Today we’ll take a look at where ships go where they come to the Columbia. When we talk about the ship schedule, we hear that some ships are going to Portland, but some to the Port of Portland. What’s the difference? We’ll talk about all the options for ships when they arrive and have to go somewhere.
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Today a look at who’s on the river today in terms of cargo vessels. A bit of gypsum, some cars, refined petroleum – and lots and lots of wheat.
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A look at today’s ship traffic, and a bit about why we are seeing some containerships here again.
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In the news this week is the accident in NY harbor, where a visiting tall ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge as the vessel was attempting to head out to sea. We’ll talk about the dangers of big rivers, and about tall ships that are used round the world to train cadets for the military in different countries, including the US.
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On Thursday morning, 19 sailboats set out from Ilwaco, Wash., out to sea across the Columbia River Bar. At an appointed time, they crossed the starting line and began a four-day race northward, 193 miles to Victoria, BC. The annual PNW Offshore Race is underway.
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Today, another repositioning cruise visits Astoria, as blue water cruise ships make their annual spring migration up the West Coast, to their northern summer vacation grounds in BC and Alaska.
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