8 Hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Interesting video by "JeffHK" from Hong Kong about the job of a maritime pilot.

Ahmed is an ideas man. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he came up with a way to protect pilots from infection by driving incoming ships remotely, allowing his team to virtually board foreign ships rather than encounter new people in person, which would have put his colleagues at risk.

This video is all about transiting danish water through "great belt bridge" .
Vent Maersk was bound for Bremerhaven, Germany from Kotka, Finland.

"A routine pilot task"

Great film about sailing on Kiel Canal (NOK) in Germany.

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The pilots say that Port Tampa Bay leadership is leaning on them to change policies in ways they say would be less safe.

The technical body will bring together the extensive technical expertise and professional knowledge of Canada's licensed maritime pilots.