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Durban Harbour Pilot Boat

published on 30 January 2023 - 17 -

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Found on YouTube. Created by "Carsten H". Originally published on 2023-01-30.

The pilot boat next to the ship after dropping off the Harbour Pilot

Durban, South Africa

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Article Gladding-Hearn Delivers New Launch to Maryland Pilots

published on 23 April 2021

The Association of Maryland Pilots took delivery of its fourth Chesapeake class launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation.

Since the Chesapeake class pilot boat was introduced by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard in 2003, 22 have been delivered to 12 pilot associations throughout the United States.

Video Volvo Penta IPS Propulsion

published on 6 May 2021

Learn why the Virginia Pilot Association chooses to rely on Volvo Penta power.

Article Gladding-Hearn Delivers High-Speed Launch to St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

published on 21 August 2020

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation delivered a Chesapeake class pilot boat to the Seaway Pilots Inc. in Cape Vincent, NY. The Seaway pilots navigate ships in and out of the ports and harbors of the St. Lawrence Seaway between St. Regis, NY and Port Weller on Lake Ontario.

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published on 11 November 2021

Video Pilot Boat "AHTO 24" from Tallinn (Estonia, EU)

published on 4 October 2022

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Opinion Time to drop the pilot? [The wet Detective]

by Mike Wall, Baird Maritime - published on 11 December 2020

The term pilot is defined as, “a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified waters.” The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 states that, “a pilot is any person not belonging to a ship who has the conduct thereof.”

Opinion Human behaviour: the final frontier in efficiency and operational performance management

by Melvin Mathews - published on 23 November 2020

The arrival of machine learning and artificial intelligence has taken efficiency to a whole new level. Software platforms can now suggest maintenance routines, recommend spare-part changes, and even predict breakdowns of machinery.