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Video OMC International - Cosco Thailand
published on 14 October 2019
Video Interview with a Bar Pilot 2014 (Mississippi, USA)
published on 29 October 2020
Video A day in the life of a PLA Pilot (London): 20 August 2025
published on 9 December 2025
Video Falmouth Pilots: Working as Maritime Pilot (Documentary 2019)
published on 30 March 2022
Article Williams Shipping welcomes new port-service vessel
published on 29 June 2022
Video Airkeel stabilizer test on a Prozero boat from Tuco Marine
published on 14 March 2022
In July 2021 DACOMA launched a new EU project: AMCOSTAR. Amcostar is a Eurostars/Eureka Network funded Eurostars project on Adaptive Control of Airkeel vessel stabilizer systems. The consortium partners, DACOMA ApS in Svendborg (DK), Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark in Sønderborg (DK), and Automasjon & Data AS in Stavanger (NOR) and Tuco Marine ApS - ProZero Workboats (DK) in Faaborg, will optimize, test, and demonstrate an adaptively controlled Airkeel stabilizer on a...
Video Dynamic failure of pilot boats: Risk mitigation & management
published on 12 December 2020
Following a surf riding and broaching incident and subsequent collision by an experienced vessel operator, QinetiQ have been undertaking extensive investigations into the risk mitigation and safety management of pilotage operations. This presentation looks to discuss the risks presented during pilotage services, and provide a critical review of vessel design and service delivery approaches to understand the potential risk mitigations and management of pilot boat safety.