Mar 21, 2022
Today we look at the important role Ukrainian officers and sailors play in world trade and shipping, and a look back at an unforgettable trip I took on a cargo ship, where my gracious host was the ship’s Ukrainian captain, who treated me as an honored guest.
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Mar 21, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we look at the important role Ukrainian officers and sailors play in world trade and shipping, and a look back at an unforgettable trip I took on a cargo ship, where my gracious host was the ship’s Ukrainian captain, who treated me as an honored guest.
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Mar 18, 2022
Today we’ll talk about a harrowing story of a sinking ship, and the risks mariners take every time they go to sea.
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Mar 18, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we’ll talk about a harrowing story of a sinking ship, and the risks mariners take every time they go to sea.
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Mar 17, 2022
We see a lot of ships here with countries like Panama, Liberia and the Marshall Islands painted on their sterns. What does that mean? Today we’ll talk about flags of convenience, and why the concept of a home port for cargo ships may be outdated in this modern age.
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Mar 17, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We see a lot of ships here with countries like Panama, Liberia and the Marshall Islands painted on their sterns. What does that mean? Today we’ll talk about flags of convenience, and why the concept of a home port for cargo ships may be outdated in this modern age.
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Mar 16, 2022
Disturbing news from the Arctic – as scientists discover recently formed giant sinkholes in the ocean floor, which they believe have been caused by the melting of undersea permafrost.
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Mar 16, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Disturbing news from the Arctic – as scientists discover recently formed giant sinkholes in the ocean floor, which they believe have been caused by the melting of undersea permafrost.
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Mar 15, 2022
We talk a lot about marine pilots on the Ship Report. Alongside those accomplished professionals works a cadre of skilled support professionals – from boat operators to deckhands to helicopter pilots and winch operators, to dispatchers and office staff. These folks together make this amazing matitime work possible on the river every day.
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Mar 15, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We talk a lot about marine pilots on the Ship Report. Alongside those accomplished professionals works a cadre of skilled support professionals – from boat operators to deckhands to helicopter pilots and winch operators, to dispatchers and office staff. These folks together make this amazing matitime work possible on the river every day.
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Mar 14, 2022
A look at another facet of the fine art of shiphandling: most of our ships here on the Columbia enter the river light and leave loaded.
That means they have to negotiate low tide somewhere along their journey to the sea, when they have less water under their keels than when they arrived. Pilots do a lot of careful planning to insure that ships are safe at all points along that outbound trip.
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Mar 14, 2022 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
A look at another facet of the fine art of shiphandling: most of our ships here on the Columbia enter the river light and leave loaded.
That means they have to negotiate low tide somewhere along their journey to the sea, when they have less water under their keels than when they arrived. Pilots do a lot of careful planning to insure that ships are safe at all points along that outbound trip.
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