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Book tugs at marine heart strings

THE CONTEMPORARY Melbourne tug world hailed its past this month to help launch Williamstown historian Geoff Dougall’s book on the city’s marine towing traditions, Of full steam and taut hawsers.

Shipping charts urgency of training on electronic navigation systems

Instruction in use of Ecdis is tipped to be on IMO agenda despite adding to owners’ costs, writes Craig Eason