FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, James Herbert, Secretary General of the International Salvage Union, underscores the vital role of the salvage industry, emphasizing the collaborative efforts that the association undertakes with its members. Despite the pressing challenge of ensuring the industry’s financial sustainability, James urges shipowners and their insurers to focus on the value salvors bring in preserving and saving assets, rather than solely considering operational costs. He further stresses that trust, transparency, and cooperation are key pillars of a successful salvage operation, while access to heavy equipment often proves to be a critical factor in effective wreck removal. RelatedNews Grounded MSC Baltic III set to be removed by 2027 WSC: A global regulatory framework is imperative to secure the industry’s transition var jnews_module_21330294_0_6a036199f3529 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21330294","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1613,714,1056","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtex