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A new cargo ship is trying out the concept of a new type of sail to reduce fuel consumption.
Jun 11, 2018Podcast: Play in new window
Why do cargo ships mostly have black hulls and red decks?
Jun 08, 2018Podcast: Play in new window
Tragedy in Rockaway Beach, Ore., as a father and son drown in the surf
Jun 07, 2018Podcast: Play in new window
Joanne Rideout talks about the next two days of military and other specialized vessels traveling upriver to Portland for the annual Rose Festival.
Jun 06, 2018Podcast: Play in new window
When you run a port and need to keep dock space open for deep draft vessels, it can be challenging to deal with all that silt. Joanne Rideout talks with Port of Astoria, Ore., Executive Director Jim Knight. The port dredges over 10 feet of silt annually from its berths.
Jun 04, 2018Podcast: Play in new window
Tsunami Watch
Jan 23, 2018On Tuesday’s Ship Report, Joanne Rideout talks about the tsunami watch that happened on the US West Coast early this morning, from a 7.9 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska.
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36 Ships!
Jan 22, 2018On Monday’s Ship Report, Joanne Rideout talks about the massive ship traffic roster for today on the Columbia: 36 ships! That’s possibly the biggest roster of ship traffic ever in one day. Much of it was caused by weather backups on the weekend, where 60 foot seas halted traffic across the bar.
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