As of March 3, APIBARRA now has three more partners, the Cte. Carlos Santos, João Albuquerque and José Lopes from the Port of Lisbon. At the moment we have 94 members, including 5 retired colleagues, 2 former pilots, 5 colleagues…
IMPA's position on why lifelines are not used in the transfer of Bar Pilots https://apibarra.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMPA-Use-of-fall-arresters-by-maritime-pilots.pdf https://www.impahq.org/system/files/2021-07/Use%20of%20fall%20arresters%20by%20maritime%20pilots.pdf
We mark another year of the tragic accident that killed our colleague Cte. Miguel Conceição, pilot of the port of Lisbon, on February 28, 2018. Yes, it's been 4 years. What was done? Not as much as we'd like. We…
The Navy, through the Ponta Delgada Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Delgada), in conjunction with the navigation agency of the “Bensaúde” group, coordinated, from 11 to 13 February, the rescue of a crew member who was on board…
The national piloting is in mourning. It is with great sadness and regret that we hereby communicate the death of Cte. Daniel de Spínola Pitta, who, among several positions he held both in Portugal and in Mozambique, held the position…
The speedboat Cte. Celso Madeira, built by the Irish shipyard Safehaven Marine, Pilot I modelntercetor 48forpilotingoperationsinthePortofSinesin Portugal, is undergoing sea trials and will be delivered during the month of January 2022. It is propelled by two Volvo D13500hpengines, which allow…
The results of this important initiative that aims to alert pilots, shipowners, crews, PSC and classification societies, among others, can now be consulted here: https://www.impahq.org/sites/default/files/content-files/IMPA%20Safety%20Campaign%20Brochure%202021.pdf
As of December 1st, APIBARRA has two more partners, Cte. Diogo Facas and the Cte. Pedro Gouveia of the Port of Setúbal. At the moment we have 91 members, including 5 retired colleagues, 2 former pilots, 5 colleagues from EPIBAL…
The renowned publication Revista de Marinha https://revistademarinha.com ppublished on October 18, in its Newsletter 128, an article about the pilotage service in Portugal, with the title: The pilotage service: a critical link in the logistics chain - https://revistademarinha.com/servico-de-pilotagem-elo-critico-da-cadeia-logistica/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-newsletter-number-da-revista-de-marinha_8 The article…
The previous board was re-elected as well as all the social bodies. The list can be consulted at https://apibarra.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-2023-Orgaos-sociais-website.pdfand the minutes in the reserved area.