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Supply chain update
Feb 14, 2022A look at where things stand now with regard to the worldwide cargo debacle that has snarled ship traffic during the pandemic.
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Happy Birthday, Dad
Feb 11, 2022Today on the Ship Report, it’s my dad’s birthday. A little about him (Stu Rideout): sailor, boatbuilder, overall maritime enthusiast, and all around pretty amazing guy. My childhood growing up on boats (and constantly working on them) and how being “the captain’s daughter” shaped my love of All Things Maritime, and set the stage for the wonderful life adventure that is The Ship Report.
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Who’s on the river today?
Feb 09, 2022An indepth look at today’s ship schedule.
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Part 2: The Coquille Tribe, salmon, the State of Oregon and tribal sovereignty
Feb 08, 2022Part Two today concludes our a two-part Ship Report about the Coquille Tribe’s efforts in southern Oregon to help the state of Oregon restore Chinook Salmon to the Coquille River. The tribe would like to do more, but they’d like to co-manage the river with the state on an official basis, and enter into an agreement as one sovereign government to another.
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Part 1: How the Coquille Tribe and ODFW are working together to save salmon
Feb 07, 2022In Part 1 of a two-part Ship Report, today we talk about the emerging partnership between the Coquille Tribe and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to help preserve Chinook salmon in the Coquille River in southern Oregon. Salmon numbers have reached critical lows and the tribe has the resources to help the state.
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Mega containership aground off Germany
Feb 04, 2022A mega containership, the Mumbai Maersk, is aground off the coast of Germany. She’s about the same size as the Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal last year.
The ship is close to a popular tourist island destination. The accident brings into focus the difficulties of operating such large vessels.
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A US furniture company is having a ship built to carry its cargo
Feb 03, 2022The latest wrinkle in companies trying to make sure their inventory arrives on time: A US furniture company Loctek, is having a container ship built by a Chinese ship builder, to haul their products. The ship, which will be owned by Loctek will be ready in 2023. The move come as companies get more desperate to move cargo in the continuing global slowdown.
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Adrift ship safely towed to Dutch port
Feb 02, 2022A followup on yesterday’s story about a dangerous salvage operation to save an adrift bulk carrier off the Dutch coast. Thanks to some amazing work by Smit salvage crews, the ship is now safely in port. It took two massive ocean going tugs to get her there.
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Ship adrift in a storm prompts risky marine salvage operation
Feb 01, 2022A ship adrift in a storm off the coast of the Netherlands set in motion a dangerous marine salvage operation to save the ship from running aground.
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Antarctic iceberg 100 miles long melts into the south Atlantic Ocean
Jan 31, 2022A huge antarctic iceberg that broke free in 2017 has now floated north and completely melted near South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic. Scientists are studying how the giant influx of fresh water in a salt water environment is affecting local marine ecosystems there.
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