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PPSP in co-ordination with Svitzer Australia and Victoria Ports Corporation Melbourne recently conducted verification simulation exercises to evaluate the possibility of manoeuvring larger ships into the Port of Melbourne. These simulations assess challenging manoeuvres and enable all parties...
Peter Mitchell, Mornington Peninsula Leader, July 5, 2019 5:00pm Sea pilots are a common sight for anyone who lives on the Mornington Peninsula. Cast your gaze towards Port Phillip Bay and you’ll see them chugging along the...
From between the heads of Port Phillip Bay, the Prominent Ace, a giant container ship, is a blip on the horizon that could be mistaken for a whitecap. It gradually looms into fuller view in...
Imagine having to bring a 100,000 tons ship into port in rough weather and heavy seas, navigating through a narrow, rocky passage bordered by dangerous reefs. Port Phillip Bay, which forms the entrance to the Port...
Captain Charles Griffiths (pictured) will travel to Malaysia later this month with six Australian marine pilots. They will finish a competency audit at the Star Cruises training simulator in Port Klang. Australian and New Zealand pilots are...
Cost-cutting by governments around the world through the privatisation of marine safety bodies has been fiercely criticised by maritime pilots. More than 400 delegates from around the world at the XVth International Maritime Pilots’ Association Congress...