SIMULATION / MANEUVER OF APPROACH AND MOORING to "TIMBUES" HARBOUR" (BRM - P) BRM Course for #Pilots

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MARIN has done model tests with a model of the msc Zoe in one of its test facilities, to find out what caused the msc Zoe to lose containers and how we can prevent this in the future.

Shiphandling discussion about meeting and overtaking situations in a close quarters situation where hydrodynamic effects will come into play between ships. The lecture continues and discusses Bank Effect.

Captain Bronson Stubbs discusses what harbor pilots do

This video explores the question of why ships are so difficult to manoeuvre in reverse.

Footage showing what the simulators look like and how they can be used to simulate ship movement in various ports.

A recent case reported by the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) underscores how a seemingly minor oversight can lead to significant costs.

USA-based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Sea Machines, a Boston-based leading developer of autonomous marine technology, have partnered on the introduction of a new 29-foot autonomous vessel now being offered through Metal Shark’s “Sharktech” autonomous division. Full story here: http://bit.ly/seamachines

9 December 2019 - 'APL Mexico City' hits adrift and rams port crane in Antwerp.
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Editors note: There was a reason why this idea of a kind of ladder-elevator did not become accepted!