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Article Launch Marks Key Milestone for Milford Haven’s New Pilot Vessel
published on 10 December 2025
Article Insurer Pays Out After Port Agent Fails to Book Pilot
published on 13 May 2025
Article Safehaven Marine has signed a contract with the Port Authority of Montrose
published on 29 July 2021
Article Svitzer Awarded Western Australia Lng Terminal Contract With Woodside
published on 1 February 2022
Video Maritime Voices: Clint Winegar, Presiding Officer, Houston Pilots
published on 10 October 2025
Video A day in the life of a pilot boat
published on 10 May 2020
Video Setubal Pilot Boat
published on 29 August 2020
Video Presentation of manned ship models at Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre
published on 24 October 2019
Port Revel is used for shiphandling training of maritime pilots, masters and officers on a 5 ha lake with 11 manned model ships representing 20 vessels, and 4 tugs at scale 1:25 and DGPS tracking system. Instructors are former maritime pilots.
Training on the scale models provides experience that could never be gained on real ships for the simple reason that neither ship-owners nor local authorities would allow such risks to be taken. Scale models allow the shiphandler to make mistakes....
Video Tanker docking - drone video
published on 18 March 2022
Video How Ship Anchor Works? - Procedure For Anchoring a Ship at Sea
published on 11 July 2020
#Anchor #shipanchor #windlass Anchoring is one of the very frequent operations onboard ships. A number of variables and external factors influence the duration and location of an anchoring operation. While the type of seabed is of utmost importance during anchoring, soft muddy grounds or clay bottoms are best preferred. It should be taken care that the anchoring bottom is free of power lines, submarine cables, pipelines or rocks. Various methods on anchoring include consideration of...