening November 14-15 within the higher NYC space.
To submit presentation or panel matter concepts for any Marine Log occasion, please ship an e-mail to Heather Ervin at hervin@sbpub.com. For inquiries on sponsorships, contact David Harkey at dharkey@sbpub.com.
