NZMPA Maritime Pilotage Conference & AGM 2021

Video by Capt Amit Kumar Singh, Marine Pilot / Port Captain

Delta Launch Services, the operating company for the Associated Branch pilots on the SW Pass of the Mississippi, has taken delivery of a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. This is the sixth St. John’s Class launch built for the Delta pilots by the Somerset, Mass. shipyard.

Top condition. Quality assurance with label, certificate and registration. Truly exemplary work in the service of safety for pilots. Great to see that.

Award winning 15m wavepiercing pilot boat

APL Belgium in rough water near the Farallon Islands pilot station.

OHB subsidiary LuxSpace’s satellite for global ship monitoring has reached its target orbit.

Bulk Carrier "Jasmine A" leaving Gladstone lock stern-first with 3 tugs

Improvements to pilots’ situation awareness (SA) in maritime navigation are critical to reducing human errors, which have caused 75% to 96% of marine accidents over the last few years.