Marine Harbour Senior Pilot with 10 years experience in ship handling and maneuvering all kind of vessels

On August 28, the world's largest container ship completed its first crossing in the Suez Canal. Due to its huge size and this is the first voyage of the ship, it has received extra attention and special treatment from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).

The desire to improve efficiency and crew comfort has resulted in a new approach to hull design. Built from the ground up this new Pilot Boat design utilises an Extra Long Waterline (XLW) to maximise the waterline length.

The collision of 3 ships, an unfortunate event that highlighted the importance of human factors on accident causation,

See how many waves we got today from the ships on the river Haven, Boston.

20mt Pilot Boat Concept Design

The Pilot Boats captured in and around the waters of Victoria Canada c 2022 LSAC

On 17.01.2021, at 12:35 pm, the research conducted by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure based on the distress signal received from the Satellite Assisted Search and Rescue System (Cospas-Sarsat system), it was found that the Palau flagged Arvin ship was sunk, and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Main Search and Rescue Coordination Center Search and rescue elements were immediately dispatched to the region. Due to adverse weather conditions, the ship anchored in the...