The situation in Baltimore after the horrible late-March allision by the container ship Dali that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge there are many pieces to a puzzle that will take years to sort out.

In the wake of the Baltimore bridge tragedy Michael Grey explores stricter tug requirements, machinery testing, and the causes of shipboard power outages.

Authorities have opened a second, deeper channel on the southwest side of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to allow commercial essential vessels through.

A vessel master and shipowner Fu Ye Shipping have been convicted by the Australian courts for an accident that led to serious injuries to a ship pilot.

The catastrophic collision of the Maersk-chartered vessel Dali with the Francis Scott Key bridge, which closed Baltimore port on 26 March and killed at least six people, has not had a discernible effect on rates according to analysts Linerlytica.

A temporary alternate channel is being established around the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge for commercially essential vessels.

CMA CGM has declared Force Majeure on shipments to and from the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Bridge after it was hit by the containership Dali.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shared data from Dali’s Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) on the minutes prior to contact with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.