Be A San Francisco Bar Pilot: Pilot Trainee Training Program

One of the biggest ships in the world, 23,000+ TEU container ship MSC MIA, reportedly contacted gantry crane while leaving container terminal at Valencia.

Gabon, Baie du Prince, 2012.
Getting that nice fat lady alongside

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Pilot Boat "Döse" built by A&R

A group of Pilots from the Sandy Hook Pilot Association joined us for a ride along on a damp winter day.

After crossing the Atlantic Ocean and entered in the Mediterranean sea it is time to call the pilots at Chioggia/Venice, Italy.

This video from Northern Helicopter impressively shows how teamwork works in the maritime world. At TRENZ, we’re especially proud when two of our customers are in action together.

Video made for information only.

The Virginia Pilot Association has taken delivery of a Chesapeake Class MK II launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, its ninth pilot boat built by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard since 1983.

Since the Chesapeake Class pilot boat was introduced by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard in 2003, 22 boats have been delivered to 11 pilot associations throughout the United States.

A portrait honouring the "vital role" women play in the maritime industry has been unveiled.