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Article The 5th new pilot vessel launched for Liverpool
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 15 September 2020
Article Briggs Marine: New pilot boat order for Goodchild Marine
published on 28 June 2022
Video Pilot Boat Turnstone Leaving And Returning to Heysham
published on 27 July 2023
Video Pilotage with PPU (Portable Pilot Unit) - Indonesia
published on 16 December 2021
Video Welcome to Driver's Ed...For Supertankers
published on 2 October 2019
It turns out that supertankers and cruise ships have valets. They're called maritime pilots, and they're among the most elite ship handlers in the world. So where does one go to learn how to park the largest ships in the world? To the Maritime Pilots Institute in Covington, La. There, they use mini-versions of the behemoth boats to teach the basics. All aboard!
Video The Insane Amount of Power Tugboats Pack to Move Giant Ships
published on 6 October 2021
Article Marine Pilots are experts in trusting. They simple have to be....
by Bianca Reineke, lutheran Pastor, Germany - published on 13 February 2020
Opinion 1000 cruise ships around… Are their pilot transfer arrangements safe?
by Arie Palmers - published on 8 June 2022
Article Major upgrade of "OpenBridge Design Guideline" released
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 30 October 2020
Video Cargo ship ONE Apus loses more than 1,800 containers in Pacific storm
published on 11 December 2020
The Japanese-flagged container ship ONE Apus has lost 1,816 cargo carriers after it was caught up in a violent storm in the Pacific on November 30, 2020. The vessel arrived December 8 in the Japanese port of Kobe, where shipowners and managers said a full safety inspection would be carried out. The incident is described as the second biggest cargo loss in shipping history.