A special ship that will be helping Tonga get its internet back

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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A special ship that will be helping Tonga get its internet back

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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Maersk CEO calls for and end to new carbon fuel ships

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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Maersk CEO calls for and end to new carbon fuel ships

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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