The HarbourPilot Fixed, is the ultimate tool for total situational awareness to ensure safe navigation of vessels. Receive accurate and real-time vessel dynamics information on any number of screens to equip the vessels’ navigational crew and key personnel and synchronise operations and communication. HarbourPilot Fixed is user-friendly and becomes a familiar secondary source of reliable and accurate information which is independent of the ships’ navigational systems. Facilitate critical decision making during ship-handling and improve safety of crucial manoeuvres with the HarbourPilot Fixed. Easily add-on shore based data from a server to enhance the information modules to include weather, tides, DUKC and other critical data to support navigation. Acts as a fall back navigational system that can optionally include battery back-up to provide a totally independent navigational tool in case all else fails.
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Article Research Paper on Remote Maritime Pilotage: A Strategic Prioritization Framework
by Ph.D., Pilot Mustafa Sökükcü - published on 1 July 2026
Article Port of Oakland welcomes biggest ship ever this week
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 19 April 2020
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.
Video Maiden voyage of HMM Algeciras #4-Ningbo-navigating
published on 10 June 2020
Video German Pilot Boat (Baltic Sea)
published on 16 May 2022
Video Day in the life of a Marine Pilot on the Humber, UK
published on 7 November 2025
Brief snapshot of a day in the life of a Humber marine Pilot.
This was filmed a few years ago, 2019 I think.
Some standards and best practices have changed since then, for instance I would not have my bag on my back while using the pilot ladder now, I would send it down using a heaving line.
#MarinePilot #shiphandling #pilotage #ships #timelapse #humber
Video How port pilot sail out ship from the port? Grimaldi lines catania roro ship
published on 22 April 2022
Video How Pilots Cross Between Huge Ships In The Sea And The Danger Behind It
published on 1 July 2022
In today's episode, we continued to take a look at the different aspects of Aberdeen Harbor, including the divers, the pilots, as well as others who work in the harbor. Pilots are required to cross between ships in the sea while both ships are still running, while divers continue to work under the sea on the pipeline. In addition, a charity event is happening on Aberdeen's main street. -- Aberdeen Harbor, on the North East coast of Scotland, is one of Britain's oldest businesses and one of...
