Further to the ISU Annual General Meeting held on the 27th and 28th September 2011 in Colombia, we are delighted to announce Mr. Andreas A. Tsavliris was elected President of the International Salvage Union. He has been a member of the ISU Executive Committee since 2006.
On Monday 12th September 2011, we dispatched salvage tug “MERCURIO” (2,400 BHP / 35 TBP), from Aveiro, to the assistance of LPG Tanker “GAS ARCTIC" (GRT 2,985, DWT 3,590) in laden condition, disabled about 25 nautical miles North West of Leixos following main engine failure.
On Tuesday 20th September, the London (and worldwide) shipping community descended onto the London Hilton (Park Lane) for the acclaimed and glamorous Lloyd’s List Global Awards.
On Monday 29th August 2011, we dispatched salvage tug “TSAVLIRIS HELLAS”, from her Ponta Delgada salvage station, to the assistance of General Cargo Vessel “BBC SPAIN" (GRT 6,204, DWT 7,625) disabled about 1,000 nautical miles Southwest of Azores following main engine breakdown.
Further to the companies under the Tsavliris Salvage Group umbrella fulfilling the requirements of standard of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004, Tsavliris is pleased to announce that as of Wednesday 10th August, 2011, the Tsavliris Warehouse has implemented and maintains a management system which fulfills the standard requirements of ISO 9001:2008.