The Ship Report

Unusual ships on the river today, and possibly the return of a familiar ship to Astoria. A look at our ship schedule, which includes a military cargo ship and a missile tracking defense vessel. And ...

4 Huhti 20247min

Car manufacturing: a global phenomenon Answering a listener question about a car carrier with Toyotas headed for the Port of Portland. Today we'll talk about the many countries in which familiar auto...

3 Huhti 20248min

Cargo on the Columbia Today we'll take a look at our ships on the river from a slightly different perspective: a closer look at what's on board and what it's used for.

2 Huhti 20248min

The daily rhythm of life on the river goes on Today, it's another beautiful day on the river, and we have another opportunity to see the rhythm of daily life passing by: our 90 percent of everything ...

1 Huhti 20248min

Offshore weather brings wind and rain A pretty big storm is missing us here on land, while creating difficult conditions for ships at sea.

28 Maalis 20247min

Baltimore's bridge disaster The horrific scene in Baltimore harbor strikes fear into communities like ours, where we have a big river and big bridges with ships passing under them. Today we'll talk ...

27 Maalis 20248min

Waves and storms We're getting some stormy weather this week again, and that's a good time to talk about why and how storms cause waves to get higher and more dangerous, and generally cause havoc at ...

26 Maalis 20248min

Farewell, Fisher Poet Clem Starck Today we honor Oregon poet Clemens Starck, an award winning poet and author who was a regular performer at the annual Fisher Poet's Gathering in Astoria. Clem passed...

25 Maalis 20248min