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Article New aluminium pilot boat for the Savannah Pilots Association
published on 31 August 2022
Article Change in Brisbane: Poseidon Sea Pilots wins tender
published on 10 February 2021
Article Hefring Marine and Loodswezen forge strategic partnership
by Hefring Marine - published on 10 June 2024
Article "Eemslift Hendrika" secured by salvage crews
published on 8 April 2021
The Dutch freighter "Eemslift Hendrika", which was in distress at sea, was secured on Thursday night. Salvage crews succeeded in boarding the ship and connecting it to two tugboats. This was announced by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. It will now be towed to the harbour of the Norwegian city of Ålesund.
Video Becoming a maritime pilot, pilotage techniques, career progression | Episode 3 [Thijs Hoff]
published on 7 October 2024
In this episode, we are joined by Thijs Hoff, a maritime pilot with over 15 years of experience at sea and 4 years as Maritime pilot. Thijs will take us through the 'how' of becoming a maritime pilot, offering a detailed look at the educational pathways, skills, and work-life balance that come with the role.
Video "Ship's Pilot" - A poem by Gaylen K. Bunker
published on 13 February 2020
Article The Risks of Remote Pilotage in an Intelligent Fairway - preliminary considerations
published on 28 July 2021
Video Wind Impact on Ships Turning Motion
published on 20 January 2021
This video complements the earlier demonstration of wind effect on straight track and shows now wind effect on turning circles. It can be seen that during a turn under strong wind the ship reduces turning when it comes close to equilibrium on straight track - if the Wind-to-ship speed ratio is big enough then the ship even goes straight instead of turning. This is shown for three samples for Head, Stern wind and Beam wind. The turning can be increased if the ratio of Wind speed-to-ship...