Hello and welcome to BairdMaritime.com's inaugural Pilot Boat Week! We have a huge amount of fantastic content over the next two weeks, covering all the important pilotage developments from the four corners of the globe.
Below you will find a preview of everything we have in store for you. Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!
– Rapid rate of change in this global sector drives innovation in vessels, equipment and techniques
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
– "Serious consideration and planning for the future will be critical to those in this segment"
– by George Livingston, California State Pilot Commissioner 2015-2019
– Steady course for Canada
– with Tristan K.-Laflamme, Executive Director and General Counsel, Canadian Marine Pilots' Association
– "Because some pilot managed to shave five minutes off the time from joining the ship to being berthed alongside, a dictat came around saying that all the pilots were now expected to record similar times"
– by Michael Grey, former long-term editor of Lloyds List
– The history of pilots falling from ladders
– by Hugh O'Neill, Editor, New Zealand Marine Pilots Association Magazine
– "One of them had reached out for our ladder with a boathook, missed at the first attempt and then as the coxswain was lining up for a second go, their engine cut out. "
– by Michael Grey, former long-term editor of Lloyds List
– Different models for pilotage in this huge maritime country
– with Neil Farmer, President, Australasian Marine Pilots Institute
– Extreme weather and risky regulation a challenge for Danish pilots
– with Capt Lars Sigvardt, President, Danish Maritime Pilots' Association
Remember to come back every day to see the latest news, opinion and vessel reviews!
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