Mar 14, 2024
Today, a listener question about a dilapidated looking ship in the Astoria Anchorage. Does a ship’s appearance signal problems on board? Possibly, but not necessarily. She could just need a good paint job. The ocean is hard on ships.
However, the question speaks to what’s become a global issue: ships being abandoned by their owners with crew on board. In some places in the world it’s reached crisis proportions. And at least once, it happened here.
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Mar 14, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a listener question about a dilapidated looking ship in the Astoria Anchorage. Does a ship’s appearance signal problems on board? Possibly, but not necessarily. She could just need a good paint job. The ocean is hard on ships.
However, the question speaks to what’s become a global issue: ships being abandoned by their owners with crew on board. In some places in the world it’s reached crisis proportions. And at least once, it happened here.
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Mar 13, 2024
Today we’ll take a look at how and why recent shipping troubles at the Suez Canal and Panama canals affect us all.
Ships now must use alternate strategies to get around two of the most vital waterways in the world, and the effect could be higher inflation and increased costs for consumers.
Photo: Locomotives Tow Container Ship through Miraflores Locks – Panama Canal – Panama.
Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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Mar 13, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at how and why recent shipping troubles at the Suez Canal and Panama canals affect us all.
Ships now must use alternate strategies to get around two of the most vital waterways in the world, and the effect could be higher inflation and increased costs for consumers.
Photo: Locomotives Tow Container Ship through Miraflores Locks – Panama Canal – Panama.
Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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Mar 12, 2024
Today, a listener question about car carriers and ballast water. We’ll talk about how highly automated many systems are on modern ships and how a computer malfunction can lead to dangerous ballast water problems.
Photo: The Cougar Ace car carrier on its side in the Pacific after a computer issue in 2006 caused her ballast water tanks to become unbalanced. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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Mar 12, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a listener question about car carriers and ballast water. We’ll talk about how highly automated many systems are on modern ships and how a computer malfunction can lead to dangerous ballast water problems.
Photo: The Cougar Ace car carrier on its side in the Pacific after a computer issue in 2006 caused her ballast water tanks to become unbalanced. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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Mar 11, 2024
Today, a question about ships on the Columbia running aground: why it sometimes happens and what ships do about it.
It’s not a common occurrence but when it happens, it’s a maritime emergency, and pilots and crews take swift action to get things under control.
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Mar 11, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a question about ships on the Columbia running aground: why it sometimes happens and what ships do about it.
It’s not a common occurrence but when it happens, it’s a maritime emergency, and pilots and crews take swift action to get things under control.
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Mar 08, 2024
A ship arrives one day on the rive and leaves in less than 24 hours. It’s an example of the fast-paced world of cargo handling, which can leave car and container ship crews hard-pressed with little chance to rest before heading back out into the wintry Pacific.
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Mar 8, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A ship arrives one day on the rive and leaves in less than 24 hours. It’s an example of the fast-paced world of cargo handling, which can leave car and container ship crews hard-pressed with little chance to rest before heading back out into the wintry Pacific.
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Mar 07, 2024
Residents and visitors to Astoria may remember the big red and white paddlewheel cruise ship, the American Empress, that used to dock at the 17th Street dock by the Columbia River Maritime Museum. The company that owns her, American Queen Voyages, has ceased operations, and that ship will no longer be a familiar sight in Astoria during cruise season.
But lovers of river cruises can take heart: there will still be cruises on the river, offered by other companies. We’ll talk about the American Empress, and other cruise options that remain.
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Mar 7, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Residents and visitors to Astoria may remember the big red and white paddlewheel cruise ship, the American Empress, that used to dock at the 17th Street dock by the Columbia River Maritime Museum. The company that owns her, American Queen Voyages, has ceased operations, and that ship will no longer be a familiar sight in Astoria during cruise season.
But lovers of river cruises can take heart: there will still be cruises on the river, offered by other companies. We’ll talk about the American Empress, and other cruise options that remain.
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