A look at our ship schedule, which includes a military cargo ship and a missile tracking defense vessel. And a bit of good news about the American Empress, the paddlewheel cruise ship that used to be

Answering a listener question about a car carrier with Toyotas headed for the Port of Portland. Today well talk about the many countries in which familiar autos brands are manufactured, including veh

Today well take a look at the ships on the river today from a slightly different perspective: a closer look at whats on board and what its used for.

Today, its 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 on ships, a wonderful part of life on our river

Today well do an overview of whos on the river in terms of ships, with a few asides about anchorages, car carriers, ship names and when ships are allowed to cross the bar in bad weather.

Today well take a look at the weather, which includes an interesting storm system offshore and be grateful that its missing us.

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 well talk about whats known so far abou

Were getting some stormy weather this week again, and thats a good time to talk about why and how storms cause waves to get higher and more dangerous, and generally cause havoc at sea.

Today we honor Clemens Starck, award-winning Oregon poet and author who was a regular performer at the annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria. Clem passed away last week at the age of 86, but his e

The US Navy hospital ship the USNS Mercy is slated to enter the Columbia River Friday morning. If she arrives according to the schedule, she could pass Astoria around 7:30am Friday. Shes headed to t