MITAGS instructor Dennis Murphy recently wrote a guest blog post for Maritime Executive. In it, he provides a summary of each of the presentations during our recent Subchapter M Conference. He also provides his own commentary on where the towing/tug boat industry is with Subchapter M regulations.
It’s a great play-by-play for anyone who was unable to attend the event! Please follow this link to read his full review:
https://www.maritime-executive.com/blog/review-subchapter-m-conference-at-mitags-baltimore
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