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- Required Pilot Transfer Arrangements
Required Pilot Transfer Arrangements & Best practice for maritime pilotage
- IMPA on Pilotage
This publication brings together the experience and expertise of over 30 pilots and other industry experts, offering insight into the role of the marine pilot.
- Safety Observation Tool
In partnership with IMPA, TIDALIS (former Saab) has recently launched the 'Safety Observation Tool', a communication system created to improve safety, and designed exclusively for use by…
International Maritime Events
August 23, 2026 - August 28, 2026 Indonesia
IMPA Congress 2026 to Connect Maritime Pilots and Industry Stakeholders in Bali.
September 22, 2025 - September 26, 2025 Peru
The XII Latin American Pilots’ Forum 2025 will be held in Lima, Peru.
September 04, 2025 - September 06, 2025 Vietnam
The 4th Asia-Pacific Maritime Pilots' Forum 2025 will be held in Dangang City, Vietnam.
April 21, 2024 - April 26, 2024
26th IMPA Congress in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Latest News
IMPA
Report into Remote Pilotage finds opportunity, but it is not all plain sailing
24/09/25
IMO
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published MSC.1/Circ.1428/Rev.1, Required…
16/09/25
IMPA
Learn how IMPA is driving positive change and creating long-term value in the maritime sector…
01/07/25
- Required Pilot Transfer ArrangementsRequired Pilot Transfer Arrangements & Best practice for maritime pilotage
- IMPA on PilotageThis publication brings together the experience and expertise of over 30 pilots and other industry experts, offering insight into the role of the marine pilot.
- Safety Observation ToolIn partnership with IMPA, TIDALIS (former Saab) has recently launched the 'Safety Observation Tool', a communication system created to improve safety, and designed exclusively for use by…
The Maritime Executive 11/07/2025
The developers of two offshore wind farms that have gained government consent ...
11/07/2025
On Thursday, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier provided an assist in a long-range ...
11/07/2025
Shipping has entered a Maritime 5.0 world defined by rapid change, artificial ...
11/07/2025
ABS and Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) signed a memorandum of ...
11/07/2025
RINA, the multinational consulting engineering, inspection and certification ...
11/07/2025
Ports of Indiana has been awarded two federal grants from the Federal Emergency ...
11/07/2025
In an important step towards sustainable inland shipping, the Rotterdam-based sand ...
11/07/2025
DFDS, one of Europe’s largest ferry operators, announced a series of shake-ups ...
11/07/2025
The fatal engine room fire aboard the dredger Stuyvesant in November 2024 that ...
