European Tugowners and Pilots discuss shared concerns

During 2009 representatives from the European Tugowners Association (ETA) and the European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) met to discuss operational problems that both pilots and tug operators increasingly experience when handling the ever larger types of ship arriving in European ports.

The strength of a ship’s bollards and fairleads is of great importance when a high powered escort tug is employed.

During 2009 representatives from the European Tugowners Association (ETA) and the European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) met to discuss operational problems that both pilots and tug operators increasingly experience when handling the ever larger types of ship arriving in European ports.