Crew pilot boat in Saudi

Challenge between SWATH tender "DÖSE" and two 30m mono hull vessels in 2013.

SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old harbour pilot from PSA Marine died on Saturday (Feb 11) after falling into waters off Kusu Island.

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Pilot boat at Velsen-Noord crew prepares to join cruise ship Norwegian Prima.

Explore working hours with Pilot 130 at Bangkok port, Thailand.

Editor's note: The pilot boarding seems a bit improvised and unsafe to me, but that's certainly business as usual, isn't it?

Video Courtesy: Kristijan Sablic

Finnpilot released its annual report for 2021. The impact on the amount of Finland’s international imports and exports significantly affected vessel traffic and the number of pilotage assignments. The number of pilotage assignments in coastal waters decreased by 1.9% from the previous year. In the Saimaa region, the number increased by 5.3% from the previous year.

Tug power has increased considerably over recent decades. Today, some ship handling tugs have a bollard pull of more than 100 tons. In addition, high tug power can be installed in ever smaller compact hulls.