Video Norway’s $325 Million Ship Tunnel Gets Go Ahead
published on 25 March 2021
Video CBNC: Egypt's Suez Canal could take weeks to clear
published on 25 March 2021
The massive container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal, halting traffic in one of the world's busiest waterways, is still stuck. The ship, called the Ever Given, became horizontally wedged in the waterway following heavy winds. Nearly 19,000 ships passed through the canal during 2020, for an average of 51.5 per day, according to the Suez Canal Authority.
Video Port Authority Investigates Cruise Ship Crash in Falmouth (Jamaica)
published on 31 May 2022
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by Porthos Lima, Brazil - published on 17 January 2020
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published on 15 November 2022
Article Study: "An evaluation of fatigue factors in maritime pilot work scheduling"
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 17 September 2020
Article Port of London Authority orders new Pilot Boat from Goodchild
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published on 12 May 2023
Article BC Pilotage Authority adds 20m Pilot Boat to fleet
published on 5 November 2021
Video Wind Impact on Ships Turning Motion
published on 20 January 2021
This video complements the earlier demonstration of wind effect on straight track and shows now wind effect on turning circles. It can be seen that during a turn under strong wind the ship reduces turning when it comes close to equilibrium on straight track - if the Wind-to-ship speed ratio is big enough then the ship even goes straight instead of turning. This is shown for three samples for Head, Stern wind and Beam wind. The turning can be increased if the ratio of Wind speed-to-ship...