Francis Scott Key Bridge
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Americas
Dali boxship to be removed by May 10
Officials expect to have removed the Dali containership from its lodged position in Baltimore port by May 10. The 9,962…
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Americas
Removal of the Dali takes centre stage in this week’s salvage operations in Baltimore
After a five-week hiatus, containerships have started to call again at the port of Baltimore on the US east coast.…
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Americas
Trapped ships finally able to leave Baltimore
Four ships trapped in Baltimore Harbour since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month have cleared the wreckage and…
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Americas
Deeper channel to open in Baltimore today
A 12 m deep channel will open in Baltimore today allowing five stranded ships to leave the port, a sign…
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Americas
Third channel opens in Baltimore
A third 6 m deep channel has been established through the downed bridge at Baltimore port providing limited access for…
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Operations
FBI opens Baltimore bridge case
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a criminal inquiry into the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.…
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Operations
Baltimore divers describe bridge clean-up operation as 9/11 ‘with blinders on’
A diving expert from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has revealed the many life-threatening risks divers are facing…
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Finance and Insurance
Insurance pay-outs from Baltimore bridge disaster in the spotlight
Cargo insurer WK Webster is reporting that general average looks to have been declared by the owners of the wrecked…
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Americas
Baltimore bridge investigation targets ship’s electrical failure
Investigators in Baltimore are focusing on the Dali’s electrical power system and its circuit breakers and have called in the…
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Containers
Containers offloaded from stricken boxship in Baltimore
Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the containership that crashed into and collapsed the Francis…
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Americas
Industrial Jenga: the battle to reopen Baltimore port
The port of Baltimore could be up and running at full capacity by the end of next month under a…
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Americas
Salvors wait for improved weather in Baltimore
Appalling weather conditions are set to ease in the coming days making salvage operations at Baltimore port easier. One of…
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Operations
‘Pancaked’ bridge wedged in mud hampers Baltimore salvage ops
Sonar images released yesterday show the magnitude of the job that divers and salvage workers face as they begin to…
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Americas
Baltimore salvage ops prove more challenging than expected
Ahead of what will be years of legal wrangling, the owner and manager of the world’s most discussed ship, the…
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Americas
Baltimore clear-up operation moves into high gear
It has been a very busy Easter weekend for those involved in the clear-up at Baltimore port with the first…
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Americas
Cranes move into place to remove Baltimore bridge debris
Cranes are being brought into place by barges as the authorities in Baltimore turn their attention to reopening the port,…
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Americas
Insurers brace for record payouts from Baltimore bridge disaster
Records look set to be broken in terms of shipping insurance payouts following Tuesday’s ship allision in Baltimore which saw…
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Operations
Mass casualties feared as boxship takes out bridge in Baltimore
Many are feared dead in Baltimore following a dramatic bridge collapse tonight after the 9,962 teu containership smashed directly into…
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