Article Podcast: A look at a beloved Astoria vessel that was a gamechanger: the pilot boat Peacock
published on 3 February 2023
Video Webcam Duluth Bayfront
published on 28 October 2020
Video MAERSK: Staying safe out at sea - a message from our seafarers
published on 8 September 2022
A special message from our seafarers👷🏽♂️👇🏽 Last week, we marked our annual Global Safety Day with the theme 'We Learn and Adapt'.
In our industry, hazards are a normal part of operations and we constantly work to identify the safety risks before anything happens and put in place safeguards to ensure that even if something goes wrong, it does not lead to severe injury.
Safety procedures on board our vessels ensure that our seafarers protect themselves and their colleagues while on...
Video Pivot Point Specials 2 - position for ship moving ahead or astern
published on 12 May 2022
Article Crowley Completes First U.S. Design for Fully Electric Tug
published on 21 April 2021
Opinion Those irritating 20 %
by Ed Verbeek - published on 1 June 2021
Video Pilot Ladder on Ships- Correct rigging procedure 2020
published on 8 January 2021
Correct method of rigging pilot ladder explained.
As explained, a large number of reports related to the use of pilot ladders which are too long relative to the vessel’s draughts. As a result, the excessively long ladders require shortening up before being deployed for boarding pilots. In these cases, ship crew shortens the pilot ladders, using D-shackles to choke the side ropes at the required height along the ladder’s length. In this method, the D-shackle is first secured to a hard point...