Guest column: Harbor pilots put Florida first
It continues to amaze me that the foreign cruise and cargo ship owners continue to attack Florida’s harbor pilots with intentional misrepresentation of the facts and personal attacks on those that disagree with their self-centered agenda. To claim that Florida’s harbor pilots threaten jobs and job growth is absurd and a stretch even for the […]
Harbor pilots make Florida’s ports safer
While Tony Villamil is a noted economist, his Feb. 27 opinion in the Sun Sentinel regarding Florida’s harbor pilot system warrants a response. He did not articulate that his study was conducted on behalf of a foreign group of ship owners that has relentlessly targeted the private harbor pilot profession in Florida. Further, I believe […]
Harbor pilots make Florida’s ports safer
While Tony Villamil is a noted economist, his Feb. 27 opinion in the Sun Sentinel regarding Florida’s harbor pilot system warrants a response. He did not articulate that his study was conducted on behalf of a foreign group of ship owners that has relentlessly targeted the private harbor pilot profession in Florida. Further, I believe […]
Guest Column: Thrasher: Supports Jax, Fernandina Harbor pilots
There are many issues that will be important for Northeast Florida to monitor this session of the Legislature, but one in particular that should be on the radar screen of all of us who count on commerce and tourism traffic in and out of the Port of Jacksonville and the Port of Fernandina — our […]
Shipping industries, pilots disagree over piloting rate regulation
TALLAHASSEE — Harbor pilots and maritime industries are feuding over the regulation of piloting rates in difficult economic times, with both sides arguing that a recent legislative report proves their point.
Harbor pilots steer clear of rule change
To the chagrin of the cruise industry and the relief of harbor pilots, a state report does not recommend major changes in the way the …
Harbor pilots steer clear of rule change
To the chagrin of the cruise industry and the relief of harbor pilots, a state report does not recommend major changes in the way the state’s ports govern harbor pilots.
Who gets to steer big ships into port?
Ever see the TV show The Love Boat?
Florida pilots defend existing system
FLORIDA pilots have cited a state agency’s reluctance to modify the existing pilotage system as proof that the current system “provides the greatest benefit to the public”.
Cptn. Thomas Hackett – Oasis of the Seas
The world’s largest cruise ship is about to set sail into South Florida; but parking the Oasis of the Seas will be no easy feat; and no one knows that better than the pilot in charge of the task.
