Harbor pilots are some of the highest-paid municipal employees and represent a crucial part of a shipment's journey.Associated Press Harbor pilots are among the highest-paid city employees but it's a ...

What was your first thought when you heard about the accident? Post: My first thought was, thank God it happened at night, because of the low amount of traffic on the bridge. If that had happened ...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully prosecuted a ship's master and shipping company after a pilot was injured while embarking on a Panama-flagged general cargo ship. The ...

Maritime pilots guide everything from small cargo vessels to the latest megaships safely into ports around the world, using their expert local knowledge to navigate busy or complex waterways. If ...

From the Puget Sound Pilots headquarters in downtown Seattle, with a view of Puget Sound as a backdrop, Capt. Ivan Carlson Jr. walks Scripps News' Vanessa Misciagna through an unfolding situation: A ...

The James and Elizabeth rivers were calm Friday as the Karen Moran tugboat glided through the waters. It sailed past amphibious assault ships, destroyers and an aircraft carrier while dolphins ...

RANDERS, Denmark—Joergen Andersen’s usual commute takes him by boat to a 30-foot-long rope ladder dropped down the side of a ship in rolling seas. Before he clambers up the hull to reach the ship’s ...