Ship sailing from Liverpool Docks

Ships in Freeport of Riga

Video showing marine pilot navigating a cargo ship from Plan du Port

A story I shot on the Delaware river pilots, very cool people who have a very important job. Every cargo ship that has to get anywhere up the Delaware River gets a pilot delivered to it while in the Delaware Bay, who guides it up through the narrow shoals

There are some problems that never seem to go away and one is the perennial difficulties in providing a safe way of getting pilots on and off a ship.

The IMPA has published on 30th June 2020 a letter about crew exchange in times of corona. Read the letter here:

The new pilot boat "Buran" has been delivered to Poseidon Sea Pilots of Queensland, Australia.

Many people wonder how ships made it across entire oceans without getting lost in the seventeenth century. Aaron introduces seventeenth century navigation to us today by beginning with piloting.

The IMO has adopted groundbreaking amendments to SOLAS Regulation V/23, introducing mandatory performance standards for pilot transfer arrangements.

Itajai, Brazil. Photo and video