International Tug & Salvage edition from January/February 2022 has been released
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Article Watch out for hydrodynamic effects when manoeuvring your ship in restricted waterways
by SWZ|Maritime - published on 14 October 2021
Research on hydrodynamic interaction indicates that if the speed of the ship near a bank is too high, the rudder may be less able to cope with the forces induced and control will be lost. The Nautical Institute highlights this in its latest Mars Report, in which an LPG carrier hit a barge being towed by a tugboat as a result of hydrodynamic forces.
Video Tuban Port Maritime Pilot
published on 8 December 2021
Article P&O Maritime Logistics Equipping Pilots In Jebel Ali With Updated Pilot Portable Units (PPUs)
published on 2 November 2022
Video Disembarking in Australia - Flinders Ports
published on 31 August 2022
Video Risk Involved When Preparing Combination Ladder
published on 9 September 2020
Article A Collision that Should Not Have Happened
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 10 April 2025
Article NTSB investigation: Higher speed contributes to contact of tow with bridge
published on 14 December 2020
NTSB issued an investigation report on the contact of tow William C with a Rock Island railroad bridge protection cell, on Des Plaines River, in January 2020. The investigation established that high speed prevented the pilot to correct the tow’s position after completing the transit through the previous bridge.