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The Ship Report

The Ship Report

Ship Report podcasts take you to a special corner of the world, the mighty Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. Nautical lore, news and info, mariner interviews, daily international ship traffic, and the inside scoop on the upper left edge of Oregon and beyond. The Ship Report is proud to celebrate 20+ years on the air! More at shipreport.net

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The Ship Report, Thursday, May 1, 2025

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2025/05/01

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 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

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00:07:58

The Ship Report, Tueday, April 29, 2025

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2025/04/29

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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00:08:09

The Ship Report, Monday, April 28, 2025

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2025/04/28

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.

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The Ship Report, Friday, April 25, 2025

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2025/04/25

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 engineering marvel, and the largest floating drydock in North America. We'll take a closer look.

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00:08:23

The Ship Report, Thursday, April 24, 2025

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2025/04/24

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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The Ship Report, Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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2025/04/23

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 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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00:08:37

The Ship Report, Tueday, April 22, 2025

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2025/04/22

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 gear she needs to load and unload her own cargo at the dock. We'll talk about why that's important.

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00:08:33

The Ship Report, Monday, April 21, 2025

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2025/04/21

A closer look at the Columbia's new ship anchorage, and a bit about anchoring on the riverEarlier this month, I made a passing reference to there being a new ship anchorage on the Columbia River near Skamakowa. Today we'll look at that in more depth and talk about the complicated affair of anchoring a gigantic ship on a swift, powerful and capricious river.

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00:08:33

The Ship Report, Friday, April 18, 2025

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2025/04/18

Special Ship Report archive interview: all about car ships - Part 5This week we'll be talking about those unusual looking ships we see on the river, the big blocky carships, called ROROs, for Roll-on/Roll-off. They bring us our cars, and they're complex vessels. We'll talk with a bar pilot about what they're like inside and what it takes to pilot one.

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00:08:21

The Ship Report, Thursday, April 17, 2025

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2025/04/17

Special Ship Report archive interview: all about car ships - Part 4This week we're talking about those unusual looking ships we see on the river, the big blocky carships, called ROROs, for Roll-on/Roll-off. They bring us our cars, and they're complex vessels. We'll talk with a bar pilot about what they're like inside and what it takes to pilot one.

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00:07:59

The Ship Report, Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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2025/04/16

Special Ship Report archive interview: all about car ships - Part 3This week we're talking about those unusual looking ships we see on the river, the big blocky carships, called ROROs, for Roll-on/Roll-off. They bring us our cars and their complex vessels. We'll talk with a bar pilot about what they're like inside and what it takes to pilot one.

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00:08:33

The Ship Report, Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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2025/04/15

Special Ship Report archive interview: all about car ships - Part 2This week we'll be talking about those unusual looking ships we see on the river, the big blocky carships, called ROROs, for Roll-on/Roll-off. They bring us our cars, and they're complex vessels. We'll talk with a bar pilot about what they're like inside and what it takes to pilot one.

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00:08:26

The Ship Report, Monday, April 14, 2024

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2025/04/14

Special Ship Report archive interview: all about car ships - Part 1This week we'll be talking about those unusual looking ships we see on the river, the big blocky carships, called ROROs, for Roll-on/Roll-off. They bring us our cars, and they're complex vessels. We'll talk with a bar pilot about what they're like inside and what it takes to pilot one.

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00:08:33

The Ship Report, Friday, April 11, 2025

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2025/04/11

A new anchorage on the river, and some time away from the showToday we'll talk about a little bit of everything: a new anchorage on the river, today's ship traffic, and why I'll be taking a little time away from the show next week (you'll hear a great archive interview series) to tend to some medical needs.

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00:07:49

The Ship Report, Thursday, April 10, 2025

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2025/04/10

Pilot BoatsToday, a look at a new pilot boat folks are seeing on the waterfront in Astoria, and a bit about pilot boats in general: they're a specialized boat built for a particular, demanding task.

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00:08:34

The Ship Report, Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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2025/04/09

Stabilizing cargo at seaWe'll talk about today's ships, including one that has a cargo that must be securely lashed down. We'll talk about how ships keep cargo in place as they bounce around at sea.

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00:08:11

The Ship Report, Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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2025/04/08

Ships, grain and rain - why it can take longer to load wheat in the PNWToday we'll talk about the many grain ships that are currently on the river, and why it can take longer to load them than other kinds of ships, especially in the rainy PNW.

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00:07:40

The Ship Report, Monday, April 7, 2025

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2025/04/07

Who's on the river today?A look at today's ship traffic, including a Jones Act tanker carrying cargo between US domestic ports.

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The Ship Report, Thursday, April 3, 2025

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2025/04/03

What causes wind to come from one direction or another?Today we'll look at the marine weather forecast and talk a little about wind. Why does the wind come from the west, or some other direction? And a look at ship traffic.

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00:08:06

The Ship Report, April 2, 2025

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2025/04/02

Who's on the river today? Today we'll take a look at ship traffic, and at how the Columbia remains what it has historically been when it comes to cargo: an big export region for raw materials.

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