Crew pilot boat in Saudi

LuxSpace CEO, Jochen Harms, on putting the ESAIL microsatellite into orbit.
ESAIL is part of ESA’s Partnership Projects and has been developed to enhance the next generation of space‐based services for the maritime sector. The spacecraft will track ship movements over the entire globe as it orbits the planet.

Pilot Boat working close to shore, but not the best of weather.

Pilotage to Sauda via one of the beautifull Norwegian fjord on cargo ship 120 m length. Pilot exemption certificate.

Up close with Ever Forward: Massive cargo ship stuck on Chesapeake Bay for a month

Accelerated icebreaking operation of Pier 28 in the Estuary sector, involving Ocean Group's tugs.

We bid farewell to our Otaru marine pilot just outside Otaru Harbor, Japan. The crew of the pilot tug were particularly fastidious about not marking up the side of the Viking Orion during the operations, spraying the interface with water, even though that might have made the transfer more hazardous for the pilot. From the Viking Orion, October 2024

The Spring 2022 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online.

Tune in to the latest episode of the People in maritime with special guest Arie Palmers, an experienced maritime pilot.

Vessel Review by BairdMaritime.com. The Pilot boat was build by Safehaven Marine.