Panama Canal: cargo ship catches fire

Welcome to another exciting episode of A Spotlight to Panama! This week, we dive into the intricate operations of the Panama Canal with Carlos Mata, a Tugboat Captain with the Panama Canal Authority. The Panama Canal is a marvel of global engineering, requiring precise and coordinated efforts to ensure smooth transit for ships from around the world. Tugboats play a critical role in this process, and today, Captain Mata gives us an inside look at what it takes to keep this maritime artery...

This safety video examines the safe set-up of pilot ladders and details the safety checks that should be carried out before using a plot ladder to ensure a safe boat transfer.

The new pilot boat "Buran" has been delivered to Poseidon Sea Pilots of Queensland, Australia.

Great image video of the Italian pilots (Federazione Italiana Piloti dei Porti).

According to a report today by www.MaritimeBulletin.net a mooring boat was rammed from a container ship and sunk.

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Attached is a short video on our Great North East Channel operation, The video highlights launch operations and the role of the pilot on-board.

This year, the Chinese New Year holiday celebrates the year of the Rat. The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is celebrated by more than 20% of the world’s population. More than that, it is also the longest seasonal holiday in China. Most of the population saves up its annual holidays to take a few weeks off and spend time with the family.