SafePilot CAT II

The latest ORC 171 to leave the yard in June 2021

Falmouth Harbour (FH) is inviting boat builders around the UK to tender for the construction of a clean, green, fuel-efficient pilot vessel to join a fleet operating 24/7, 365 days a year and completing more than 1000 boardings and landings per year within the Falmouth Pilotage Area.

The latest summary from PTR Holland on the subject of pilot ladders. Here is the most important information on maintenance, use and replacement & insepection record book.

Bulk carrier COFCO 1 with 41,900 tons of soybean resumed sailing downstream after grounding, which took place on May 25-26, but at around 0630 UTC May 27 she ran aground again, this time in San Pedro area at 269 kilometer mark, Parana river.

Editors note: There was a reason why this idea of a kind of ladder-elevator did not become accepted!

Nautical Institute webinar, 13:00 – 14:30 UTC on Thursday 31st March, 2022.

A Dutch innovation of a Trimonoran introduces a whole new way of sailing: faster, safer, more comfortable and sustainable: A revolutionary breakthrough in the world of ship design.

Aflevering 3/4 - Regio Amsterdam-IJmond In Over Een Andere Boeg gaat Sven mee met de loodsen van het Loodswezen. En onderzoekt hij wat dit bijzondere beroep inhoudt. We lopen mee met 4 verschillende regio's door heel Nederland. Regio's Scheldemonden, Amsterdam-IJmond, Noord en Rotterdam-Rijnmond. Wat drijft loodsen om elke dag weer het water op te gaan? Een beroep dat doorgaat bij dag... en nacht. Hoe is het om het grootste deel van je werk door te brengen op het water? Wat zijn de...

Consistently 99.9 per cent safe operation of large vessels: Marine pilots on Canada’s West Coast have an exceptional safety record in the world’s largest pilot-mandatory zone for large vessels including oil tankers.