Florida Pilots Association

Letter: Harbor pilots praise port for speeding upgrades

fhpa — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:08:12 +0000

Florida Today – April 24, 2012
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20120425/OPINION/120424008/Letter-Harbor-pilots-praise-port-speeding-upgrades
On April 18, members of the Canaveral Port Authority board did the right thing by approving the funding that will expedite an impending port upgrade to widen and deepen Port Canaveral’s shipping channel to make way for larger ships that are projected to come in and out of port.

The Biscayne Bay Harbor Pilots

fhpa — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:15:18 +0000

WLRN Under The Sun – April 5, 2012
http://wlrnunderthesun.org/2012/04/the-biscayne-bay-harbor-pilots/
If you’ve spent time at South Pointe Park in Miami Beach, you might have noticed the steady stream of cruise and cargo ships going in and out of Port Miami. These hulking ships are one of the signature images of South Florida.

The colossal choreography onboard a cruise ship

fhpa — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:42:06 +0000

WTVT-TV FOX Tampa Bay – February 29, 2012
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/the-colossal-choreography-onboard-a-cruise-ship-02282012
She is a formidable dance partner to say the very least.
And yet, Norwegian Cruise Line’s 965-foot, 91,000 ton Star cruise ship never misses a step in her tightly choreographed weekly visit to Tampa.

Tampa Bay Harbor Pilot Carolyn Kurtz appointed Homeland Security’ Navigation Safety Advisory Council

fhpa — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:33:56 +0000

SaintPetersBlog.com – February 21, 2012
http://saintpetersblog.com/2012/02/tampa-bay-harbor-pilot-carolyn-kurtz-appointed-homeland-security-navigation-safety-advisory-council/
The Tampa Bay Pilots Association (TBPA), the association of harbor pilots serving the Tampa Bay area’s maritime traffic needs and a member of the Florida Harbor Pilots Association (FHPA), today announced that Captain Carolyn Kurtz has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Navigation Safety Advisory Council.

2012 Newsletter Archive

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:41:20 +0000

Tampa Bay Pilots Celebrate 125 Years of Service to the Tampa Bay Area in 2011

fhpa — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:27:42 +0000

December 15, 2011
Tampa Bay Pilots Press Release

Tampa Bay Pilots celebrate 125 years of service in 2011

fhpa — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:13:25 +0000

SaintPetersBlog.com – December 15, 2011
http://saintpetersblog.com/2011/12/tampa-bay-pilots-celebrate-125-years-of-service-in-2011/
The Tampa Bay Pilots Association (TBPA), the association of harbor pilots serving the Tampa Bay area’s maritime traffic needs and a member of the Florida Harbor Pilots Association (FHPA), today announced that 2011 marks 125 years of collaboration with the ports of Tampa Bay, including Tampa, Manatee and St. Petersburg.

Local merchant mariner ships out as novelist

fhpa — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:03:18 +0000

WLRN-FM 91.3 Miami – November 18, 2011
http://www.miamiherald.com/wlrn/
Just in time for the Miami Book Fair International, WLRN-Miami Herald News Anchor Christine DiMattei chats with Captain John Jacobsen, who spent 15 years as a harbor pilot in the Port of Miami. His book “A Commodore of Errors, ” is the first novel set inside the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Port Canaveral targets leading role in cruise industry

fhpa — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:07:18 +0000

Florida Today – August 10, 2011
www.floridatoday.com/CanaveralPilots

On Aug. 26, the Canaveral Port Authority will conduct a groundbreaking for its new cruise terminal. The $25.6 million project will strengthen the port’s ties to Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator.

Port Canaveral’s Harbor Pilots Continue to Put Safety First Amidst Massive Growth

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:27:15 +0000

July 28, 2011
Port Canaveral Media Advisory