Pilot boats

ABP pilot boat replacement scheme gains pace

11th December 2023 | News, Ship & Boat International - News

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 […]

Pilot boat pair set for Fremantle

3rd July 2023 | Ship & Boat International - News, Shipbuilding

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 […]