Deputy Harbour Master

This video is about the people who work for South East Wales Pilotage, the Pilots and Cutter crew

Pelican Pilot Boat offered by SC Chambers

A maritime pilot, also known as harbor pilot, is a mariner who maneuvers ships through dangerous or ongested waters, such as harbors or river mouths.

A portrait honouring the "vital role" women play in the maritime industry has been unveiled.

RC Nelson pilot boat

Pilotage of cargo ship in Tampa (USA).

A container ship is reported to be stranded off the coast of Gibson Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Marine Tracker lists the ship as the Ever Forward and that it is aground. It appears there are several tugboats out of Baltimore trying to assist. The company that operates the ship, Evergreen, is the same one that was responsible for the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal a year ago.

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Port operations, whether these are being performed on water or on land, are often not without risk. Pilots boarding a ship while sailing, navigating through narrow passages, collision avoidance with other smaller or larger vessels, discharging and moving cargo on land, walking between container handling equipment and trucks…

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its latest simulator technology for a new maritime training centre in Finland.