Apr 03, 2024
Answering a listener question about a car carrier with Toyotas headed for the Port of Portland. Today we’ll talk about the many countries in which familiar autos brands are manufactured, including vehicles from American companies.
These days our cars, and the parts that comprise them, are made around the world. It’s part of our global economy.
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Apr 3, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Answering a listener question about a car carrier with Toyotas headed for the Port of Portland. Today we’ll talk about the many countries in which familiar autos brands are manufactured, including vehicles from American companies.
These days our cars, and the parts that comprise them, are made around the world. It’s part of our global economy.
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Apr 02, 2024
Today we’ll take a look at the ships on the river today from a slightly different perspective: a closer look at what’s on board and what it’s used for.
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Apr 2, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at the ships on the river today from a slightly different perspective: a closer look at what’s on board and what it’s used for.
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Apr 01, 2024
Today, it’s another beautiful day on the river, and we have another opportunity to see the rhythm of daily life passing by: our 90 percent of everything on ships, a wonderful part of life on our river.
It’s something we love, and that hasn’t changed – despite tragic national events.
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Apr 1, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, it’s another beautiful day on the river, and we have another opportunity to see the rhythm of daily life passing by: our 90 percent of everything on ships, a wonderful part of life on our river.
It’s something we love, and that hasn’t changed – despite tragic national events.
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Mar 29, 2024
Today we’ll do an overview of who’s on the river in terms of ships, with a few asides about anchorages, car carriers, ship names and when ships are allowed to cross the bar in bad weather.
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Mar 29, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll do an overview of who’s on the river in terms of ships, with a few asides about anchorages, car carriers, ship names and when ships are allowed to cross the bar in bad weather.
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Mar 28, 2024
Today we’ll take a look at the weather, which includes an interesting storm system offshore – and be grateful that it’s missing us.
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Mar 28, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll take a look at the weather, which includes an interesting storm system offshore – and be grateful that it’s missing us.
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Mar 27, 2024
The horrific scene in Baltimore harbor strikes fear into communities like ours, where we have a big river and big bridges with ships passing under them.
Today we’ll talk about what’s known so far about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor after it was hit by a huge containership early Tuesday morning.
We’ll also talk about whether that could happen here on the Columbia.
Photo: The Astoria Megler Bridge has protective barriers around its supports that could protect it from the impact of a vessel. Joanne Rideout 3/26/24
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Mar 27, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
The horrific scene in Baltimore harbor strikes fear into communities like ours, where we have a big river and big bridges with ships passing under them.
Today we’ll talk about what’s known so far about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor after it was hit by a huge containership early Tuesday morning.
We’ll also talk about whether that could happen here on the Columbia.
Photo: The Astoria Megler Bridge has protective barriers around its supports that could protect it from the impact of a vessel. Joanne Rideout 3/26/24
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