Nordlund delivers 63′ pilot boat to Long Beach pilots
By Ken Hocke Earlier this year, Nordlund Boat Co., Tacoma, Wash., launched the 63’6″x19’3″ pilot boat Orion for Jacobsen Pilot Service serving Long Beach Harbor, Calif. The boat’s design, with a draft of 3’1″, is based on the successful series of pilot boats built previously by Nordlund for the Puget Sound Pilots. The Orion was […]
Steady As She Goes: Jacobsen Pilot Service At 100
Capt. Tom Jacobsen, Third-Generation Leader Of Long Beach Firm Speaks About History And The Future This year, Jacobsen Pilot Service is celebrating 100 years of doing business at the Port of Long Beach. Jacob Jacobsen, a young immigrant from the secluded island of Mindland, Norway, started the company in 1924. His storied life in the […]
JPS in the News
Jacobsen Pilot Service: Blending old-school values and new technologies On Dec.26, 2015, the containership CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, bound for a berth at the Port of Long Beach, sailed into a placid San Pedro Bay on its maiden arrival. A cursory glance at the event would evoke minimal interest, seeing as countless ships have called […]
Day in the life of a Pilot
Written By: Sarah Daniels Harbor pilots play an essential role in maritime navigation, ensuring the safe and efficient passage of ships through ports worldwide. At the bustling Port of Long Beach in California, the Jacobsen Pilot Service’s professional Pilots face unique challenges as they guide some of the world’s largest vessels through tight and often […]
A 100-Year Retrospective
The inspiring story of Jacobsen Pilot Service begins in 1908, when 18-year-old Jacob Jacobsen boarded a ship in Norway, bound to New York, and worked his way to Seattle, where he quickly became a deckhand for a Puget Sound stern-wheeler. Soon after, he headed out on a Gloucester schooner to fish in Alaska, then worked […]