Opinion What you can´t see still hurt you
published on 13 December 2020
This article was originally published on Baird Maritime (link below)
When a pilot is berthing a ship with the aid of tugs, it sometimes happens that the ship lands heavily and suffers minor damage. More commonly in my experience, it also happens that the crew discover a large dent for which they cannot account ...
Video Intoxicated Pilot Aboard HMM Boxship Hits Dock at Kaohsiung
published on 22 March 2023
A containership arriving in Taiwan hit the berth after traveling in excess of the harbor speed according to reports from the port authority and Taiwan’s Maritime and Port Bureau. They are confirming media reports that the pilot assigned to the vessel was legally intoxicated at the time of the incident.
Video "Golden Ray" harbor pilot details his harrowing experience when it capsized
published on 19 September 2020
Article Pilot fell overboard during a storm off the coast of Borkum (Germany) and was rescued
published on 15 January 2023
Video What happens during a snapback event?
published on 18 February 2022
Case Study Video:
BHP - a global mining company and port owner – asked us to develop a test set-up to see what happens during a snapback event and evaluate their safety protection fence. The test data helped in the development of a safer protection fence and gave real insight into snapback behaviour.
Collaboration with BHP, Geobrugg and Wilhelmsen.
Video San Francisco Shipping, Bar Pilot Transfer
published on 29 November 2021
Article Norway’s Seas Become Home for a Young Woman - Norway´s First Female Maritime Pilot
by Mauri Moore Shuler - published on 4 August 2022
Article Support hashtag #MarinePilots
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 4 September 2019
Video Honningsvåg Pilot Recovery
published on 16 June 2023
Video Whitten Road Haulage - Pilot Boat - Cork to A Coruna
published on 8 November 2020
Shown here is some footage of a pilot boat that was recently expertly delivered by our driver Declan to A Coruna from Cork. This load was 4.85m high, 24m long and 4.2m wide overall. It takes a great team coordinating from our office to organise the shipping, escorts and permits here in Ireland and Spain in order to make Declan's job a bit easier. It then takes the drivers expert hand to ensure that the load arrives safely and you can be sure in using Whitten Road Haulage that our years of...