Winter Edition of the BPC Pilotage Quarterly published

A fierce debate of the future of the tanker ban off the northwest coast of British Columbia is escalating and now includes a demand from the Assembly of First Nations the Ottawa withdraw from its new MOU with Alberta to build a pipeline to the coast. Ben Mulroney speaks with Capt. Steve Kennedy, president of the British Columbia Coast Pilots about the rising tensions. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/national/program/the-west-block Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE:...

Many thanks to Capt. Pilot Evan Simkus for the insight into the working day!

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ISTLAB photos by SAMK / Pekka Lehmuskallio

Official Video by MAERSK:" In the past two years we have made boarding safer for maritime pilots on more than 100 ships."

Pilot on Board - Documentary Movie ⚓️ The documentary Pilot on Board shows us the highly responsible work of Finnish pilots and pilot boat operators, through all seasons, in different circumstances, ships and ports. In spring we go onboard in Örregrund, Kotka, to guide the cargo ship M/S Arabian Breeze to port. In summer we see how the 290 metres long cruise ship M/S Emerald Princess is piloted from Harmaja to the West Harbour in Helsinki. The pilotage of a Dutch ship in Lake Saimaa was...

The 400 m long APL TEMASEK was inbound this morning to RWG (Rotterdam World Gateway ) terminals at Maasvlakte-2 in Port of Rotterdam. We were assisted by 2 Boluda tugs and the KRVE boatmen.

This operation was carried out as part of a study of the capability of vessels of 142 meters length to enter and leave the seaport of Vyborg in the daylight.