Shipping news: two ships set to arrive Sunday

Rolf Boone/The Business Blog • Published February 15, 2013 Modified February 15, 2013

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Two ships are set to arrive at the Port of Olympia on Sunday. The M/V Star Harmonia will deliver bagged ceramic proppants and steel coils, while the Ocean Hope will load Weyerhaeuser logs and then depart for Japan.

M/V Star Harmonia details:

-Vessel Flag: Norway

-Origin: Shanghai, China

-Cargo: Bagged ceramic proppants and coils

Ocean Hope details:

-Vessel Flag: Vanuatu -Destination: Hiro, Japan

-Cargo: 5.5 million board feet of logs

Customer: Weyerhaeuser

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