Marine Pilot (Port Hedland Pilots)

Article by Seyed Behbood Issa-Zadeh & Claudia Lizette Garay-Rondero

The British Ports Association has launched a new initiative looking at the implications of autonomous shipping for UK ports, including a call for evidence from interested parties. Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) involves the automation of vessel and onboard processes which could alter how ports and ships interface with each other. The BPA which represents the majority of UK port activity including 85% of the shipping movements in and out of the country, is keen to explore what the future developments of shipping will mean for the sector.

It has been exactly one year ago that a pilot from Sandy Hook (New York), Dennis Sherwood, died in the line of duty while attempting to board the container vessel Maersk Kensington.
What has happened since then? Has safety been improved for the pilots?

The pilot boat is a 1979 Gladding and Hearn, think of it as a 70s muscle car on water. The Deep-V hull does a great job of cutting through the waves while giving us good speed and maneuverability. On to the next one...
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Download and view satellite images of sea-ice on your mobile device or PC within an intuitive map-based interface.

On board Pilot One during boarding maneuvers to one of the regular ferries that connects Tarifa with Tangier city.

Charleston Harbor pilots play crucial role in safely navigating ships to port

This is a description of how to view and track defects on vessels in the Saab Pilot Control program.