Two leading French ports to have Wärtsilä VTS

Wärtsilä is to supply its Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) solution to two of France’s leading ports, Calais and Boulogne. Calais is France’s leading port for passenger traffic and the second largest port

Danish pilotage agency opts for Saab dispatch solution

JANUARY 31, 2018 — DanPilot, the Danish state maritime pilotage provider, has awarded Saab a contract to implement a new marine pilot dispatch system based on Saab’s PILOTCONTROL solution. It is scheduled

Pilot who died after fall during transfer had been drinking

OCTOBER 12, 2017 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report on an October 2016 incident in which a Port of London Authority sea pilot died after falling

SE Alaska Pilots have trainee openings

JANUARY 10, 2017 — The Ketchikan, Alaska, based Southeast Alaska Pilots Association (SEAPA) has scheduled an exam for new pilot trainees to be held at the Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle from

Pilot company offers to preinspect Australia-bound ships

AUGUST 21, 2013 — Australian Reef Pilots (ARP), a pilotage company that provides licensed pilots for the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef, is broadening the range of services that it provides.

Pilots monitor fatigue with hat that measures brainwaves

AUGUST 15, 2013 — Australian Reef Pilots (ARP), a pilotage company that provides licensed pilots for the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef, is trialing a baseball cap that monitors the wearer’s

Kvichak Marine books order for pilot boat

FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — Kvichak Marine Industries, of Seattle, WA, has been awarded a contract to build a 50 ft x 15.5 ft pilot vessel for the Southwest Alaska Pilots Association (SWAPA).