This event will take place, in association with Caterpillar Inc, 21-23 May 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an extensive conference programme consisting of technical papers and insightful presentations from the tug, towage and salvage industry leaders.

Professionals from across the tug and salvage industries, spanning technical, operational, regulatory, commercial, financial and research, are invited to submit the abstracts by 29 September 2023.

Authors are invited to submit original research papers, case studies, or proposals related to tug and salvage operations.

Full papers and abstracts should be submitted electronically via the conference website.

Abstracts must be a maximum of 500 words and clearly state the objectives, methodology and key findings of the proposed paper.

Full papers, if the abstract is accepted, should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words in length and include an introduction, methodology, results, discussion and conclusion sections.

Authors need to indicate the relevant category under which their submission falls. All submissions must be original and not previously published or under review elsewhere.

They will be reviewed by an industry-led advisory panel and notification of acceptance will be provided by 27 October 2023. Full papers need to be submitted by 26 April 2024 and will be presented at the ITS Convention 2024.