Francis Scott Key Bridge

After bridge collapse, Port of Baltimore sees second-best year for cargo

The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore handled 45.9 million tons of cargo in 2024, its second-best year on record after 52.3 million tons in 2023, as the mid-Atlantic gateway continued to recover from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in March.

A total of 25.5 million tons of cargo was handled during the last six months of 2024, with a value of $62.2 billion, third-highest in the port’s history.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made the announcement at a media event Tuesday.

Baltimore...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/after-bridge-collapse-port-of-baltimore-sees-second-best-year-for-cargo

Container ship companies to pay $102M in bridge collapse costs

The two shipping companies involved in the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have agreed to settle a lawsuit with the federal government for $102 million.

The settlement payment by Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and Synergy Marine Private Ltd., which owned and managed, respectively, the containership Dali, resolves a $103 million damage claim by the U.S. The money will reimburse agencies that responded after the Dali collided with the bridge on March 26. Those agencies include...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/container-ship-companies-to-pay-102m-in-bridge-collapse-costs

Grace Ocean and Synergy to pay over US$100 million for Baltimore bridge collapse

Grace Ocean, the owner, and Synergy Marine, the operator of the container ship Dali, which destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in April, have agreed to pay US$101,980,000 to resolve a civil claim brought by the United States for costs borne from the bridge collapse.

The settlement resolves the United States’ claims for civil damages for US$103,078,056 under the Rivers and Harbors Act, Oil Pollution Act, and general maritime law. The settlement monies will go to the US Treasury...

https://container-news.com/grace-ocean-and-synergy-to-pay-over-us100-million-for-baltimore-bridge-collapse/

Synergy and Grace Ocean agree to pay the US $102m in first of many Dali legal cases

The Justice Department announced yesterday that Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine, the Singaporean corporations that owned and operated the Dali containership, have agreed to pay $102m to resolve a civil claim brought by the US five weeks ago for costs borne in responding to the catastrophic collapse...

https://splash247.com/synergy-and-grace-ocean-agree-to-pay-us-102m-in-first-of-many-dali-legal-cases/

Dali owner and operator will pay $102M to settle U.S. claim

U.S. files $100M claim against Dali owner and operator

The U.S. Department of Justice Department has announced that Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the Singaporean corporations that owned and operated the containership Dali, have agreed to pay $101,980,000 to resolve the civil claim brought by the U.S. for costs borne in responding to the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the ship.

The settlement resolves the United...

https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/dali-owner-and-operator-will-pay-102m-to-settle-u-s-claim/

Coal company sues Dali shipowners for over $100M

A major U.S. coal company has added to the growing list of claims against the owner and manager of the Singapore-flagged ship that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year.

Consol Energy is suing Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and Synergy Marine Group for damages related to the Key Bridge collapse that “are expected to exceed $100 million,” according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Maryland on Wednesday.

Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine, which owned and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/coal-company-sues-dali-shipowners-for-over-100m

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