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On a French Lake, Mariners Learn How Not to Get Stuck in the Suez Canal

Apr 21, 2021

Francois Mayor nudged back on the power and made a subtle adjustment on the wheel as he coaxed his cargo vessel through a narrow point in the Suez Canal—not the Egyptian one, but a replica in the middle of a French forest.This stretch of water was built to train ship captains and maritime pilots how to navigate the Suez Canal—a skill now in the spotlight after the Ever Given cargo ship got wedged in the Egyptian waterway last month in high winds and a sandstorm…

Port Kembla Opens Pilot Ladder Training Facility

Oct 30, 2024

Port Authority of NSW, Australia, has developed a pilot ladder training facility in Port Kembla, allowing maritime professionals and trainees to safely practice scaling ladders on the side of a moving ship.  Port Authority partnered with Avcon…

AMSA Warns of Counterfeit Pilot Ladders

Jan 02, 2024

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued as Pilot Advisory Note advising coastal pilots and pilotage providers about the existence of counterfeit pilot ladders and associated certification.In March 2019, one of AMSA’s Port…

Converted OSRV Added to Sandy Hook Pilots Fleet

Mar 02, 2022

Sandy Hook Pilots Association welcomed its new Pilot Station Boat New York, a converted Oil Spill Response Vessel (OSRV), which, at 208 feet long, is the largest in the Sandy Hook Pilots fleet.While welcoming the its new addition, Sandy Hook Pilots retired its predecessor…

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Consilium Safety Group Appoints New Chairman of the Board

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AAL Shipping Unveils Sixth Heavy Lift Super B-Class Vessel

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MDL Leases Land for Peterhead Offshore Project Support Site

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