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Video A Journey on Kiel Canal, Germany
published on 25 September 2022
Article Furetank (Sweden) turns former office into advanced ship simulator training centre
published on 7 February 2023
Article Washington State Board of Pilotage Commissioners: 2021 Annual Report
published on 18 August 2022
Video Safety training course for German maritime pilots I
published on 12 June 2026
Video The danger of trapdoor arrangements
by Herman Broers - published on 24 January 2022
Video Ships Pilotage from Port Providence
published on 24 July 2022
Article 3DPortGuard Docking Aid
published on 24 August 2021
Australian technology provider Frontier Automation has released a new vessel tracking system that can be used as a docking aid tool by pilots. As for all Frontier Automation control systems, it uses 3D machine vision to automatically detect and track in real time shipping vessels within range of a berth by providing information on critical distances to mooring infrastructure, on vessel speed and angle, and on vessel movement directions and orientations.