Operation "Icebreaker" in Port of Quebec, Canada

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Download and view satellite images of sea-ice on your mobile device or PC within an intuitive map-based interface.

Currently, several means of transport are undergoing an accelerated development towards automation and automated movements. This development will also impact future ship handling with tugs. A glimpse into the future of tug boat operation.

Video by Tasmanian Ports Corporation
TasPorts' Marine Pilot Nick Hess recently produced a video from footage our crews have captured around Tasmania.
The video provides an amazing insight into the work TasPorts’ Marine Pilots undertake every day around the state - an essential part of the business that not many people get the opportunity to see.

Ships in Freeport of Riga

Good insight into the work of the pilots in Jamaica.

PILOT LAUNCH SCAPA PATHFINDER IN ACTION...4/5/2020

This video seems to be slow and boring for non maritime people, but doing the job in a good way needs a lot of experience and knowledge. And it's the very the best job in the world.

Big thanks to Geraldton Port Authority for allowing Bill and I to go out in one of their pilot boats and board a ship. It was a beautiful day for it.

Pilot Boat in Action
Westerschelde Vlissingen NL
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