The Ship Report

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 i...

2 Touko 20258min

An unusual cruise ship adventure in the river todayLots 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 o...

1 Touko 20258min

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 ...

29 Huhti 20257min

Who's on the river today, and a look at a particular cargoA look at daily ship traffic and a particular cargo that goes to Longview: industrial salt.

28 Huhti 20258min

The Vigorous drydock in Portland's shipyard is an unusual maritime marvelToday, an answer to a listener question about the Vigorous dry dock at the Swan Island shipyard in Portland. It's an engineerin...

25 Huhti 20258min

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.

24 Huhti 20258min

A look at what we know about this year's Rose Festival Fleet, and also, a big cruise ship in PortlandTwo things today: first, a look at preliminary info about this year's Rose Festival Fleet of visiti...

23 Huhti 20258min

Self loading ships, a special breedToday 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 ...

22 Huhti 20258min