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Fort Vancouver Seafarer’s Center, Part 1
Dec 03, 2018Nestled in the midst of a huge industrial area on the Port of Vancouver waterfront is a friendly looking building that is a haven for sailors who are far from home. The Fort Vancouver Seafarers Center has been around for more than a half century, We’ll learn what they do and a bit about the people they serve.
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Ship Report Minute: The huge role friction plays in our marine environment
Friction is at play everywhere in the maritime world, from how fast ships go to how big waves become.
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Biogas: a new less polluting fuel for ships?
Nov 29, 2018Today we talk about how a Norwegian shipping company is using bird poop and other biomass to power its ships.
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Sneaker waves: be careful out there
Nov 28, 2018With recent big surf on the coast, experts are warning us about the potential for “Sneaker Waves” large waves that rise up out of nowhere and are much larger than surrounding surf. Beachgoers have been swept away by them.
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Trump tariffs and the Port of Astoria
Nov 26, 2018Listeners have asked recently what effect Trump administration tariffs will have on Columbia River ship traffic? Today we take a look at the serious changes coming to the Port of Astoria as the port faces 25 percent tariffs on exports to China in January.
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Sail power in the cargo trade?
Nov 21, 2018An ongoing look at the potential for sail power on modern cargo vessels. It’s being seriously explored by ship builders, as fuel costs rise and pollution regulations tighten worldwide.
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Tariffs and trade?
Nov 20, 2018Part of an ongoing look at the effect of Trump administration tariffs on shipping trade.
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Port of Kalama methanol plant proposal
Nov 19, 2018The Port of Kalama is the site of a proposed methanol plant. We’ll hear about one study that says the plant would reduce global carbon emissions, while environmental advocates say the study has cooked the numbers to whitewash the real and dangerous impacts.
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Nov 14, 2018Every year around this time on the Ship Report, we honor the sailors lost in this historic and tragic maritime disaster – the loss of the Mighty Fitz, a beloved ore carrier that plied the waters of Lake Superior for years before she was lost in a horrific winter Great Lakes storm.
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Lights on the river
Nov 12, 2018When you stand on the Columbia River shoreline at night, there are plenty of lights to be seen. Some of them hold great significance for mariners. A look at what we see on the river at night and what it means.
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