Article Australasian Marine Pilots Institute joins Shipping Australia as a new member
by Shipping Australia Limited - published on 30 September 2021
Video Oil Tanker Safety: Tug Escorts, Marine Pilots, and Partnership with Scia’new First Nation
published on 26 May 2026
Alberta's government is proposing to partner with Indigenous communities to build a new West Coast oil export project. In B.C. waters, oil tanker spill prevention depends on locally operated escort tugboats and expert local marine pilots, who safely guide tankers in and out of port. On the southern tip of Vancouver Island, escort tugboats are operated in partnership with the Scia’new First Nation in the community’s territorial waters.
Video Ship manoeuvring in port MV Danum 159
published on 13 October 2020
Opinion Pilot: “Adviser” and/or “Specialist”?
by Ed Verbeek - published on 27 April 2021
I have had the privilege of being at quite a number of meetings, conferences and seminars, sometimes representing The Netherlands, but mostly representing the Netherlands pilots. I have had many discussions about the role of pilots and pilot organisations, which lead me to write an article “What is the added value of pilotage?”, published in the February 2020 issue of Seaways.