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Please note that as a result of mitigation measures concerning the Cover-19 pandemic the 2020 UKMPA Edinburgh conference has been cancelled.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Article Innovez One to digitalise towage and pilotage operations for the Port of Banten
by Innovez One - published on 9 October 2020
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Video Welcome to Driver's Ed...For Supertankers
published on 2 October 2019
It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They're called maritime pilots, and they're among the most elite ship handlers in the world. So where does one go to learn how to park the largest ships in the world? To the Maritime Pilots Institute in Covington, La. There, they use mini-versions of the behemoth boats to teach the basics. All aboard!