From Dusk to Dawn - SOHAR Port

Container ship @ Port of Sohar

A U.S. federal pilot shares his experience navigating icy waters on Lake Michigan.

Many thanks to Capt. Pilot Evan Simkus for the insight into the working day!

Tag along as we journey through Suez Canal into Mediterranean Sea.
The ship is on a 77 days voyage from Asia to East Coast United States in which we've taken the Suez Canal route. By using Suez Canal instead of around cape of Africa, this will save more than 5000 miles of fuel and time.
The time-lapse was taken over 16 hours.

The debate is whether highly skilled pilots could have successfully overcome the recent Boeing 737 MAX computer deficiencies. Will this question eventually be relevant to harbor pilot skills?

Interesting video by "JeffHK" from Hong Kong about the job of a maritime pilot.

Pilot-in-the-Loop simulations embedded to a high-resolution maritime environment.

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

A Japanese bulk carrier that has spilled more than 1,000 tons of oil since running aground off the coast of Mauritius has broken in two. Officials said the split was caused by a crack in a cargo hold, after the ship's condition deteriorated severely overnight. Emergency teams and thousands of volunteers have been racing to siphon off remaining fuel on board the ship.

n preparation for future heavy load transports with the heavy load pontoon "BHV INNOVATION", BVT Chartering und Logistics GmbH were guests in the NAUTITEC ship simulator together with the Bremerhaven