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Lithium ion batteries and ship fires
Mar 11, 2022A look at the problematic lithium ion battery, which seems to be the culprit in an increasing number of fires on board car carriers.
Note: image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Sincerity Ace, sister ship to the Felicity Ace, which sank in the north Atlantic this month after a fire on board that experts believe was likely caused by lithium ion batteries.
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Who’s on the river today
Mar 10, 2022A detailed look at ships on the Columbia today, who’s going where, what’s on board and more.
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The fine art of ship handling
Mar 09, 2022Today a look at the complicated art of ship handling and piloting on the river, in light of yesterday’s big containership on the Columbia River.
Photo: Pilot boat Connor Foss with rainbow.
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How did that big ship fit in the Columbia River?
Mar 08, 2022Today we take another look at the Navios Unite, that humongous containership that made her way to Portland up the Columbia yesterday. She was the biggest containership ever to call on the Columbia. We’ll take a look at what the limiting and helpful factors are that determine whether a ship can fit on the Columbia.
Photo Credit: Photo by Astoria photographer Scott Saulsbury. This image really shows the immensity of the ship compared to Astoria’s waterfront.
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Are Russian ships coming to the Columbia River?
Mar 07, 2022Today, a look at what it means to say a ship is “Russian,” and what we know about Russian cargo on the Columbia. And the largest containership ever to come into the Columbia heads for the Port of Portland today.
Spring has sprung, or has it?
Mar 04, 2022Today we take a break from sad world shipping news and take a look at spring. And exactly when it begins… a look at meterological and astronomical seasons, which don’t happen at the same time.
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World’s three top container lines stop calling on Russian ports
Mar 03, 2022Signaling their support for Ukraine, the three top container shipping lines have stopped sending ships to Russian ports fter Russia began attacking that country.
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Car Carrier Felicity Ace sinks with luxury cars on board
Mar 02, 2022The car carrier that was on fire in the north Atlantic Ocean off Portugal finally sank at sea, after a two week salvage effort to get her safely into port.
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How is the Russian invasion of Ukraine affecting the world supply chain?
Mar 01, 2022A look at how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is affecting exports, ships and ports in and around Ukraine and Russia, and how this situation is worsening the already battered world supply chain,
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The Wreck of the Pescawha
Feb 28, 2022A look at a shipwreck that happened at the mouth of the Columbia in 1933, and what it tells us about what the river was like then versus what it’s like today.
Image courtesy Google Images.
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