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.

In the aftermath of the bridge strike at Baltimore, Maryland, participants from all across the maritime spectrum have been weighing in regarding potential impacts on supply chains, and on US infrastructure matters generally.

The outfall of the fateful allision between the 9,971 TEU container ship, Dali, and Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early hours of March 26 could last ‘many years’ and test global shipping’s mutual insurance system to its limits...

The crew of the container vessel Dali prevented further casualties by issuing a mayday signal as the ship lost power and control on the approach to the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The terrible vessel allision at Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge - part of the I-695 motorway over the Patapsco River - will leave the Port of Baltimore closed for an indeterminate, but certainly considerable, length of time. 

Casualties are feared after container vessel Dali struck a support column on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore leading to the bridge's complete collapse.