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More than three football fields of shipping containers
By adamg on Wed, 04/17/2024 - 1:18pm
Eric Bender spent some time this morning observing the Ever Fair, berthed in the Reserved Channel at the Conley Terminal. He noted it's 1,095 feet long - longer than the container ship that took out the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore (although we don't have any bridges to takeout between the Reserved Channel and the open ocean). It also appears to be a reverse mullet: Party in the front, business in the back:
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Fun summer viewing
Spending some time sitting on the edge of the Reserved Channel and watching containers get shuffled is an enjoyable way to spend some time on a lazy warm summer afternoon.
Wondering around the seaport side of the seaport is pretty fun too. There's still some interesting things to see that aren't glass buildings and it's surprisingly open to walk around.
Same goes for heading over to Deer Island to watch things happening at Logan.
Agreed, with one modification
Instead of Deer Island (which, granted, is always worth a trip, as is even the Flynn Marine Park), go over to Castle Island, get some clam strips (or a hot dog, or, well, anything) and set up on the hill near the monument - you get to watch both Logan and the harbor.
Ever Onward
Aren't all of the ships whose name begin with "Ever" from the same company whose Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal three years ago?
Yes.
Yes.
Quoth the raven, Evermore.
Quoth the raven, Evermore.
Quoth the blackout
Eversource
I'm stealing that
You win the Internet today and I'm stealing that line for use during my next rant about Eversource, now occurring almost monthly
The Ever Loving Hell
Evergreen Marine - they have a ton of fun and/or ridiculous names for their ships.
https://onefoottsunami.com/2022/04/20/the-ever-loving-hell/
One more
And another ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/17/chesapeake-bay-car...
Savannah is a great place to watch cargo ships
Savannah is a huge port and the ships go up the river right in front of the touristy area on River St. It's really cool, you can almost touch them. Use an app to see when they'll be going by, grab a cocktail and watch.
Train from Tacoma to Seattle
That entire stretch of Puget Sound is nearly solid with container ports. The train lines run right alongside them.