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Listener question about anchored ships and what it says about sudden public interest in shipping
I got a listener question from someone this weekend who asked me why there were ships anchored in the river off Astoria. It’s a telling question, in this season of public anxiety about tariffs. We’ll talk about why those ships are a normal part of life here, and how to learn more about what may happen next.
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Why so many cruise ships in Astoria all of a sudden? The answer is “repositioning cruises”
Today we’ll talk about marine weather and ship schedules, but also about why there were so many cruise ships in Astoria this week. The answer lies in a cruise industry protocol that happens around this time of year: repositioning cruises, to take ships from their winter grounds to their summer grounds. Astoria is along the way for these West Coast maneuvers, and people like out city. So they stop here along the way to somewhere else.
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Second cruise ship of the week – business as usual
Astoria welcomes its second cruise ship of the week, and this one will not need to anchor in the river to wait for high tide at the dock.
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An unusual cruise ship adventure in the river today
Lots of folks saw that big cruise ship sitting at anchor near Warrenton, instead of at the Port of Astoria where we all thought she should be.
Turns out Mother Nature had other plans for her… there was a extra-low low tide this morning, and that meant that the ship had to wait in deeper water for the tide to rise, so there would be enough deep water at the dock so she could tie up there.
It was a planned maneuver executed by the bar pilots. Once the tide rose enough, the ship was able by midday to head to the dock.
Part of the unseen expertise that keeps ships of all kinds safe on the river.
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Where exactly is the Columbia River Bar?
Today, a perennial question that comes up now and again: where actually is the Columbia River Bar? It opens the door to an interesting and complex answer about how the river works and influences all our lives here.
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A look at today’s ship schedule, and at a particular cargo: industrial salt
Today we’ll see who’s on the river and take a closer look at a cargo that’s often delivered to Longview: industrial salt.
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The Vigorous drydock in Portland’s shipyard is an unusual maritime marvel
Today, an answer to a listener question about the Vigorous dry dock at the Swan Island shipyard in Portland. It’s an engineering marvel, and the largest floating drydock in North America. We’ll take a closer look.
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Who’s on the river today?
A bit about today’s ships: berths, cargo, anchorages – among the reasons ships come here to the Columbia River
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A look at what we know about this year’s Rose Festival Fleet, and also, a big cruise ship in Portland
Two things today: first, a look at preliminary info about this year’s Rose Festival Fleet of visiting military ships due here in June on the river. And, why was there a big ocean-going cruise ship heading upriver recently?
We’ll talk about all of that, and a look at marine weather and ship traffic for today.
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Self loading ships, a special breed
Today we have an unusual cargo ship on the river: a self loader called the CSL Tecumseh. She’s bringing Gypsum to Rainier. What makes her unusual is she has all the gear she needs to load and unload her own cargo at the dock. We’ll talk about why that’s important.
Image courtesy Canadian Steamship Lines.
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