Location: Hilton Antwerp
Location: Hilton Antwerp
Article Hamburg Port Services is a new partner of Marine‑Pilots.com
published on 13 November 2020
Article Santander Pilots ISPO certified (since July 2020)
by ISPO - International Standard for Maritime Pilot Organisations - published on 17 November 2020
Article Vacancy: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 11 July 2020
Opinion Hybrid War at Sea
by Frank Diegel - published on 25 March 2025
Electronic warfare in the Baltic Sea is escalating rapidly, with GPS and AIS disruptions posing growing risks to maritime navigation. Russia’s hybrid strategy is targeting both safety and stability in one of Europe’s most critical shipping regions. Pilots and crews now face a new reality: navigating under threat.
Article 9 new marine pilots vacancies added in Dec 2021
published on 15 December 2021
Video Inbound San Juan harbor new pilot boat build by Safehaven marine
published on 17 April 2020
Video Fathom Safety (UK): New Online Pilot Ladder Training
published on 13 February 2024
Video Port of Liverpool - Pilot Boat "Petrel"
published on 4 August 2025
Video Wind pure drift encounter - practical experiments for getting useful data
published on 8 July 2022
How to get information for wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current? - this will be described in this movie:
- Measure Drift speed, due to beam wind with no propulsion;
- Measure drift speed using full thrusters
- Estimate wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current...
- Finally there is a simple formula as Rule of Thumb: the transverse drift speed is about 7-8% of wind speed!