OCTOBER 2011
INTERNATIONAL SALVAGE UNION
New President for International Salvage Union Mr Andreas Tsavliris, a Principal of TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE GROUP, has been appointed by the 57th General M e e t i n g o f t h e I S U as the new President of the ISU. At the same meeting, Captain Leendert Muller was elected as Vice President of the ISU. Mr Muller is the Chief Executive of Dutch salvage company, MULTRASHIP. Mr Tsavliris has been a member of the ISU Executive Committee since 2006 and succeeds Mr Todd Busch who will continue as a member of the ISU Executive Committee.
grateful to the members for entrusting this prestigious position to me. As a company, we have been a committed member of ISU for many years and I will undertake to uphold its ideals and will always try my hardest in the best interests of the ISU.” Tsavliris Salvage Group's origins go back to the 1920s. Andreas Tsavliris followed in the footsteps of his father, Alexander G Tsavliris, and joined the company in 1970. He has worked to maintain a modern, global network
Mr Busch said: “It has been a privilege to be the President of the ISU and to represent our members as we have tackled many important issues. I have greatly enjoyed my Presidency and look forward to continuing to work for the benefit of all marine salvors. I am delighted to be handing over to Andreas Tsavliris who has vast experience of salvage and has demonstrated great commitment to the ISU and to the salvage industry.”
through the strategic positioning of the Group’s own salvage assets as well as through cooperation with regional and international salvage companies. Tsavliris Salvage is one of the few firms to maintain salvage tugs on station in strategic locations. It says that its policy of modernisation means it is wellequipped to cope with today’s larger and more complex vessels and with the threat of pollution which has imposed new demands on salvors.
ISU's new President, Mr Andreas Tsavliris of TSAVLIRIS Salvage Group
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Tsavliris said: “It is a great honour and I am proud to have been elected President of the International Salvage Union. I am
ISU 57th AGM, Cartagena, Colombia The International Salvage Union held its 57th General Meeting at The Santa Clara Hotel, Cartagena, Colombia, 27– 28 September 2011. Some 70 delegates and their guests from the ISU’s 57 member companies attended. The meeting was hosted by Intertug of Colombia; Remolcadores Ultratug and CPT Remolcadores, both from Chile.
The meeting, chaired by outgoing ISU President, Todd Busch, was updated on the business of the ISU, its Executive Committee and professional advisers during the past year. ISU General Manager, John Noble, reported on the joint work with the Nautical Institute to develop a professionally produced set of Casualty Management Guidelines. The work of the Comité Maritime International on the issue of environmental salvage awards was considered and legal adviser Rob Wallis updated members on the UK’s new and far-reaching Bribery Act. Communications adviser, James Herbert, showed the planned new environmental salvage webpages and presented the results of the 2010 pollution prevention survey and discussed use of social media as a communications channel. The Colombian Navy described its work in the Caribbean region and the substantial progress which is being made to control illegal drug trafficking. There was a full social programme including a Gala Dinner at which Todd Busch handed over to new ISU President, Mr Andreas Tsavliris. (For more AGM pictures see back page)
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