Hamburg - New pilot transfer boat arrived
The Port of Hamburg is getting two new boats to take the pilots on board incoming and outgoing ships. The first boat, "Hamburg Pilot 3", has now been transferred by sea. The delivery of the "Hamburg Pilot 1" is also planned for this year; both will replace one of the old pilot boats. The pilot transfer vessels will be built at the Estonian shipyard Baltic Workboats AS within a year following a Europe-wide tender. The shipyard has already delivered dozens of almost identical vessels. The chairman of the Hamburg harbour pilots is enthusiastic about the boats, which cost around 3.2 million euros. The boats are completely well thought out, even...
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