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Are Russian ships coming to the Columbia River?
Mar 07, 2022Today, a look at what it means to say a ship is “Russian,” and what we know about Russian cargo on the Columbia. And the largest containership ever to come into the Columbia heads for the Port of Portland today.
Spring has sprung, or has it?
Mar 04, 2022Today we take a break from sad world shipping news and take a look at spring. And exactly when it begins… a look at meterological and astronomical seasons, which don’t happen at the same time.
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World’s three top container lines stop calling on Russian ports
Mar 03, 2022Signaling their support for Ukraine, the three top container shipping lines have stopped sending ships to Russian ports fter Russia began attacking that country.
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Car Carrier Felicity Ace sinks with luxury cars on board
Mar 02, 2022The car carrier that was on fire in the north Atlantic Ocean off Portugal finally sank at sea, after a two week salvage effort to get her safely into port.
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How is the Russian invasion of Ukraine affecting the world supply chain?
Mar 01, 2022A look at how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is affecting exports, ships and ports in and around Ukraine and Russia, and how this situation is worsening the already battered world supply chain,
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The Wreck of the Pescawha
Feb 28, 2022A look at a shipwreck that happened at the mouth of the Columbia in 1933, and what it tells us about what the river was like then versus what it’s like today.
Image courtesy Google Images.
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The common cormorant, or shag
Feb 25, 2022A story about cormorants on the Astoria Megler Bridge and efforts to remove them. A bit about cormorants in world literature and lore. And, I finally found a way to insert one of my favorite poems of all times, a silly one, also about cormorants, into the Ship Report.
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First woman to solo around Antarctica goes for record non stop passage
Feb 24, 2022A look at an amazing, intrepid woman, Lisa Blair, who is, as we speak, sailing her 50-foot sailboat in a solo circumnavigation of Antarctica. This passage puts her in the notorious Roaring 40s latitudes, where high winds and huge waves are the norm.
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A look at projected sea level rise in the US
Feb 23, 2022Today, we take a look at a new report that details predictions for sea level rise in the coastal US. The Pacific Northwest is on the low end of that scale, which might soudn reassuring. But it’s because as water rises, our coast is rising too, thanks to tectonic plates pushing one under the other. That increases our long term risk for The Big One earthquake. We’ll look at what the nation can expect in coastal areas.
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Felicity Ace update, and MERTS job opening
Feb 22, 2022A look at the ongoing nightmare in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal: the fire on the car carrier Felicity Ace, which is ablaze with over $400 million worth of cargo on board, including expensive cars like Bentleys, Lambourghinis, and Porsches.
And, a rare opportunity in Astoria: a maritime technology instructor position in Clatsop Community College’s MERTS program. Here’s a link to the college website where you can apply: https://clatsopcc.simplehire.com/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=141270
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