Tugs & Barges 2019 Agenda

May 14 & 15, 2019 | Le Méridien Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA

May 14, 2019

8:00 AM	Registration in the Trumbauer Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) Expo Open in the Abele Library (3rd Floor) Continental Breakfast in the Abele Library (sponsorship available)

9:00 AM	Keynote Address

9:30 AM	Tugs, Towing & Artificial Intelligence

10:00 AM	Coffee Break (sponsorship available) \| Expo Open in the Abele Library

10:30 AM	Ballast Water Treatment: What’s the impact of VIDA?

11:00 AM	Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants: What’s the Latest?

12:00 NOON	Luncheon in the Atrium (5th Floor) \| Expo Open in the Abele Library

1:30 PM	Examining Propulsion Efficiency and Energy Savings

2:30 PM	The Market for ATBs

3:00 PM	Energy Break (sponsorship available) \| Expo Open in the Abele Library

3:30 PM	Advancements in Electric Winch Technology

4:00 PM	Safety: Accidents & Operator Fatigue

5:00 PM	Cocktail Reception (sponsorship available) \| Expo Open in the Abele Library

6:00 PM	Day One Ends

May 15, 2019

8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast (sponsorship available) | Expo Open in the Abele Library

9:00 AM

Opting for Hybrid Tractor Tugs

9:30 AM

Designing a Tier 4 Tractor Tug

10:00 AM

Coffee Break (sponsorship available) | Expo Open in the Abele Library

10:30 AM

What Legislation, Regulation & Policy is on the Horizon?

11:00 AM

Funding Your Next Vessel

11:30 AM

A Shipbuilder’s Perspective on the Market

12:30 PM

Conference Adjourns

Program subject to change.

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