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Video The VENTA MAERSK, Great Belt Pilotage
published on 5 July 2021
Video A Day in the life of a Port Pilot
published on 4 July 2019
Article Pilots and ship´s Captains
by Marine Pilot Luis Vale, Portugal - published on 23 August 2019
Video My First Ride In My Work's Jet Pilot Boat.
published on 10 May 2020
Opinion Pilot: “Adviser” and/or “Specialist”?
by Ed Verbeek - published on 27 April 2021
I have had the privilege of being at quite a number of meetings, conferences and seminars, sometimes representing The Netherlands, but mostly representing the Netherlands pilots. I have had many discussions about the role of pilots and pilot organisations, which lead me to write an article “What is the added value of pilotage?”, published in the February 2020 issue of Seaways.
Video NG Shipyards Launching Pilot Vessel MHPA
published on 10 December 2025
Article Safe through polar waters with NAUTITEC
by VEUS Shipping - published on 10 September 2019
Video Senior Pilot Captain ERTAN OZGUR performing departure of MSC MARYLENA
published on 2 January 2023
Video Devenir pilote | Become a pilot (Pilotes du Saint-Laurent Central)
published on 21 May 2022
Video History: Trinity House Buoys (1966)
published on 18 May 2020
Harwich, Essex. Several shots of buoys at a warehouse on the quay. Various shots show the Trinity House Vessel 'Siren' setting out to sea to carry out maintenance on buoys; a naval flag showing the Union Jack and the Trinity House Jack is hoisted; officers are seen using sextants and plotting their course on a chart. Nice M/S of a sailor tying on a life jacket. Sailors drop anchor beside a buoy, hoist weather balloons and ring bells on the ship. The buoy is cleaned of mussels and limpets...