Pilot - MS (Abu Dhabi Ports)

IMPA has just released the results of the annual IMPA safety campaign, please have a look at the document.

An information sheet for marine pilots about novel coronavirus. Published by the Australian Government - Department of Health

Case Study: A study conducted for Fremantle Ports on vessel interacting within the harbour.

Harbor Pilot Nasir Khan from Pakistan has sent his own checklist to Marine-Pilots.com - we share this list for our readers and look forward to an interesting discussion.

On 9 February 2019, near the Port of Hamburg, the EVER GIVEN struck the 25-metre HADAG ferry Finkenwerder, moored at the Blankenese jetty, and severely damaged it. Two minutes after the collision, a ban was imposed on sailing on the Elbe due to strong winds.

International Tug & Salvage edition from January/February 2022 has been released

The All India Maritime Pilots' Association has released its new journal for March

Short video from Brixham (UK)

Research on hydrodynamic interaction indicates that if the speed of the ship near a bank is too high, the rudder may be less able to cope with the forces induced and control will be lost. The Nautical Institute highlights this in its latest Mars Report, in which an LPG carrier hit a barge being towed by a tugboat as a result of hydrodynamic forces.

According to a report in Daily Cargo News: Poseidon Sea Pilots will provide pilotage services for the PORT of Brisbane from January 1, 2022 and for a period of 10 years.