In early December, just as I was starting to get into ship spotting, I saw a couple of vessels headed up river towards Philly. One of them, the Cielo di Iyo met with the harbor pilot right as I had my drone up. I was able to capture the Pilot coming to meet the vessel and CLIMBING the ladder to get on board just before she passed beneath the Walt Whitman Bridge.

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Join us as we take a pilot 5 miles out to sea to meet a huge 80,000 ton oil tanker arriving outside Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia!

by Finnpilot Pilotage Oy
Luotsi nousee Perämerellä talvella alukseen ja poistuu aluksesta

#pilotage#change of pilot#approaching to port

Maersk will begin implementation of an innovation called Snap Back Arrestor (SBA) ropes on the mooring lines used to hold vessels in place while docked in port for loading and unloading. Mooring is one of the most dangerous aspects of port and vessel operations.

Engage Marine has announced that it recently awarded the marine pilot transfer services contract by the Port of Townsville.

Fathom Safety now offers an online course on Pilot Ladder Training

1st 24,000 TEU vessel, 1st Containers loaded, 1st Port call Qingdao

Does the growth of ships ever have limits? Perhaps less in shipbuilding than in the handling of the ships during piloting.