The Ship Report

Ilwaco Cannery fire wreaks havoc on PNW coastal fishing community On Monday, a devastating fire destroyed the historic Ilwaco Landing Cannery building on the waterfront in the fishing community of Ilw...

25 Jan 20247min

Unusual ship on the river today Today we'll talk about the USNS VADM KR Wheeler, a special kind of vessel that can pump fuel via a portable pipeline to land from miles offshore. She is owned by the N...

23 Jan 20247min

Who's on the river today? After a bout of dangerously cold weather, it’s nice to see ships moving again on the river. We’ll take a look at who’s on the river today, and what they’re carrying to and fr...

22 Jan 20248min

A look at how and why ships appear on the daily schedule A listener wrote in asking to better understand what he was seeing on the ship schedule, and how and why ships appear, and don't appear, on the...

19 Jan 20248min

Microclimates In this latest round of freezing weather, it seemed like different places, often close together, had really different weather and conditions. Part of the reason could be microclimates, w...

18 Jan 20248min

Listener question about a boat in the Astoria Anchorage A listener wrote in to ask about a small boat they saw approaching a ship in the anchorage. Today we'll talk about launch services and the valu...

17 Jan 20248min

Winter at Sea While land dwellers here on the coast were dealing with iced over roads and unusually brutal cold, mariners at sea offshore were handling their own kind of maritime hardship.

16 Jan 20248min

Who's traveling on the river today? Today, a look at who's coming and going on the river...we'll look at the ship schedule, discuss cargoes and talk about what ships have the fastest turnaround time i...

12 Jan 20248min