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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
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Report into Remote Pilotage finds opportunity, but it is not all plain sailing
IMO
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published MSC.1/Circ.1428/Rev.1, Required…
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Learn how IMPA is driving positive change and creating long-term value in the maritime sector…
- 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 03/02/2026
Following multiple Iranian attacks on shipping, resulting in seafarer injuries ...
03/02/2026
Early on March 1, barely 24 hours after the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the ...
03/02/2026
[Updated to note that one seafarer has died following the strike on MKD ...
03/01/2026
Belgium, with the assistance of French forces and other EU partners, overnight ...
03/01/2026
As Iran continues to lash out at neighboring countries, reports of attacks on ...
03/01/2026
As tensions rose in the Middle East immediately prior to the pre-emptive ...
03/01/2026
As tensions rose in the Middle East immediately prior to the pre-emptive American ...
03/01/2026
Austal USA launched the company’s second ship in less than a week, the Navy’s ...
03/01/2026
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat (MuC) 3113 to Leask Marine. The ...
