Video Las Palmas Practicos
published on 25 April 2022
Video Pilot boarding on Pilot Boat "Virginia"
published on 22 July 2022
Video IHMA Congress 2020 - Going Virtual!
published on 20 August 2020
Article Hymn to the Pilot: A poem written by a harbour pilot
by Mohammed Rida El Mariky - published on 26 February 2022
Article Pilots’ Pocket Guide and Checklist - Second Edition released
published on 19 January 2022
Opinion Online survey: Securing methods of pilot ladders at intermediate length
by Herman Broers - published on 7 December 2020
Video IMPA receives the 2022 SAFETY4SEA Initiative Award
by SAFETY4SEA - published on 20 October 2022
International Maritime Pilots' Association (IMPA) received the 2022 SAFETY4SEA Initiative Award for conducting annually its ‘Pilot Ladder Safety Campaign’ with the objective of reporting pilots’ experiences of ladders and boarding equipment to the IMO and the wider shipping community. Other distinguished short-listed nominees of this category were: Inmarsat, International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), Safetytech Accelerator and Seafarers Hospital Society. We are honored to be...
Article Port of Oakland welcomes biggest ship ever this week
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 19 April 2020
Coronavirus may be hampering global trade but it hasn't broken the supply chain at the Port of Oakland. The latest evidence: the largest ship ever to call in Oakland arrives this week. The container vessel MSC Anna is scheduled to berth at the Port April 16.
The ship will tie up at Oakland International Container Terminal on the Oakland Estuary. The Port said that the 1,312-foot-long vessel is on special assignment from Geneva-based shipping line MSC. It’s collecting a backlog of empty containers in Southern California before arriving in Oakland. It’s scheduled to spend 24 hours here discharging import containers and loading exports.