{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Pilotage Service","description":"Pilotage is the compulsory or voluntary use of a licensed harbor pilot to navigate a vessel through confined or hazardous port waters—from the outer approaches to the berth and back. Pilots bring detailed local knowledge of tidal patterns, currents, traffic separation schemes, and port-specific hazards that visiting ship masters cannot be expected to hold for every port of call. Most major ports mandate pilotage for vessels above a defined length or gross tonnage threshold, and pilots operate un","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/pilotage-service","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:50:50.206752","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotage","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/pilotage-service","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Pilotage Service · Pilotage is the compulsory or voluntary use of a licensed harbor pilot to navigate a vessel through confined or hazardous port waters—from the outer approaches to the berth and back. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilotage"}