Port of Shenzhen added 3 new boats to their fleet. 2x 19m & 1x22m Camarc designed Pilot boats built by Aurora in China. Aluminium construction built to CCS, powered by 2 MTU engines & boasting speeds of over 28 knots. Both sizes are fitted with Gyros stabilisers to improve comfort.
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Video MV LYRIKA (Lithuania) and Harbour Pilot Cutter leaving Port of King's Lynn
published on 14 May 2021
Video How to Launch a Pilot Boat–Behind the Scenes at Point Hope Shipyard
published on 20 June 2025
Welcome to Point Hope Shipyard in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In this video, I follow the float off of the Pacific Navigator, a hardworking pilot boat that serves the Port of Victoria and Ogden Point. We watch as the vessel is pulled along the marine railway, rotated on the turntable, and positioned onto the cradle. Once secured, the cradle lowers to float-off depth, and the Pacific Navigator fires up her engines for a short harbour spin before returning to duty. Some segments,...
Video Pilot Boat "Pennsylvania" - Delaware Bay
published on 4 August 2025
Video Pilot Vessel Trident Annual Maintenance
published on 14 December 2023
Video Virtual Harbour INGEMAR Naval Architects
published on 26 May 2020
Article New performance standard for pilot transfer arrangements
by IMPA - International Maritime Pilots’ Association - published on 14 June 2024
This week, the International Maritime Organization Sub-Committee responsible for developing amendments to SOLAS regulation V/23 and associated instruments (NCSR 11) finalized a new performance standard for pilot transfer arrangements, which is expected to be made mandatory by SOLAS and apply to new and existing SOLAS and non-SOLAS ships from 1 January 2028.
Article Adding map and speedometer widgets in your time-lapse video
by River Pilot Kris De Decker - published on 29 September 2021
Article "SAFE Passage" Journal by Australasian Marine Pilots Institute
by Frank Diegel - published on 10 March 2021
