Binnacle Passage · Licensed Marine Pilots
Every vessel approaching Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi. Pilots board at Pilottown — the southernmost pilot station in the US — then ride 100 miles upriver to New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Grain ships from Argentina, tankers from Houston, and container ships from Rotterdam all show ETA to the sea buoy.
Capt. B. Arceneaux
Aboard LOUISIANA STAR
Capt. J. Thibodaux
Next up · BULK MISSISSIPPI
Capt. R. Boudreaux
Capt. M. Fontenot
Rests until 4:15p
Capt. L. Guidry
Capt. D. Melancon
LOUISIANA STAR
Houston → Baton Rouge Refinery
ETA to boarding
37 min
BULK MISSISSIPPI
Rosario Argentina → Bunge Grain Terminal New Orleans
ETA to boarding
1h 17m
| Vessel | Type | Pilot | SOG | ETA to Boarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CARGILL PIONEER Paranagua Brazil → ADM Grain Terminal Destrehan | Bulk Carrier | — | 8.5 kn | 2h 39m |
TORBEN Corpus Christi → Norco Refinery | Tanker | — | 11.0 kn | 2h 54m 4h |
NEW ORLEANS GLORY Rotterdam → Port of New Orleans | Container | — | 12.5 kn | 3h 18m |
GULF MARINER Veracruz → Port of New Orleans | Cargo | — | 9.0 kn | 5h 37m |
BOURBON QUEEN
Houston → Baton Rouge Refinery
Capt. R. Boudreaux
Off 11:15 AM
DELTA TRADER
Rosario Argentina → New Orleans Grain Terminal
Capt. M. Fontenot
Off 9:00 AM
GULF ENTERPRISE
Rotterdam → Port of New Orleans
Capt. L. Guidry
Off 7:30 AM
Vessel positions and ETAs shown here are representative sample data — vessels that regularly transit this approach with realistic positions and speeds. In production, this board connects to live AIS receiver feeds and refreshes continuously. · Last refresh: 10:00 AM UTC
Beyond the board
Run the whole dispatch operation
Order intake · fair rotation & turn-equity · fatigue rules · pilot-boat launch ops — interactive.
Pilot ladder checklist
SOLAS V/23 / IMO A.1045 boarding check tapped through at the rail. Deficiencies become a record. Refuse boarding is a button.
Master–Pilot Exchange card
Particulars, passage plan, speed / UKC / tug plan, defects — agreed by the master on screen, stored against the transit.
Rotation equity + invoicing
Turns and job-value per pilot against fair share. Tariff fee computed per transit, invoiced, receivables tracked with QB export.
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