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.
In this behind-the-scenes video, you will see the challenging yet thrilling job of a Florida Harbor Pilot from a first-person point of view. Captain Matt with the Palm Beach Harbor Pilots Association safely navigated out the Margaritaville at Sea Paradise Cruise Ship from berth 3 at the Port of Palm Beach to the sea buoy, in fair conditions.
Harbor pilots across the world are mariners who have expert knowledge of a port or waterway they operate out of. They are crucial in ensuring the...
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"Angostura Inglesa" is, without a doubt, the most important natural obstacle in navigating the South American channels, as it is a winding step that requires two changes of course close to 90 °, subject to a tidal regime and Considerable currents, which is also affected by the frequent bad times of the Gulf of Penas, forces sailors to face it with caution and take adequate security measures.
