Video Look at Life - City of Sailors - Portsmouth - 1965, UK
published on 18 March 2021
Video Is this a safe disembarkation?
published on 19 October 2021
Article Port Canaveral to Add New Patrol and Pilot Boats
by MarineLink - published on 30 August 2022
Video [4K] New Cranes Come to Baltimore, Maryland September 9, 2021
published on 15 September 2021
Video Refusing to board due to a pilot ladder not rigged correctly
published on 20 June 2025
This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...
Video Pilot boarding ship - ice bound harbour.
published on 4 July 2019
Video Pilot rejects unsafe pilot ladder in Izmir, Turkey
published on 18 May 2022
Article SVITZER STRENGTHENS OPERATIONS IN AFRICA WITH NEW CONTRACT WINS
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 8 June 2020
Recently, Svitzer took an important step towards strengthening its presence in Africa by signing a five-year contract with Nacala Logistics in Mozambique for harbour towage, occasional pilot transfer and potential salvage work in the port of Nacala. At the same time, Svitzer also secured a five-year extension of its current contract with Egyptian LNG assisting the land-based Idku LNG plant with four tugs, two mooring boats and one pilot boat.