Part 2: The Coquille Tribe, salmon, the State of Oregon and tribal sovereignty

Feb 08, 2022

Part Two today concludes our a two-part Ship Report about the Coquille Tribe’s efforts in southern Oregon to help the state of Oregon restore Chinook Salmon to the Coquille River. The tribe would like to do more, but they’d like to co-manage the river with the state on an official basis, and enter into an agreement as one sovereign government to another.

Part 2: The Coquille Tribe, salmon, the State of Oregon and tribal sovereignty

Part 2: The Coquille Tribe, salmon, the State of Oregon and tribal sovereignty

Part Two today concludes our a two-part Ship Report about the Coquille Tribe’s efforts in southern Oregon to help the state of Oregon restore Chinook Salmon to the Coquille River. The tribe would like to do more, but they’d like to co-manage the river with the state on an official basis, and enter into an agreement as one sovereign government to another.

Part 1: How the Coquille Tribe and ODFW are working together to save salmon

Feb 07, 2022

In Part 1 of a two-part Ship Report, today we talk about the emerging partnership between the Coquille Tribe and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to help preserve Chinook salmon in the Coquille River in southern Oregon. Salmon numbers have reached critical lows and the tribe has the resources to help the state.

Photo credit: Riccardo Rossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Part 2: The Coquille Tribe, salmon, the State of Oregon and tribal sovereignty

Part 1: How the Coquille Tribe and ODFW are working together to save salmon

In Part 1 of a two-part Ship Report, today we talk about the emerging partnership between the Coquille Tribe and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to help preserve Chinook salmon in the Coquille River in southern Oregon. Salmon numbers have reached critical lows and the tribe has the resources to help the state.

Photo credit: Riccardo Rossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Mega containership aground off Germany

Feb 04, 2022

A mega containership, the Mumbai Maersk, is aground off the coast of Germany. She’s about the same size as the Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal last year.

The ship is close to a popular tourist island destination. The accident brings into focus the difficulties of operating such large vessels.

Photo Credit: Alf van Beem, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Mega containership aground off Germany

A mega containership, the Mumbai Maersk, is aground off the coast of Germany. She’s about the same size as the Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal last year.

The ship is close to a popular tourist island destination. The accident brings into focus the difficulties of operating such large vessels.

Photo Credit: Alf van Beem, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A US furniture company is having a ship built to carry its cargo

Feb 03, 2022

The latest wrinkle in companies trying to make sure their inventory arrives on time: A US furniture company Loctek, is having a container ship built by a Chinese ship builder, to haul their products. The ship, which will be owned by Loctek will be ready in 2023. The move come as companies get more desperate to move cargo in the continuing global slowdown.

A US furniture company is having a ship built to carry its cargo

A US furniture company is having a ship built to carry its cargo

The latest wrinkle in companies trying to make sure their inventory arrives on time: A US furniture company Loctek, is having a container ship built by a Chinese ship builder, to haul their products. The ship, which will be owned by Loctek will be ready in 2023. The move come as companies get more desperate to move cargo in the continuing global slowdown.

Adrift ship safely towed to Dutch port

Feb 02, 2022

A followup on yesterday’s story about a dangerous salvage operation to save an adrift bulk carrier off the Dutch coast. Thanks to some amazing work by Smit salvage crews, the ship is now safely in port. It took two massive ocean going tugs to get her there.

Adrift ship safely towed to Dutch port

Adrift ship safely towed to Dutch port

A followup on yesterday’s story about a dangerous salvage operation to save an adrift bulk carrier off the Dutch coast. Thanks to some amazing work by Smit salvage crews, the ship is now safely in port. It took two massive ocean going tugs to get her there.