In California, pilotage for vessels sized 750gt and over is mandatory, so the San Francisco Bar Pilots (SFBP) must accompany nearly 8,000 ships in and out of the state’s ports each year, writes Stevie Knight. The pilot vessels are required by law to stand ‘on station’ outside the Golden Gate Bridge, roughly 12nm away from […]
ABP Humber reports that it has taken delivery of its second new pilot vessel from UK boatbuilder Goodchild Marine Services. Christened Trent, the newcomer follows the 2021 handover of the first-in-class Ouse, which has been based on Goodchild’s 17.6m x 5.4m and 28knots-capable ORC 171 fast pilot boat class. ABP Humber tells Ship & Boat […]
Dongara Marine of Geraldton, Western Australia has been contracted to build two pilot boats for Fremantle Ports. The duo is being developed in partnership with naval architect Southerly Designs, to Australia’s National Standard for Commercial Vessels. Ship & Boat International understands that both vessels will be very similar to the Dongara-/ Southerly-produced Berkeley class, which […]