Dec 16, 2022
Today we look at a type of vessel that that is a regular visitor to our waters: the ATB tug and barge rig. It’s sort of a hybrid of a ship and a tug and barge tow. More efficient in some ways, less expensive to operate than ships. Because of these quallities, we’re likely to see more of them as the years go by.
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Dec 16, 2022 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we look at a type of vessel that that is a regular visitor to our waters: the ATB tug and barge rig. It’s sort of a hybrid of a ship and a tug and barge tow. More efficient in some ways, less expensive to operate than ships. Because of these quallities, we’re likely to see more of them as the years go by.
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Jul 15, 2022
Today we’ll talk about common terms you might come across if you read about ships or watch any of the many videos on YouTube made by people who work in the maritime industry: tramp ship vs. liner, and various ship sizes, like: Handysize, Panamax, Suezmax and Capesize.
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Jul 15, 2022 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider
Today we’ll talk about common terms you might come across if you read about ships or watch any of the many videos on YouTube made by people who work in the maritime industry: tramp ship vs. liner, and various ship sizes, like: Handysize, Panamax, Suezmax and Capesize.
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Jul 14, 2022
We’ve talked about flags of convenience before – those open registry countries like Panama that offer a low cost way for a ship owner to register their vessel and avoid the likely higher taxes and stricter safety rules of the country where they live.
Today we take a look at who’s on the river and whose flags they’re flying. Turns out it’s an interesting mix of flags of convenience, closed international registries, and US flag vessels.
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Jul 14, 2022 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider
We’ve talked about flags of convenience before – those open registry countries like Panama that offer a low cost way for a ship owner to register their vessel and avoid the likely higher taxes and stricter safety rules of the country where they live.
Today we take a look at who’s on the river and whose flags they’re flying. Turns out it’s an interesting mix of flags of convenience, closed international registries, and US flag vessels.
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May 09, 2022
Late last week a sailboat came ashore in bad weather on the beach at Fort Stevens in Clatsop County and was a total loss. The boat’s master, fortunately, was rescued by the Coast Guard. We’ll talk today about the dangerous waters boaters face, in this region we call home.
Image courtesy of USCG Station Cape Disappointment
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May 9, 2022 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider
Late last week a sailboat came ashore in bad weather on the beach at Fort Stevens in Clatsop County and was a total loss. The boat’s master, fortunately, was rescued by the Coast Guard. We’ll talk today about the dangerous waters boaters face, in this region we call home.
Image courtesy of USCG Station Cape Disappointment
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Jan 20, 2022
Today we’ll talk a little more about Tonga, and about a special kind of ship, of a type often seen here on the Columbia, that can install and repair undersea fiber optic cable. Tonga will soon have a ship like that in her waters repairing her cable and restoring internet to this island nation.
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Jan 20, 2022 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider
Today we’ll talk a little more about Tonga, and about a special kind of ship, of a type often seen here on the Columbia, that can install and repair undersea fiber optic cable. Tonga will soon have a ship like that in her waters repairing her cable and restoring internet to this island nation.
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Sep 14, 2021
Today we celebrate the return of rain to the dry Pacific Northwest (forecast for later this week, fingers crossed), and a look at a call from the CEO of the largest shipping company in the world for a ban on newbuilds of fossil fuel burning ships.
Photo credit Wikimedia Commons. Photographer: Łukasz Golowanow. Online at http://konflikty.pl/
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Sep 14, 2021 | Columbia River Ship Traffic, Home Slider
Today we celebrate the return of rain to the dry Pacific Northwest (forecast for later this week, fingers crossed), and a look at a call from the CEO of the largest shipping company in the world for a ban on newbuilds of fossil fuel burning ships.
Photo credit Wikimedia Commons. Photographer: Łukasz Golowanow. Online at http://konflikty.pl/
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