Operation Pilot Boat SEA MASTER 98 to MT. ANSA SEALEADER

Shipping Australia is delighted to welcome the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute as our newest corporate associate member

It does not happen very often that we have a Eurochannel bound ship to sea. In this case the MARIA P LEMOS, 333 m with a draft of 20,7 m left Rotterdam underway to the Far East .

The last month Jan Tiedemann from Alphaliner (BRS) in Hamburg has reported, that DNV GL has awarded Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (group) Co., Ltd. an approval in principle for the design of an LNG-powered 25,000 TEU container vessel. Based upon the reported vessel dimensions, he reckons that the ship could actually have a capacity closer to 26,000 TEU.

A maritime pilot tells us about why he loves switching ships in midstream.

This video explores the question of why ships are so difficult to manoeuvre in reverse.

Danpilot Echo (IMO 9839519) Pilot Vessel. Gross Tonnage 18. Built 2018. Baltic Workboats, Estonia. L. 20.3. W. 6. Propulsion 2x Volvo Penta D16MH. Flag Denmark.

How pilot embark the ship #marino #seaman

Issue no. 332 of "The Pilot by United Kingdom Maritime Pilots´ Association is out now.