These boats are built by Abeking & Rasmussen in Germany
These boats are built by Abeking & Rasmussen in Germany
Video Pilot tender GRODEN on the river Weser
published on 1 October 2021
Video Steenbank Pilot Antwerp, Belgium - SWATH "Cetus" by Abeking & Rasmussen
published on 17 November 2021
Article What is a SWASH pilot boat? What's the difference to the SWATH technology?
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 5 June 2020
Video Navios Unite/A new girl in town
published on 14 March 2022
She was the talk of the town and now she is gone till the next time. The Navios Unite, as she is called, is 1,100' long and 140' wide. That is 8' longer than a Nimitz class aircraft carrier and 6' wider at the waterline. The ship is so wide, it requires two pilots to transit. While in the top 5, it isn't the largest ship of any type to ever transit the river, but it is the largest container ship to do so.
Video Venice pilot boat alongside "Rhapsody of the Seas" sailing from Venice Italy
published on 2 February 2021
Article EU project: MOSES (autoMated vessels and supply chain Optimisation for Sustainable short sEa Shipping)
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 20 July 2020
Video A Day in the Life of a Marine Pilot - Sipho Mnisi
published on 26 October 2021
Video Porthos Lima, presented during the 53rd EMPA GENERAL MEETING
published on 17 January 2020
Conapra's Technical Director, the pilot Porthos Lima, presented during the 53rd EMPA GENERAL MEETING the application developed for smartphones, inspired by the 2017 IMPA SECURITY CAMPAIGN. This tool allows pilots to report deficiencies in the Pilot Packing Arrangements and ship equipment, and these reports are instantly available to all Brazilian pilots. In the presentation Mr. Lima, representative of the Brazilian Maritime Pilots Association, showed how the App works and presented its...