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.
The container shipping unit of COSCO Shipping Group, COSCO Shipping Lines, launched its first direct route connecting the North America East Coast to the West Coast of South America.
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.
The nearshoring phenomenon and upcoming changes to global carrier alliances are changing the shape and reliability of container trades in the Americas.