Harbour Master

Harbour Master

The principal and fundamental role of a Harbour Master is:

To manage safely the movement of shipping within his or her area of jurisdiction.

The role will vary dependent upon the size of the harbour and the type of ships using it, but will typically include the management of:

  1. People, including vessel traffic services operators, port operators and associated staff
  2. Safe, secure, efficient and environmentally sound port operations
  3. Finances and marine assets
  4. The provision of pilotage
  5. The leisure use of the harbour

Worldwide there are approximately 3,000 merchant ports and the work of the Harbour Master can vary widely from country to country and from port to port even within the same country.

Latest News & Events

Trinity house
New Trinity House tonnage Longitude named as Technical Specialist in support of Trinity House Vessel Replacement Programme

Longitude, an LOC Group Company, announce on 22 January that it has been awarded the contract for the Trinity House Vessel Replacement Project Technical Specialist.

This agreement will, it is understood, see Longitude work on the requirements definition and tender specification for the Trinity House new aids to navigation service vessel. Support will then continue through the procurement and build phases of the contract, with the end goal of delivering a vessel to replace THV Patricia commissioned in 1982.

Longitude will provide a conceptual design of the vessel to Trinity House, to facilitate a thorough analysis of the vessel’s requirements, and look into incorporating new technologies, including hybrid systems. Once the design phase is complete, Longitude will work alongside the chosen shipyard to ensure that the design and build phases are successfully executed and that the end product is in accordance with Trinity House requirements.

FIND OUT MORE
IHMA Congress 2020 pitching competition finalists
12th International Harbour Masters’ Congress 23-26 March 2020 The Grand Chancellor, Hobart

Work is well advanced with our Congress two months away.

For the first time we have held a Young Maritime Professionals’ Innovation Pitching Competition and we introduce here below the six finalists with their names, positions, organisations and Linkedin profiles

The competition is sponsored by Svitzer

 

An Automated Future

Kayode Akinrinlola

Business Excellence Officer, Associated British Ports

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayode-akinrinlola-96309b110/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/associated-british-ports/

 

Modern Sextant

Nick Bonser

Senior Advisor Nautical & Hydrography

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbonser/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/australian-maritime-safety-authority/

 

Risk Management & Modelling for MASS

Ricky Rouse

Marine Pilot – Newcastle, Port Authority of New South Wales

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickyrouse/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/portauthoritynsw/

 

Integration of Existing Quayside Equipment into the Automated Port

Jay Stephens

Project Engineer, Fendercare Marine

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-stephens-503375131/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/fendercare-marine/

 

Port Integrated Intelligence

Isabel Waterfall

Marine Operations Officer Apprentice

and

Matt Rattenbury

Port Marine Operations Officer, Associated British Ports

https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-waterfall-308b70133/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-rattenbury-amni-303024162/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/associated-british-ports/

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Trinity house New Trinity House tonnage Longitude named as Technical Specialist in support of Trinity House Vessel Replacement Programme

Longitude, an LOC Group Company, announce on 22 January that it has been awarded the contract for the Trinity House Vessel Replacement Project… FIND OUT MORE

IHMA Congress 2020 pitching competition finalists 12th International Harbour Masters’ Congress 23-26 March 2020 The Grand Chancellor, Hobart

Work is well advanced with our Congress two months away.

… FIND OUT MORE

Latest News & Events

Trinity house
New Trinity House tonnage Longitude named as Technical Specialist in support of Trinity House Vessel Replacement Programme

Longitude, an LOC Group Company, announce on 22 January that it has been awarded the contract for the Trinity House Vessel Replacement Project Technical Specialist.

This agreement will, it is understood, see Longitude work on the requirements definition and tender specification for the Trinity House new aids to navigation service vessel. Support will then continue through the procurement and build phases of the contract, with the end goal of delivering a vessel to replace THV Patricia commissioned in 1982.

Longitude will provide a conceptual design of the vessel to Trinity House, to facilitate a thorough analysis of the vessel’s requirements, and look into incorporating new technologies, including hybrid systems. Once the design phase is complete, Longitude will work alongside the chosen shipyard to ensure that the design and build phases are successfully executed and that the end product is in accordance with Trinity House requirements.

FIND OUT MORE
IHMA Congress 2020 pitching competition finalists
12th International Harbour Masters’ Congress 23-26 March 2020 The Grand Chancellor, Hobart

Work is well advanced with our Congress two months away.

For the first time we have held a Young Maritime Professionals’ Innovation Pitching Competition and we introduce here below the six finalists with their names, positions, organisations and Linkedin profiles

The competition is sponsored by Svitzer

 

An Automated Future

Kayode Akinrinlola

Business Excellence Officer, Associated British Ports

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayode-akinrinlola-96309b110/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/associated-british-ports/

 

Modern Sextant

Nick Bonser

Senior Advisor Nautical & Hydrography

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbonser/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/australian-maritime-safety-authority/

 

Risk Management & Modelling for MASS

Ricky Rouse

Marine Pilot – Newcastle, Port Authority of New South Wales

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickyrouse/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/portauthoritynsw/

 

Integration of Existing Quayside Equipment into the Automated Port

Jay Stephens

Project Engineer, Fendercare Marine

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-stephens-503375131/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/fendercare-marine/

 

Port Integrated Intelligence

Isabel Waterfall

Marine Operations Officer Apprentice

and

Matt Rattenbury

Port Marine Operations Officer, Associated British Ports

https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-waterfall-308b70133/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-rattenbury-amni-303024162/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/associated-british-ports/

FIND OUT MORE