Article Brazil Pilots issue Common Errors in PTA’s notice
published on 26 November 2021
Opinion Book review: Practical Ship Handling, Fourth Edition, by Malcolm C. Armstrong
by Kevin Vallance deep sea pilot and author - published on 5 June 2020
Video Future Fairway Navigation Final Seminar 2022: Remote Pilotage
published on 12 January 2023
Article Port of London Authority: New Pilot Trainee
published on 13 August 2025
Video A Day in the Life of a Marine Pilot
published on 2 April 2025
As an island nation, over 98% of Australia’s trade moves through ports. At the heart of the trade supply chain are the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) marine pilots. These highly skilled maritime professionals make sure the vessels carrying goods through our ports travel safely and efficiently. Take a look at a day in the life of an NQBP marine pilot at one of Queensland’s multi-commodity ports, the Port of Mackay. Read more https://nqbp.com.au/about-us/news/articles/a-day-in-...
Article Svitzer Awarded Western Australia Lng Terminal Contract With Woodside
published on 1 February 2022
Video Storm Bram sea trials aboard Northeast Pilot III
published on 27 February 2026
Here’s a video of recent Sea trials during ‘Storm Bram’ aboard the ‘all weather’ Interceptor 48 ‘Northeast Pilot III’ we built for the North East pilots at Newport, Rhode Island in the USA. With winds of Storm Force 11 and heavy breaking waves conditions were pretty wild, and proved a good test for her seakeeping abilities, especially her stability where she recovered nicely from a hard 90 degree knock down. Also respect to the seamanship of the captain aboard Fokko Ukena whom we filmed and...