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Video Roger's Craft -- 11.6m manila pilot boats
published on 2 July 2025
Article Sanmar Shipyards completes record number of vessels in a month
published on 1 March 2022
Article Port of Waterford receives the "Port Láirge" Pilot Boat
published on 24 November 2021
Video Pilot Boat Approaching Norwegian Star in Italy
published on 19 September 2023
Video Refusing to board due to a pilot ladder not rigged correctly
published on 20 June 2025
This lady came into port in an excellent day, however when I inspected the pilot ladder prior to board I saw that it was rigged using D-Shackles fastened between the side ropes, transferring all the weight and load of the ladder to the clamps and chokes. Truly an unsuitable method of securing the ladder. Retrieval line was also not above the first spreader
After pulling out the pilot boat, the ship was contacted by VHF and the captain was asked to instruct the crew in the usage of ropes and...
Video North River Boats (Pilot Boat)
published on 30 January 2020
Article IHMA Congress 2020 goes virtual
published on 20 August 2020
With the theme, "The Next Wave – Navigating Towards the Digital Future, the 12th biennial Congress will be delivered virtually from 5 - 10 October, 2020.
The Congress remains the key forum for IHMA members and the global ports sector to collaborate, network, share information, and provide updates on the latest industry technology and solutions.
Video Sail training ship "Amerigo Vespucci" operated by the Livorno Pilots
published on 5 July 2020
Video Maritime Pilots' Institute
published on 4 July 2019
The Maritime Pilots Institute is the premier training facility for River Pilots employing a mix of virtual and real world facilities. Located in Covington Louisiana, we are 45 minutes from downtown New Orleans while offering the safety and amenities of small town life.
The training presents a balance between simulated locations with a variety of environmental conditions and manned scale models of cargo ships in a series of lakes with docking and currents and live factors such as wind and...