Innovation Winter 2025/26

CONTENTS

COMMENT 4 Viewpoint NEWS 5 AGM in review 7 AGM motion defeated 8 2025/26 Board 9 Meet the new Board Chair 12 Annual Report 13 Board meeting highlights 14 Annual Renewal due soon 15 Project Highlights reminder 40 Quick Guide to Authentication FEATURES 10 Annual Conference in photos 18 Registrant roles in guidance 20 Tugboats go electric 30 Predicting rockslides DEPARTMENTS

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Workhorses on the waterfront The quiet, but mighty, fleet of electric tugboats significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The science of rockslides Understanding the unpredictable nature of rockslides.

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16 Professional Practice 28 CE: speaker spotlight 38 Volunteer spotlight 41 In memoriam

10 In view A photo roundup of the Annual Conference.

42 Discipline and enforcement 45 Display advertisers’ index

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ON THE COVER The HaiSea Wamis, a battery-powered tugboat. P hoto : S anmar S hipyards

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