From Dusk to Dawn - SOHAR Port

Container ship @ Port of Sohar

In our new section “Five questions for ..." Marine-Pilots.com introduces pilots and other market players to our readers in short interviews. Today we have seven questions!

We have talked to Capt. Gajanan Karanjikar, President at All India Maritime Pilots association

Gabon, Baie du Prince, 2012.
Getting that nice fat lady alongside

My background Why does a ship need a marine pilot How did we get here b.w.o training and qualification? Background history of Reef Pilots Info on different pilot stations within the Great Barrier Reef Torres Straits with its complex tides Our commute to work - boat & helicopter videos Different types of ships, cargoes and nationalities trading within the Great Barrier Reef Work life onboard.... the good, the bad and the ugly Some trivia and fun facts about mariners’ life at sea

A wonderful poem by Gaylen K. Bunker found on YouTube. As read by the author from bis book "Poems".

Six leading Ports join forces to show the world their Smart Port model

Women’s rights and gender equality are taking centre stage in 2020. But for some women, the fear of gender discrimination has never stopped them from pursuing their dream and Ms Amelia Pickering, a Harbour Pilot, is one of them.
Inspired by her father, she shares how she started her journey in the Maritime industry and some of the challenges she faced being a female Harbour Pilot.

Inbound San Juan harbor new pilot boat build by Safehaven marine

Pilot boat alongside a merchant cargo vessel, a big bulk carrier at canakkale strait, turkey