Hamburg Pilot Boats: "Lotse 1" and "Lotse 2"

Cairns based Pilot Vessel underway outbound 19/9/21

off Taipei, bit choppy seas

ER88 Sea Trials - 16m Pilot Boat: MED-P16

A pilot boat entering the port of Miami.

University of York: Here, Dr Kate Preston explains why we need to fully understand the complexity maritime pilotage before we can integrate technology like autonomy.

Serkan Kahraman and Yusuf Zorba have published a new book for marine pilots. In this book, maritime pilots and shipmasters’ situational awareness levels have been analyzed using a bridge simulator system and the results have been obtained.

Comment of Harry Klenner (Presidente de la Asociación Chilena de Prácticos de Puerto): Nowadays, apart from having to take measures to avoid contagion with the Covid-19, port pilots have to consider another factor that has become present on the planet and which, by the way, our country has not been unaware of.

Happy Holidays!
TRENZ wishes you a merry christmas and a happy new year!

Marine pilot Indrek Sülla (Eesti Loots) spotted dolphins in the waters of Kopli Bay, off the coast of Tallinn, a few days ago. This is a very special event in this region and so far north.