Tugs, Towboats & Barges 2023

Conference sessions and the expo are in the Bon Secour Ballroom on the 2nd floor. 

March 6, 2023

3:00 to 7:00 PM  Exhibitor Set-up / Registration & Badge Pick-up on the 2nd floor

6:00 to 7:00 PM  Drinks Meetup – Fathoms in the Hotel Lobby
Join us at Fathoms on the lobby level for a drink. Catch up with colleagues and meet new contacts. Pick up your drinks ticket from the conference registration desk on the 2nd floor! 

March 7, 2023

7:00 to 8:00 AM  Exhibitor Set-up

8:00 AM  Registration / Badge Pick-up / Continental Breakfast in the Expo Area

9:00 AM  Keynote Address
David Cummins, Executive Director and President, Blue Sky Maritime Coalition

9:20 AM  The Hydrogen One: An Update
Beau Berthelot, Vice President of Business Development and Director of Government Affairs, Maritime Partners, LLC

9:50 AM  Sponsor Spotlight with Sherwin Williams: High-Performance Marine Coating Solutions in a Green World
Matthew T. Heffernan, Commercial Marine Business Manager, North America, Marine Division, Sherwin-Williams

10:00 AM  Morning Coffee Break in the Expo Area

10:30 AM  Panel: Embracing the Technology Shift As We Move Toward Zero-Emissions
Moderator: Josh Sebastian, Vice President of Operations – Senior Naval Architect, The Shearer Group
Lydia Benger, Technical Director, Elliott Bay Design Group
Shival Sapre, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Americas, Kongsberg Maritime Inc.
Garrett Rice, President, Master Boat Builders Inc.
Kyle Taylor, Engineering Manager, E1 Marine

11:30 AM  New Methanol-hybrid Tug Design—the SA-100
Drew Orvieto, Senior Manager, Passenger Vessels, ABB Marine & Ports
Peter Soles, Marine Operations & Business Development, Glosten

12:10 PM  Networking Luncheon Sponsored by W&O

1:30 PM  Harbor Power & Charging Barge Design Unveiled
Mike Complita, Principal and Vice President of Strategic Expansion, Elliott Bay Design Group

2:00 PM  The Digital Transformation
Cole Van Gundy, Vice President of Engineering, Crowley

2:30 PM  How Owners/Operators Can Take Advantage of the Newly Expanded Capital Construction Fund Program
Daniel Ladd, Director, Office of Financial Approvals, U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration

3:00 PM  Afternoon Coffee Break in the Expo Area

3:30 PM  Tug Charters & Emerging Offshore Wind Market
Frank Manning, Director of Business Development, Tug Construction LLC
Christopher Mack Jr., Chief Operating Officer, Foss Maritime Company

4:15 PM  The HyZET Project: A Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Tugboat
Moderator: Myra Shannon-Fuller, Marketing & Communications Manager, ABB Marine & Ports
Samantha Griswold, PE, R&D, Crowley Shipping
Bryan Lee, Lead Project Manager, CALSTART
Jeremy Rodriguez, P.Eng, Senior Project Engineer, Energy Storage Systems, ABB Marine and Ports
Eduardo Rodrigues, Senior Consultant, Advisory Americas – Houston Maritime, DNV GL USA,  Inc.
John Catton, Technology Solutions Engineer, Ballard Power Systems, Inc.

5:15 PM  Cocktail Reception in the Foyer / Expo Open

6:15 PM  Day One Ends

March 8, 2023

8:00 AM  Continental Breakfast in the Expo Area

9:00 AM  Panel: Sub M, Beyond COI: What Next?
Moderator: Tava Foret, President & Co-Founder, Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau
Sean Reilly, Regulatory and Compliance Manager, Southern Towing
Brian Khey, Director of Safety & Compliance, Marquette Transportation
Mark McManus, Vice President of Operations, Lebeouf Bros. Towing
Jason Soutiere, Manager, Area Operations, ABS
Robert Keister, Vice President, Sabine Surveyors

10:00 AM  Ammonia-Powered Barges on Inland Waterways
Sam Lewis, Vice President of Sustainability, Southern Devall
Seonghoon Woo, CEO, Amogy, Inc.

10:30 AM  Morning Coffee Break in the Expo Area

11:00 AM  Premiere of Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Video, Featuring 2022 Honorees

11:15 AM  Panel: Women in the TTB Market
Moderator: Kasey Eckstein, Founder & Executive Director, WIMOs; President, Eckstein Trade & Transport
Mary McCarthy, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Moran Towing
Taylor Dickerson, Senior Director, Project Management Office & ESG Leader, Kirby Corporation
Capt. Joy Manthey, American Queen Voyages & Towboat Captain
Kariane Dill, Commercial Manager, Foss Maritime

12:00 PM  Sponsor Spotlight with Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS)
Jack Grogan, Senior Account Manager, VPS Testing & Inspection, Inc.

12:10 PM  Insight into the World’s First Battery-hybrid & Diesel Electric Towboats
Christian Heidrich, Sales Director Tug & Offshore Energy, Schottel
Lawren Best, Director of Design Development, Robert Allan Ltd.

12:40 PM  Attendees on their own for lunch

1:50 PM  Tour participants gather in the Renaissance lobby

2:00 PM  Bus departs for USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Dedicated to all Alabama citizens of all branches of the United States Armed Forces, the Park is America’s most unique military attraction.

Board the Battleship USS ALABAMA and explore 12 decks. Go aboard and down inside the oldest submarine on public display, USS DRUM. Also at the Park are a 26-foot Motor Surf Launch, a 41-foot UTB and a Vietnam-era River Patrol Boat.

Throughout the Park are historic aircrafts – A-12 Blackbird Spy Plane, OS2U Kingfisher, F-86L Sabre Jet, B-52 Bomber – as well as a flight simulator.

Rain or shine. Space is limited. Bus transportation will be provided between the Park and the hotel.

5:00 PM  Bus departs for Renaissance Hotel

program subject to change