Article Board of commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York
published on 22 December 2021
Article Concept of Reskilling for Automation Collaboration in Maritime Piloting
published on 22 August 2022
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.
Video The Physics of Golden Ray Capsize - Part 2 Mechanism and Solution
published on 5 June 2021
This video provides the detailed explanation of the phenomenon showed in Part 1 of this topic and a solution for this problem at the end. This phenomenon was recently disocovered by Dr. Steve Shaojie Tang and published in his book by Faiteve inc in 2018. The book info can be found at Faiteve inc https://www.faiteve.com/ The testimony of the captain on duty in the public hearing of Golden Ray capsizing at https://livestream.com/uscginvestigations/events/9252896/videos/211109207 in the time...
Opinion Master pilot exchange (MPEX) – share your information
by Gard AS - published on 4 September 2020
Video Goodchild Marine, PLA hybrid pilot cutter boat 'Leader' in 2019
published on 11 March 2021
Article Gladding-Hearn Delivers High-Speed Launch to St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots
published on 21 August 2020
Video Ever Forward Versus Ever Given Grounding & Salvage | What's Going on With Shipping?
published on 23 March 2022
Article EMPA Newsletter issue 002
by EMPA - European Maritime Pilots' Association - published on 3 August 2021
Video PLA River Thames Pilot Cutter Dji Inspire 2
published on 28 January 2021
Pilot cutters are used to take pilots between the three pilot stations (at Gravesend, Harwich and Ramsgate) and ships entering or leaving the Port of London.
Three dedicated pilot cutters Patrol, Guide and our hybrid Leader are based at Gravesend. The six cutters used at Ramsgate are operated by a Estuary Services Limited, which is jointly owned by the PLA and Medway Ports Ltd.