It was cold (58 degrees) and foggy this morning over San Francisco bay.
Just before sun break, every weekday morning I head out and grab a takeout of scrambled eggs, bacon and coffee at a local diner and walk down to the shoreline.
In the old days (pre-COVID19), it wasn't unusual to see cargo ships pass by. Now, it is a rare sight.
I posted a picture of one such ship a couple of weeks ago. I spotted another this morning.
There is some global cargo transport occurring but not much.
#AnecdotalEvidence-RW
Holiday season deliveries, for sure.
ReplyDeleteOr empty containers headed back to Asia. They tend to stack up on the west coast.
ReplyDeleteIt looked to me like they were backing into the Oakland port but I couldn't stick around to find out---had to finish getting the EPJ Daily Alert out.
DeleteCould be fresh mail-in ballot papers for local distribution.
ReplyDeleteFor a real time view of ocean vessels, check www.marinetraffic.com. it's free. I use it at work to track shipments.
ReplyDeleteyou can filter to show only cargo vessels.