Containers   /     Episode 3: The Ships, The Tugs, and the Port

Description

You know you’ve always wanted to ride in a tugboat as it pushes around a huge cargo ship, right? Well, that’s what we do in Episode 3. We go inside working life on the San Francisco Bay to see how brutal competition among shipping companies threatens the viability of the small businesses that ply the waters. Meet a tugboat dispatcher, askipper, and the first female captain of an American freighter. It’s a case study in how globalization works and our first look at the challenges the port faces.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summary

You know you’ve always wanted to ride in a tugboat as it pushes around a huge cargo ship, right? Well, that’s what we do in Episode 3. We go inside working life on the San Francisco Bay to see how brutal competition among shipping companies threatens the viability of the small businesses that ply the waters. Meet a tugboat dispatcher, a
skipper, and the first female captain of an American freighter. It’s a case study in how globalization works and our first look at the challenges the port faces.

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Duration
1770
Publishing date
2017-03-14 14:46
Contributors
  Fusion
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