The Associated Branch Pilots: Safety. Economy. Environment (Home Page)

Tens of thousands of vessels make their way through our ports every year. Each of them carrying millions in cargo.

Each of them facing one of the most dangerous waterways on earth.

Their safe passage brings billions into our economy each year.

And for nearly 200 years, they’ve relied on us to guide them through our waterways.

The Associated Branch Pilots (Bar Pilots) for the Port of New Orleans is an association of professional pilots who guide ocean-going vessels of all sizes and descriptions from the Gulf of Mexico through the narrow channels of Southwest Pass and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet.

We hope you enjoy our web site and find it to be a valuable resource for current maritime information. We have also included photo slide shows to give a day to day as well as a historical perspective of piloting on the Lower Mississippi River.

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Click the play button below to see how Bar Pilot's got back to work after Hurricane Katrina.