ITS '02 Review

01 Jun 2002

The 17th International Tug and Salvage Convention - ITS 2002 started in brisk fashion in the Spanish city and port of Bilbao on 13 May, with close to 400 delegates and exhibitors arriving from every corner of the world's towage and salvage industries Held at the ultra-modern Euskalduna Conference Centre, the event ran for four days and included an exhibition with 60 stands representing towage companies, shipbuilders, naval architects and equipment manufacturers. This bi-annual event continues to grow in size and stature. In spite of a perceived downturn in some sectors of the industry the atmosphere was buoyant and there was no lack of interesting and stimulating papers.