Video Suez canal blocked: attempts continue to free stuck megaship Ever Given
published on 25 March 2021
Video Awesome Video: Suez Canal-Egypt (Northbound)
published on 28 October 2021
Article The World’s Largest Container Vessel “HMM ALGECIRAS” Transits the Suez Canal
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 2 June 2020
Video Bob Peacock "Maritime Pilot", Maine / NewBrunswick - Part 1
published on 10 September 2020
Opinion Maritime Pilotage - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
by André Gaillard - published on 17 February 2021
Article Hong Kong pilotage dues set to rise for the first time since 2016
published on 20 October 2022
Article Watch out for hydrodynamic effects when manoeuvring your ship in restricted waterways
by SWZ|Maritime - published on 14 October 2021
Research on hydrodynamic interaction indicates that if the speed of the ship near a bank is too high, the rudder may be less able to cope with the forces induced and control will be lost. The Nautical Institute highlights this in its latest Mars Report, in which an LPG carrier hit a barge being towed by a tugboat as a result of hydrodynamic forces.
Opinion Tugs: Big is Better? Article by Henk Hensen
by Henk Hensen - published on 19 September 2024
Video The VENTA MAERSK, Great Belt Pilotage
published on 5 July 2021
Article Metal Shark Announces New 55-Foot Pilot Boat Now Under Construction
by Marine-Pilots.com - published on 29 April 2020
Shipbuilder Metal Shark is building a welded aluminum 55’ x 17’ pilot boat for the Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association in Mississippi.
Designed in-house, the new 55 Defiant Pilot being built for Pascagoula Pilots represents the latest evolution in Metal Shark’s pilot boat lineup. The distinctive vessel incorporates the“faceted hull” design initially developed by Metal Shark for the US Navy 40 PB program, and features an enhanced version of Metal Shark’s signature “pillarless glass” in a two-tiered, reverse-raked arrangement.