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Boarding with pilot ladder to Soyo LNG tanker near Cadiz

By C. Balls, Cayman Registry at the Autonomous Ships online conference 17 June 2020

The Indian Register of Shipping has published a Technical Circular on pilot boarding arrangements this week. Here you can download and read the document.

The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority has suggested a possible mistake by the captain of the Ever Given could have led to the grounding of the giant container ship in the waterway last month.

Garganta do Diabo em São Vicente

In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan’s coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That’s the ambitious goal of the Nippon Foundation, a public-interest organization backing the country’s development of ocean-traversing autonomous ships. It aims to see crewless ships make up 50% of Japan’s local fleet by 2040.

Opening the building to unveil the Pilotboat "Columbia". Preparing for launchday.

Stainsby is a 16m GRP Pilot Boat designed by Camarc and built by Holyhead Marine.