The Coast Guard is proposing Great Lakes pilots’ rates for the 2020 shipping season that are up in four of the six service areas and down in two resulting in slightly lower costs for shippers for the first time in several years.
Per pilot hourly pay will range from $327 to $757, compared to $306 to $733 this year due primarily to a 2% inflation adjustment, lower operating expenses for pilot associations, the addition of one pilot in District Two, and more money for the working capital fund....
The Coast Guard has set Great Lakes pilots’ rates 11% higher than last year due to inflation, the addition of two working pilots and updated historic traffic data.
Under the final rule effective June 10, per pilot hourly pay will range from $306 to $733 — depending on the district — up from $271 to $653 last year. Total target pilot compensation rises to $359,887 from $352,485.
The rule affects 51 U.S. pilots, three associations as well as the owners and operators of about 256 vessels whose...
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