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The container ship "Mumbai Maersk" ran aground off the island of Wangerooge. A first rescue attempt failed.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration has signed an agreement with Aboa Mare to provide a new
course for pilots and VTS operators. By practising together in a simulator, maritime safety along the
Norwegian coast will be reinforced.

The use of augmented reality (AR), i.e. the addition of computer-generated information to real images, has become established in various areas:

Svitzer to provide terminal towage and pilot transfer services at Woodside LNG export terminals

This video will describe how you can connect Qastor3 with your PPU.

For many people, a career in the shipping industry seems like an unlikely choice, but others are making this improbable dream a reality.

The joint House and Senate Commerce committees Monday joined 87 pilots and Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review and Oversight in rejecting the proposed measures on the argument that they would negatively affect minorities trying to break into river piloting.

"Last legislative session, river pilots committed to making African Americans and other minorities aware of the growing number of career opportunities in Louisiana's maritime industry," said river pilot Captain Lee Jackson in a statement.

There are some problems that never seem to go away and one is the perennial difficulties in providing a safe way of getting pilots on and off a ship.

Improvements to pilots’ situation awareness (SA) in maritime navigation are critical to reducing human errors, which have caused 75% to 96% of marine accidents over the last few years.