Francis Scott Key Bridge

Hazmat carrier sues Dali shipowners for negligence

A Baltimore trucking company is suing the owners and managers of the container ship Dali for indirectly crippling its business.

Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and Synergy Marine Group, the owner and crew manager, respectively, of the Singapore-flagged ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after crashing into it in March, have petitioned for liability protection in a federal court in Maryland.

But Underwood Energy Inc., which owns hazmat trucks and runs a rail-to-truck transfer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hazmat-carrier-sues-dali-shipowners-for-negligence

Bill aims to strip foreign shipowners’ liability protections

WASHINGTON — New legislation in the U.S. House would prevent the owners of the Singapore-flagged container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge from evading liability costs related to the accident.

The Justice for Victims of Foreign Vessel Accidents Act, introduced Tuesday by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Hank Johnson, D-Ga., seeks to increase maritime liability limits for foreign shipowners to up to 10 times the dollar value of the vessel and its cargo, versus the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bill-aims-to-strip-foreign-shipowners-liability-protections

Baltimore shipping channel reopens 11 weeks after Key Bridge collapse

The main ship channel to the Port of Baltimore has been fully cleared of debris and was reopened Monday evening, 11 weeks after a cargo ship lost power and struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Fort McHenry Channel had been blocked since March 26, when the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s support piers, knocking it over and killing six construction workers who were filling potholes on the roadway.

“We’ve cleared the Fort McHenry Federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/baltimore-shipping-channel-reopens-11-weeks-after-key-bridge-collapse

Dali owner hires lobbyists in Washington to quash changes to America’s Limitation on Liability Act of 1851

Concerned about the immense scale of damage claims coming its way, the owner’s of this year’s most infamous ship have hired lobbyists in Washington to try and ensure American politicians do not tinker with the country’s liability laws.  Citing federal lobbying records, the Baltimore Sun is...

https://splash247.com/dali-owner-hires-lobbyists-in-washington-to-quash-changes-to-americas-limitation-on-liability-act-of-1851/

VIDEO: Last large Key Bridge section moved from Federal Channel

Ten weeks after the containership Dali struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge initiating its collapse, salvage crews successfully removed the final large steel truss segment of the bridge blocking the 700-foot-wide Fort McHenry Federal Channel on June 3-4.

Using concrete breakers, underwater surveys, and oxyacetylene torches, they separated tons of concrete roadway, cable, and steel rebar from “Section 4C” while removing debris with clamshell dredges.

On May 20, Unified Command had cleared...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/video-last-large-key-bridge-section-moved-from-federal-channel/

Dali to be refloated today as manager urges for crew to be allowed to leave vessel

The refloat and transit of the stricken Dali containership from its current location to a terminal in Baltimore is slated for Monday morning. Optimum conditions call for the transit of the 9,9062 teu ship to commence at high tide, predicted to be at 5:24 am. The entire refloat sequence, including...

https://splash247.com/dali-to-be-refloated-today-as-manager-urges-for-crew-to-be-allowed-to-leave-vessel/

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