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...
Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) company SEA-KIT has been awarded its fifth Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) Certificate by Lloyd’s Register for its 12 metre X-Class USV.
Payment processing and document delays are adding to the shipping industry’s costs at the rate of a minimum of $25/box on an estimated 50% of loaded containers moved according to one industry observer.
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.