AMPI Spring Workshop - Australasian Marine Pilots Institute

The busy Strait of Messina which separates the island of Sicily from the Italian mainland is now home to a new pilot boat, manufactured by Bellcraft and powered by Volvo Penta’s Inboard Performance System (IPS).

Captain Reginaldo Pantoja, AFNI: "Now, as a professional harbour pilot for over 29 years, I try to apply the lessons I learned during these times and also when I worked as a mooring master, tow master, and dock master."

Capt. Nasir Khan is responsible for the content and copyright of this film and kindly provided us with this video.

According to a report today by www.MaritimeBulletin.net a mooring boat was rammed from a container ship and sunk.

Boat builder Metal Shark has delivered a 55’ x 17’ welded aluminum pilot boat to the Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association in Mississippi.

An innovative technique to board a sailing ship without any loss of time.

Pilot Boarding on PCC Vessel

Congratulation to Ahmed Sati for 8,000 moves!

Currently, several means of transport are undergoing an accelerated development towards automation and automated movements. This development will also impact future ship handling with tugs. A glimpse into the future of tug boat operation.

This video has been recut and edited by the creator Hugues Cauvier. Previously there were three episodes, which have now been combined into one.