Port of Baltimore

Baltimore accuses Dali owner and manager of negligence and recklessness

Baltimore City Council is seeking compensation from the owner and manager of the container ship Dali over the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

In papers submitted to the US federal courts on 22 April, Mayor Brandon Scott and city officials have accused Singapore-based tonnage provider Grace Ocean and ship manager Synergy Marine of negligence.

The plaintiffs alleged that Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine were careless, negligent and reckless, and asserted the 10,000 TEU Dali, which was assigned to...

https://container-news.com/baltimore-accuses-dali-owner-and-manager-of-negligence-and-recklessness/

Temporary channel opens in Baltimore to facilitate ship traffic after bridge collapse

The Captain of the Port of Baltimore established the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel, which is on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and will provide limited access for commercially essential vessels.

The Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel, depicted in green, has a controlling depth of 20 feet, a 300-foot horizontal clearance, and a vertical clearance of 135 feet, and will facilitate additional commercially essential vessel...

https://container-news.com/temporary-channel-opens-in-baltimore-to-facilitate-ship-traffic-after-bridge-collapse/

FBI opens investigation into Baltimore bridge fatal accident

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is conducting a criminal investigation into the fatal accident of the 10,000 TEU container vessel Dali, which destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

FBI’s investigation is focused on the circumstances leading up to the bridge collapse and whether all federal laws were followed, according to an Associated Press report.

The FBI was present aboard the boxship conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity.


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https://container-news.com/fbi-opens-investigation-into-baltimore-bridge-fatal-accident/

TCA’s Heller: Trucking has adjusted to route diversions post-Baltimore

Members of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) have adjusted smoothly enough to the disruptions at the Port of Baltimore that a conference call among its members scheduled for Thursday — the latest in a series — was canceled because a great deal of initial concern among TCA members has disappeared.

“A lot of the shock we had was in the first two calls,” David Heller, the TCA’s senior vice president of government affairs, told FreightWaves when asked about the scheduled meeting. “We want to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tcas-heller-trucking-has-adjusted-to-route-diversions-post-baltimore

FMCSA sees ‘significant impacts’ on truck drive times in Baltimore area

WASHINGTON — The loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is ramping up truck drive times in the region as data from the government and private sources begins to accumulate.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration confirmed on Wednesday that it is seeing “significant impacts” on truck trips in the region based on data supplied by the University of Maryland, particularly on traffic now being diverted through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Interstate 895), the Fort McHenry Tunnel...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-sees-significant-impacts-on-truck-drive-times-in-baltimore-area

Check Call: Baltimore mounts a comeback

In this edition: The aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge destruction, and UPS and the U.S. Postal Service form a partnership. 

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In the collision heard round the world, the Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Two weeks after the collision happened, a lot is still unknown, but the cleanup and rebuilding process is off to a strong start. The crane of all cranes has been brought out to aid in the cleanup so that ships may soon make port in Baltimore. As for when...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-baltimore-mounts-a-comeback

Baltimore bridge collapse has not triggered rate increase

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has caused supply chain disruption on the US East Coast but, so far, it has not seen an increase in ocean freight container shipping rates.

Data released on 8 April by Xeneta, the ocean freight rate benchmarking and intelligence platform, reveals average spot rates from the Far East into the US North East Coast (including Baltimore) have fallen slightly (-1%) since the bridge collapse on 26 March to stand at US$5,421 per FEU (40ft...

https://container-news.com/baltimore-bridge-collapse-has-not-triggered-rate-increase-xeneta/

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