Columbia River Ship Traffic : The Ship Report

Monday, June 5, 2023

Cargo Note: Because we are primarily an export region, the majority of merchant ships traveling on the Columbia are here to load cargo and deliver it elsewhere. Ships bringing cargo in to deliver are marked “(D).” Ships that come into the river to deliver cargo sometimes leave with ballast water on board, to replace the weight and stability that cargo afforded them on the inbound leg of their journey.

MARINE WEATHER

We’ve got a tight pressure gradient happening across our region and that means areas with different air pressure are creating winds. High pressure remains anchored offshore through today. Meanwhile, thermal low pressure is hugging the south Oregon coast into northwest California. This will bring us gusty northerly winds on the coastal waters. Gale force winds are expected through today.

…SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT through this evening

INBOUND

Vessel	Travel	Cargo	Estimated Times
Sea Smile	Long Beach to Kalama	Steel (D)	Ast~4:30am/Kal~9:30am
Treasure Star	Japan to Astoria Anc	Corn, Soy or Wheat	Ast~8am
Sea Venture	Port Hueneme to Ptld	Shipyard	Ast~10am/Ptld~4pm
African Tern	S Korea to Vanc Anc	Soda Ash	Ast~6:30pm/Vanc~12:30am Tues
MSC Krystal	Tacoma to Portland	Containers (D)	Ast~11pm/PDX~5am Tues
Transcenden Wisdom	China to Astoria Anc	Wheat	Ast~12:30am Tues

OUTBOUND

Vessel	Travel	Cargo	Estimated Times
ES Honesty	Dep Longview	Logs	Dep~Midnight/Ast~3:30am
Star Nike	Dep Kalama	Corn, Soy or Wheat	Dep~5am/Ast~10am
Dependable	Dep Portland	Cable Ship	Dep~8am/Ast~2pm
Anna-Barbara	Dep Vancouver	Wheat	Dep~11am/Ast~5pm
Mercury Leader	Dep Vancouver	Subarus	Dep~2pm/Ast~8pm
North Island	Dep Vancouver	Wheat	Dep~4pm/Ast~10pm

ASTORIA ANCHORAGES

Vessel	Travel	Cargo	Estimated Times
Nord Aquarius	To Kalama	Corn, Soy or Wheat	Dep~6am/Kal~10am
Global Striker	To Portland	Cement	Dep~Midnight/Ptld~6am
Glafkos	Awaiting Orders
Arfican Hornbill	Awaiting Orders
Eike Oldendorff	Awaiting Orders