Operation "Icebreaker" in Port of Quebec, Canada

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Download and view satellite images of sea-ice on your mobile device or PC within an intuitive map-based interface.

Currently, several means of transport are undergoing an accelerated development towards automation and automated movements. This development will also impact future ship handling with tugs. A glimpse into the future of tug boat operation.

Let us start a journey back in time. Back to the black and white films of history. The times have changed, but it is good to know what kind of things have changed and where are the roots of pilotage.

From home to work.

Impressive pictures from Colombia: MV Malcom arrived on June the 20th carrying the first wind generators for the "Guajira 1" project.

Awesome video by Herman Broers, "The Rotterdam Pilot".

Advertising film of the SWATH shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen on ships in SWATH design (2013)

As we all know there is a new regulation established since July 2012, this new regulation refers to pilot transfer arrangements. There are other yearly safety campaigns such as IMPA that include SOLAS V.23 and IMO Resolution A 1045 and Resolution A.1108(29). Unfortunately, in this annual overview there were some accidents reported that could have been avoided.