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Welcome to EMPA pilots

EMPA is a professional, non-profit organization, created in Antwerp in 1963 by pilots of what was then called the European Community.

Nowadays EMPA represents about 4.500 maritime pilots from 18 European Union member countries, and 6 neighbouring countries: Georgia, Montenegro, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Regrouping member countries' associations of maritime pilots from the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

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NELSON - INFO SESSIONS ABOUT NELSON AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR MARITIME SERVICES

Today, 27 February 2026, European Maritime Pilots'​ Association (EMPA) attended the NELSON information session organised by AMURA in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, focused on innovative solutions for maritime services. 

The workshop explored Pilot, VTS planning tools, eMPX, ship planning tools, and digital information exchange between pilots, VTS operators.

Thank you to the organisers and participants for a practical, solutions‑oriented discussion. EMPA will continue following these initiatives.

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