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Video Welcome to Lyttelton Port Company
published on 27 August 2025
Lyttelton is the largest port in the South Island of New Zealand. We are the gateway for the goods that keep our region moving. From the Container Terminal to the Dry Dock, and inland to CityDepot and MidlandPort, LPC offers a wide range of facilities and services Our Vision is to be New Zealand’s most sustainable and innovative maritime gateway, enriching our communities and driving economic prosperity. Our Purpose is to facilitate growth of trade for Christchurch, Canterbury and the wider...
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published on 8 December 2022
Video Maritime Pilot - Stopping the ship - Episode 6
by Dr. Captain Ahmed Sati - published on 2 September 2024
Video Japan Federation of Pilots' Associations (partly animated)
published on 23 June 2021
Video Conventional vs. Automated Mooring Of Cargo Ships
published on 26 January 2021
Video Dongara Marine Custom Boatbuilding Diversity 2023
published on 6 November 2023
Video Wind pure drift encounter - practical experiments for getting useful data
published on 8 July 2022
How to get information for wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current? - this will be described in this movie:
- Measure Drift speed, due to beam wind with no propulsion;
- Measure drift speed using full thrusters
- Estimate wind & current limits to be potentially encountered by thrusters – or current...
- Finally there is a simple formula as Rule of Thumb: the transverse drift speed is about 7-8% of wind speed!