Video NG Shipyards Launching Pilot Vessel MHPA
published on 10 December 2025
Article "Buran" has been delivered to Poseidon Sea Pilots
published on 17 April 2022
Video MSC MIA contacted gantry crane in Valencia Sep 13 2020
published on 13 September 2020
Video Professor Patrick Hudson: Safety Culture and Leadership
published on 23 February 2023
Video Why Do Ships Have Rope Ladders?
published on 4 February 2024
Video From Dusk to Dawn - SOHAR Port
published on 3 June 2021
Article ADNOC L&S Signs 25-year Agreement to Service All Petroleum Ports in Abu Dhabi
published on 30 September 2020
ADNOC Logistics and Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced today that it has signed a new 25-year agreement to provide critical marine services across all Petroleum Ports in Abu Dhabi on behalf of the Petroleum Ports Authority (PPA). This includes the onshore Jebel Dhanna Ruwais Petroleum Port and the offshore Das Island, Zirku Island and Mubarraz Petroleum Ports in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Article IMO opens discussion on SOLAS Convention to amend pilot boarding arrangements
published on 28 November 2022
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...