Nov 6, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today we take another look at the lives of sailors at sea, and talk about how some ships that formerly transited the Suez Canal are now taking a longer route around the southern tip of Africa, to avoid violent vessel attacks in the Red Sea.
The result for diverted ships has been voyages that last about two weeks longer than before. The unexpected perk for sailors on board has turned out to be reduced stress, more job satisfaction, more time to do their work, and obtain needed training.
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Nov 5, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, a look at the lives of the people who live and work on the ships that travel the world and bring us all our “stuff.”
We’ll look at the latest data from the Seafarers Happiness Index, which assesses how life is going at asea for sailors. and a look at what countries sailors are mostly like to hail from.
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Nov 4, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
Today, as we stand on the brink of a highly significant US election, we’ll take a look at how mariners at sea vote, both in the merchant marine and in the US military.
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Nov 1, 2024 | Ship Report Podcasts
This week we’ve been talking with Christi Lee Dunham, a vessel agent who works with cargo ships on the Columbia River.
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Oct 31, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
More on vessel agents and their work.
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Oct 30, 2024 | Home Slider, Ship Report Podcasts
We continue our exploration of the role of vessel agents in the arrival and departure of ships on the river.
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