American Harbor and Docking Pilots Association, Inc.

02/14/2023

The New Jersey Pilot Commission is accepting applications for apprentice docking pilots in New York Harbor. Selected candidates will be placed on a Commission list from which three docking pilot organizations may draw apprentices if or when needed. More details and applications may be obtained from the link shown.

01/29/2022

The American Harbor and Docking Pilots Association regrets to share news of the passing of our founder, Captain George Moore.

Captain Moore was a docking pilot for Moran Towing in Jacksonville for 35 years, retiring in 1993. He founded this organization in 1975 as the "Atlantic and Gulf Coast Dockmasters Association," and changed it to its current name in 1999.

The AHDPA named Captain Moore as President Emeritus of the organization in 2019.

Fair winds and following seas, Captain Moore.

07/31/2021

Beautiful evening for the arrival of the 14,000 TEU “YM Wellhead” in Norfolk. The Nancy McAllister and Maxwell Moran are pictured standing by for her, while the Rosemary McAllister was tethered center lead aft.

02/02/2021

Great time lapse from our friends at McAllister Virginia.

12/29/2020

Not the greatest visibility sailing the Maersk Kleven from Hampton Roads this morning. Beautiful sunrise though.

11/13/2020

Hangzhou Bay Bridge leaving Norfolk with a beautiful profile. Bound back to Asia via Panama Canal.

10/23/2020

Recent deaths of maritime pilots while embarking commercial vessels highlights the risks of operating in anunforgiving maritime environment.

07/12/2020

07/10/2020

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – With the containership charter market in the doldrums, demolition sales have picked up, with reports of a number of vessel sales. Among them is the 1998-built…

06/23/2020

Drone footage of the Hoegh Xiamen fire in Jacksonville.

On June 7, 2020, the 600 ft. Höegh Xiamen, loaded with vehicles bound for Africa, caught fire while docked at Jacksonville's Blount Island Terminal. Eight fi...

06/06/2020

The JANET assisting with battling a fire that broke out on the auto carrier HOEGH ZIAMEN in the Port of Jacksonville. Praying for the safety of our crews and the first responders that are on scene.

05/24/2020

Awesome time-lapse from Jacksonville on National Maritime Day. The video was shot from the Dorothy McAllister, with Captain John Redman piloting.

An entire day caught in a time lapse. Up and down the river twice.