The Port of Brisbane and the State Government have officially commenced the land side construction of the new International Cruise Terminal with Premier Palaszczuk turning a sod at this $158 million development.
In collaboration with the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd and Maritime Safety Queensland, Brisbane Marine Pilots have been assisting in the design, development and testing of a new swing basin that enhances the Ports capacity to service larger container ...
Brisbane Marine Pilots (BMP) was one of the first pilot services in the world to routinely use Personal Piloting Units (PPU) as an aid for decision making when piloting vessels. With more than two decades of experience with PPU, BMP recognises the...
Brisbane Marine Pilots (BMP) has undergone the necessary auditing to continue its certification to the ISO Standards related to Quality, Environment and Safety as well as re-certification to the International Standard for Pilotage Organisations (...
Congratulations and thank you to our Pilots Steve, Chris and Graham. This year marks a significant milestone in their service to Brisbane Marine Pilots. Steve has piloted in Brisbane for 25 years. Chris and Graham have each been recognised for th...
One of our Pilots, Paul, made a guest appearance on the kids TV show Totally Wild. Paul gave an overview of the role of Marine Pilots. For those who missed the show, it can be seen on the TennPlay website Totally Wild, season 23, episode 160. Li...
A number of our Pilots have been visiting Ben in the Nambour hospital. Ben was medevac’d off a passing ship earlier in the month. The pilots have been reporting Ben is in good spirits but being far from his home in the Philippines is naturally fee...
Cruise Lines International Australasia (CLIA) has announced their Cruise 360 Conference will be held in Brisbane, in August next year. https://www.cruising.org.au/CLIA-Events/Cruise360-Australasia-2020 With the opening of the new Cruise Terminal in 2020, Brisbane will be in the spotlight of this growing industry. More Cruise ships will be based in Brisbane and more cruise ships will be […]
On January 15th our Launch Crews partnered up with CareFlight to conduct water winch training exercises. A number of scenarios were practiced including winching from the Launch, winch from a raft and in water rescues. The Launch also stood by to a...
Brisbane Marine Pilots is pleased to have been collaborating closely with the Port of Brisbane, Maritime Safety Queensland, DHI and other port stakeholders in the development of a state of the art under keel clearance program. Pilots have been att...
The updated BMP website has been launched. The site endeavours to better meet the needs both our internal and external stakeholders. We have sought to better communicate what we do in an effort to improve the communities understanding of our role,...
BMP have commenced the rollout of the Pilot Information Environment one element of which is the digitisation of our Passage Plans, the primary tool used to communicate with ship Masters and Crews. The system ensures all Pilots have the...
