A local look at container shipping in the pandemic

Mar 10, 2021

Today we take a look at how the world imbalance in container shipping is affecting Pacific Northwest ports. Some ports have lots of empty containers while others don’t have enough to hold the cargo they need to ship.

A local look at container shipping in the pandemic

A local look at container shipping in the pandemic

Today we take a look at how the world imbalance in container shipping is affecting Pacific Northwest ports. Some ports have lots of empty containers while others don’t have enough to hold the cargo they need to ship.

Shipping chaos

Mar 09, 2021

The pandemic has thrown international container shipping into a dilemma.

Changing consumer needs during the past year have thrown traditional product supply and demand patterns out the window. The result is that some ports have scads of empty containers sitting around, while other ports have cargo waiting to be shipped and no containers at hand.

Such a seeminly simple problem is turning out to have global consequences. The result has been shipping chaos.

A local look at container shipping in the pandemic

Shipping chaos

The pandemic has thrown international container shipping into a dilemma.

Changing consumer needs during the past year have thrown traditional product supply and demand patterns out the window. The result is that some ports have scads of empty containers sitting around, while other ports have cargo waiting to be shipped and no containers at hand.

Such a seeminly simple problem is turning out to have global consequences. The result has been shipping chaos.

Miraculous rescue as overboard seaman clings to sea trash

Mar 08, 2021

An amazing rescue after 16 hours lost at sea: a ship’s engineer fell overboard in the middle of the night. He survived until his shipmates retraced their path and found him – by clinging to a piece of ocean trash floating in the sea.

Miraculous rescue as overboard seaman clings to sea trash

Miraculous rescue as overboard seaman clings to sea trash

An amazing rescue after 16 hours lost at sea: a ship’s engineer fell overboard in the middle of the night. He survived until his shipmates retraced their path and found him – by clinging to a piece of ocean trash floating in the sea.

Distant earthquakes and tsunamis

Mar 05, 2021

What should we be considering, as coastal dwellers, when we hear about a distant earthquake across the Pacific somewhere? Today we talk about the dread we all feel when he hear about an earthquake, and what you need to consider (and don’t need to worry about) with a distant quake many miles away.

Distant earthquakes and tsunamis

Distant earthquakes and tsunamis

What should we be considering, as coastal dwellers, when we hear about a distant earthquake across the Pacific somewhere? Today we talk about the dread we all feel when he hear about an earthquake, and what you need to consider (and don’t need to worry about) with a distant quake many miles away.

Gulf Stream changes could signal dangerous ocean climate shift

Mar 04, 2021

Today we’ll talk about changes in the movement of the Gulf Stream, a huge current in the Atlantic Ocean that helps control world and ocean climate and food supply. Scientists are worried about the shifts they’re seeing and what it means for us all.

Gulf Stream changes could signal dangerous ocean climate shift

Today we’ll talk about changes in the movement of the Gulf Stream, a huge current in the Atlantic Ocean that helps control world and ocean climate and food supply. Scientists are worried about the shifts they’re seeing and what it means for us all.

What’s next for the cruise ship industry?

Mar 03, 2021

As we come around to what would normally be cruise ship season, what’s next for cruise ships in the pandemic?

What’s next for the cruise ship industry?

What’s next for the cruise ship industry?

As we come around to what would normally be cruise ship season, what’s next for cruise ships in the pandemic?