The Most Recent Ship Report Podcast:
Archive Podcasts:
Difficult weather could slow ship traffic today
Apr 04, 2022We’ve got significant winds all along the lower Columbia corridor between Portland and the ocean. So we may not see much ship traffic today. We’ll talk about why weather is an issue.
Podcast: Play in new window
Update on the (sadly-named) ship, the Ever Forward
Apr 01, 2022The Ever Forward remains aground in Chesapeake Bay. She missed a turn in the channel and plowed into 20 feet of mud on March 13. So far all the kings horses and men (and tugboats) have not been able to budge her. We’ll take a look at what’s next for this very stuck ship.
Image courtesy USCG DVIDS.
Podcast: Play in new window
Who’s on the river today?
Mar 31, 2022Another indepth look at who’s on the river today.
Podcast: Play in new window
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.
Podcast: Play in new window
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.
Podcast: Play in new window
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.
Podcast: Play in new window
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.
Podcast: Play in new window
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.
Podcast: Play in new window
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.
Podcast: Play in new window
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.
Podcast: Play in new window
Monday through Friday (except major holidays) watch for 10-MINUTE SHIP REPORTS: Ship Traffic, Marine Weather, News and Interviews
Subscribe to the RSS feed.
The Ship Report is also broadcast Weekdays at 8:49 am on Coast Community Radio Astoria, Oregon
Follow The Ship Report on
and
