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Who’s on the river today?
Mar 31, 2022Another indepth look at who’s on the river today.
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What’s next in the global supply chain?
Mar 30, 2022An update on what to expect as problems continue with the global supply chain, made worse now by the war in Ukraine and COVID shutdowns in China.
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A fun look at ships and the tide
Mar 28, 2022Spring has sprung a bit on the lower Columbia, and as people are out and about more, it’s a good time to talk about ships at anchor, and how they tell us what the tide is doing.
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Cargo ships are in trouble off Ukraine
Mar 25, 2022A look at cargo ships unable to leave Ukrainian waters because of the war. Some ships are running out of food for their crews.
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The anniversary of the grounding of the Ever Given
Mar 24, 2022Today is the one-year anniversary of the grounding of the mega containership Ever Given in the Suez Canal. Now, one year later,, one of her sister ships is aground off Baltimore. We’ll talk about these big vessels.
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An indepth look at who’s on the river today
Mar 23, 2022A look at who’s coming and going on the river today, with a deeper dive into cargoes.
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The Ever Forward is not going anywhere
Mar 22, 2022The story of the very public grounding of another mega containership last week in Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast. This one, unlike the similarly-named Ever Given, which ran aground about a year ago in the Suez Canal, this ship is solidly aground along her entire keel. It will take some doing to get her free.
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Ukrainian sailors and their important role in the merchant fleet
Mar 21, 2022Today we look at the important role Ukrainian officers and sailors play in world trade and shipping, and a look back at an unforgettable trip I took on a cargo ship, where my gracious host was the ship’s Ukrainian captain, who treated me as an honored guest.
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The risks sailors take
Mar 18, 2022Today we’ll talk about a harrowing story of a sinking ship, and the risks mariners take every time they go to sea.
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Flags of convenience, and what they mean about where a ship is from
Mar 17, 2022We see a lot of ships here with countries like Panama, Liberia and the Marshall Islands painted on their sterns. What does that mean? Today we’ll talk about flags of convenience, and why the concept of a home port for cargo ships may be outdated in this modern age.
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