The Portius Port Law Series is a library of manuals, monographs, collections of papers and conference proceedings on the law of ports and harbours. The focus is on international law, European law and comparative law. The publications are aimed at an audience of port professionals, legal practitioners and academics.
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Video NG Shipyards Launching Pilot Vessel MHPA
published on 10 December 2025
Video Sea trials of the Interceptor 48 Pilot 'Belgrano' by Safehaven Marine.
published on 2 December 2020
Article Gibraltar Pilots order new Seaward 35 pilot boat
published on 5 February 2021
Video Self-righting test: PILOT62, 17m by Cheoy Lee Shipyards
published on 26 June 2021
Article Review Of Pilot Boat St. David Crash
published on 15 May 2021
Video When a pilot boarding is aborted
published on 27 January 2022
Wind was blowing strong from the NE and the waves were becoming bigger and bigger by the time we reach a new client.
Crew didn't consider the rolling effect about to happen while changing heading in order to give lee when they prepared pilot ladder, so the requested 1.5m above the water was not that good.
I decided to abort and to give the vessel the chance to shorten it. In the next attempt they did it right and I was able to board safe