British Towage Industry Award 2010

The BTA has awarded its special Tug Personality Award to Captain Henk Hensen FNI in recognition of his major contribution to tug safety. His "Tug Use in Port" in particular has become the standard reference and manual for tug operators and on-board. The presentation by BTA President Steve Jellis was made at the Annual Conference on 22 April, at which Capt Hensen presented a new paper "Learning from Accidents".

At the AGM on the same day, Mark Malone [pictured below], Chief Executive of Svitzer UK, was elected Chairman of the BTA.