Today is May Day, the first day of the month of May. We’ll talk about the day’s historical origins as a celebration. Then we’ll delve into its contemporary nautical meaning. The expression “mayday” ha

Todays show is about an unusual Coast Guard rescue in the waters off Tillamook, where they were able to rescue someone whose ship was further out to sea than would normally be possible for a USCG hel

Today well take a quick look at another cruise ship due in Astoria today, and then well talk about ways the maritime industry is working to reduce vessel pollution in port. This incudes the developm

Today well look at an unusual occurrence in Astoria: two cruise ships in town on the same day. One will anchor at the Port of Astoria. The other will anchor off the downtown waterfront and take passe

Today we take a look at a a business story about the fallout in a port on the East Coast that recently lost container service in a disaster. In Baltimore, we saw a container ship destroy a bridge, and

Today well take a close look at ships on the river and their cargoes.

Today well take a look at the ongoing story of a cabin cruiser that washed ashore on the beach on the Long Beach Peninsula. Its a story of a very lucky man and his dog, for sure but whats next fo

Today well take a look at some common arriving cargoes on the Columbia and what happens to them after they are unloaded from the ship that brought them here.

Today Ill revisit a concept I talked about on Mondays show.. General Average an ancient maritime principle that governs how losses in a ship disaster are shared between stakeholders. I was talking

Continuing our discussion about changes in ports and cargo service on the Columbia, today well talk about the decision by the Port of Woodland to buiild a marine terminal and being serving cargo ship