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Reports of Section meetings and activities, articles of interest to Section members.  Members proposing articles for inclusion in the Section News page should contact the Hon Secretary.

The NSW Section Committee met on 11 October and, other than routine matters, discussed:

Mark Todd, Damen Shipyards Representative with Asiaworld Shipping Services, was scheduled to give a presentation on Electric-drive Technology for Tugs—The Future is Now as our first post-pandemic face-to-face meeting in the new Harricks Auditorium at Engineers Australia in the Sydney CBD on 7 September.
However, due to double bookings in the Harricks Auditorium, this meeting has been postponed to 2023.
 

Clare Grandison, Discipline Leader Environmental Signatures, DST Group, gave a presentation on Marine Biofouling: What is it, Why Does it Happen and Why Should we Try and Stop it? as a webinar hosted by RINA using the Zoom software platform with NSW Section Deputy Chair, Phil Helmore, as MC on 4 May. This presentation attracted 18 participating on the evening.

The NSW Section Committee also met on 26 April and, other than routine matters, discussed:

Mathieu Courdier, PhD Candidate and Laurie Prandolini Scholarship holder, Australian Maritime College, gave a presentation on Seakeeping of a Surfaced Underwater Vehicle as a webinar hosted by RINA using the Zoom software platform with IMarEST Committee Member, Greg Hellessey, as MC on 6 April. This presentation attracted 23 participating on the evening.

The NSW Section Committee met on 15 March and, other than routine matters, discussed:

The NSW Section held its 24th AGM on the evening of 2 March, following the March technical presentation, attended by seven with Belinda Taylor in the chair.

Bernard Dwyer, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of TT-Line, gave a presentation on Design and Construction of the New Spirit of Tasmania Vessels as a webinar hosted by RINA using the Zoom software platform with the Deputy Chair of the NSW Section, Phil Helmore, as MC on 2 March. This presentation attracted 24 participating on the evening.

Ashar Khan, Manager New Build Projects Australia-Pacific, Wärtsilä, gave a presentation on Wärtsilä Products and Solutions—Powering a Sustainable Maritime Future as a webinar hosted by RINA using the Zoom software platform with the Secretary of the ACT & NSW Branch of the IMarEST, Geoffrey Fawcett, as MC on 2 February. This presentation attracted 20 participating on the evening.

The NSW Section Committee met on 18 January and, other than routine matters, discussed:

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