Focus on Marine Pilotage

This month’s lineup of reviewed pilot boats include four vessels for operators in Ireland, the UK, and the United States built in those same three countries. The designs were developed in France and the UK with characteristic wave-piercing bows to help reduce fuel consumption as well as ensure more comfortable sailings.

As is standard with pilot boats, these new vessels are also versatile enough to undertake other roles such as search and rescue, thanks in part to their ability to operate under a broad range of weather conditions.

Vessel Reviews:

• Aransas Pilot III – Fast pilot boat for Port Aransas, Texas
  
• Willfreedom – Irish-built pilot launch delivered to UK’s Williams Shipping
  
• Savannah – Aluminium newbuild is first boat in series for Georgia pilotage operator
  
• DPC Dodder – Irish port operator welcomes new pilot boat to fleet

News and Gear:

• GEAR | Trelleborg supplies piloting software to Peel Ports Group
• Pilot Boat News Roundup | July 22 – USA and Russia deliveries, local newbuilding order by UK-based operator
• Irish builder unveils new pilot boat design
• Work Boat World Pilot Boat Orders and Deliveries Roundup – June 23, 2022
• MAIB reiterates call to report unsafe pilot boarding ladders
• AD Ports Group, Red Sea Ports Authority form consortium to undertake infrastructure projects in Egypt

Recent Important Features:

COLUMN | Keep on spreading the word! [Tug Times]

– “We tug crews cannot be of much help in an emergency if we ourselves are victims of that emergency.”

– by Alan Loynd, former General Manager of the renowned Hong Kong Salvage and Towage company and former chairman of the International Tugmasters Association

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Call for content!

Any news or views about the global pilotage industry? Send it through to [email protected] ASAP (between now and September 2), so we can add it to this current edition of Pilotage Week!

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• Vessels – Orders, new deliveries, under construction
• Gear – Latest innovations and technology in the pilot boat sector
• Interviews – Owners, operators, port authorities, marine pilotage associations, etc.
• Reminiscences – Do you have any exciting, amusing or downright dangerous anecdotes from your time in the marine pilotage world? (example here)
• Other – Any other relevant news

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