Sep 21, 2022
Today there are four Jones Act vessels on the river: ships that were built here, are registered in the US, and are crewed by US citizens or nationals. They are a special breed of vessel. We’ll talk about the Jones Act and what it means for US shipping.
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Sep 21, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today there are four Jones Act vessels on the river: ships that were built here, are registered in the US, and are crewed by US citizens or nationals. They are a special breed of vessel. We’ll talk about the Jones Act and what it means for US shipping.
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Sep 20, 2022
As a follow up on yesterday’s show about the costs of operating ships, today we consider another cost of a different sort: the cost (which can be counted in more ways than simply money) of invasive species introduced through ballast water.
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Sep 20, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
As a follow up on yesterday’s show about the costs of operating ships, today we consider another cost of a different sort: the cost (which can be counted in more ways than simply money) of invasive species introduced through ballast water.
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Sep 19, 2022
Today, I’ll estimate an answer to a listener question about what it costs to take a ship upriver to Porltand and back, and also about pollution ships give off while they are on the Columbia.
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Sep 19, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, I’ll estimate an answer to a listener question about what it costs to take a ship upriver to Porltand and back, and also about pollution ships give off while they are on the Columbia.
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Sep 16, 2022
For the first time in history this month, a US Navy ship displayed an official Buddhist pennant, developed by the Navy for this purpose, during a religious ceremony on board. It’s part of U.S. military efforts at religious diversity and inclusion.
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Sep 16, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
For the first time in history this month, a US Navy ship displayed an official Buddhist pennant, developed by the Navy for this purpose, during a religious ceremony on board. It’s part of U.S. military efforts at religious diversity and inclusion.
Image courtesy U.S. Navy Press Office
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Sep 15, 2022
Today we take a look at the most common destinations ships are heading to when they leave the Columbia River, often loaded with cargo from a local port.
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Sep 15, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we take a look at the most common destinations ships are heading to when they leave the Columbia River, often loaded with cargo from a local port.
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Sep 14, 2022
In the wake of the sinking of a commercial fishing boat in 2020 in the waters off Maine, the NTSB is recommending personal EPIRBs. Had the crew of the lost boat, the Emmy Rose, had them, they might be alive today.
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Sep 14, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
In the wake of the sinking of a commercial fishing boat in 2020 in the waters off Maine, the NTSB is recommending personal EPIRBs. Had the crew of the lost boat, the Emmy Rose, had them, they might be alive today.
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