BTA Annual Conference 2026 Report of Proceedings The British Tugowners Association (BTA) held its AGM and Annual Conference at Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool, drawing over 80 British Tugowners Association Annual Safety Seminar 2026 Please save the date for the BTA s Annual Safety Seminar held on Thursday 5 November 2026 in Glasgow. The BTA Annual Golf Competition | Sir William Crosthwaite Cup | 25 September 2026 | Kent The British Tugowners Association's annual golf competition, the Sir William Crosthwaite Cup, will take place on Friday 25 September at Nizels Golf & British Tugowners Association formalises partnership with Polestar Publishing to advance industry guidance and training The British Tugowners Association (BTA) was delighted to sign a new collaborative agreement with Polestar Publishing at Seawork on 11 Riviera Article: The most misunderstood person on the casualty site On any major salvage under Lloyd’s Open Form with SCOPIC invoked, one role is consistently misunderstood, sometimes resented, and always Riviera Article: What fifty years of building tugs teaches you Sanmar Shipyards used its platform at this year’s BTA Annual Conference in Liverpool to deliver something more valuable than a Riviera Article: Decoding the salvage paradox in Liverpool The British Tugowners Association’s Annual Conference in Liverpool offered a rare window into how salvage works in practice. What emerged Riviera Article: Adrift without a framework: floating offshore wind and the emergency response gap Britain’s push towards net zero by 2050 is driving a new frontier in renewable energy: floating offshore windfarms, but concerns BTA Tug Personality of the Year 2026 The British Tugowners Association was delighted to award Captain William (Bill) Evans its Tug Personality of the Year Award for 1 2 3 … 10 Next »