Two bodies recovered in Baltimore bridge collapse

The bodies of 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes and 26-year-old Dorian Ronial Castillo Cabrera have been found and were recovered from waters beneath the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, according to BBC.

Baltimore bridge collapse could cause significant supply chain disruption

The British media company reports that the waters are too treacherous for divers to continue the search for the other four missing men. Therefore, the authorities will now try to remove the dangerous...

https://container-news.com/two-bodies-recovered-in-baltimore-bridge-collapse/

MPA assists US Coast Guard after Baltimore bridge collapse: Latest updates and classification investigation

Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA Singapore) Teo Eng Dih has extended to Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant US Coast Guard, MPA’s continued support to the US Coast Guard and the local authorities on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

MPA Singapore is working with the ship management company Synergy Marine to facilitate information exchange to support the US Coast Guard in its investigation.

Two bodies recovered in Baltimore bridge collapse

MPA has also...

https://container-news.com/mpa-assists-us-coast-guard-after-baltimore-bridge-collapse-latest-updates-and-classification-investigation/

ONE targets market share with 2030 strategy

Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) is looking to leapfrog its THE Alliance partner Hapag-Lloyd as the fifth largest carrier with a sustained fleet growth of around 10% per year to the end of this decade.

The company said in its recently released ONE 2030 strategy that it will invest US$25 billion in its fleet to add close to 1.2 million TEUs in capacity, taking its standing fleet to 3 million TEUs.

Stefan Verberckmoes, senior analyst at Alphaliner said, “One of the main reasons...

https://container-news.com/one-targets-market-share-with-2030-strategy/

Red Sea challenges lead to boxship drought for recycling yards

The Red Sea crisis and the higher freight and charter rates are discouraging owners from scrapping older boxships, resulting in a dearth of tonnage being sold for demolition, despite cash buyers offering higher prices.

While January saw 13 container ships of nearly 22,000 TEUs being torched, scrapping has slowed.

Just three boxships (MTT Singapore, MTT Tanjung Manis and Dong Fang Xing) were recycled in February and so far in March, just two container vessels (Far East Cheer and Mapocho) have been...

https://container-news.com/red-sea-challenges-lead-to-boxship-drought-for-recycling-yards/

Aponte’s MSC to acquire Italian newspaper group

Swiss/Italian shipping group MSC seems to be interested in buying Genoese newspaper group Secolo XIX, following the steps of its French competitor CMA CGM which has also entered the media sector.

On 27 March 2024, the MSC Group disclosed the signing of a preliminary agreement with the publishing company Gedi, owned by John Elkann’s Exor, for the acquisition of the Genoese daily Secolo XIX.

The parties will now enter into negotiations to allow for due diligence and will proceed with the...

https://container-news.com/apontes-msc-to-acquire-italian-newspaper-group/

Yang Ming unveils enhanced 2025 Transpacific network

Yang Ming has announced its upgraded Transpacific service network for the next year, which will commence in February 2025.

The Taiwanese ocean carrier said it will refine its Transpacific service network in response to the upcoming change within alliance membership.

The enhanced network will feature a total of 13 loops covering both Asia – US West Coast and Asia – US East Coast.

Below is Yang Ming’s Transpacific network for 2025:

Asia – US West Coast South services: 6 loops

FP1 (Far East – Pacific...

https://container-news.com/yang-ming-unveils-enhanced-2025-transpacific-network/

Hope for Baltimore bridge survivors vanishes

Any hope of rescuing victims following the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge has evaporated according to the US Coast Guard, which called off the search after dark yesterday.

According to US emergency services, there were eight maintenance staff repairing the potholes in the road when the Maersk-operated, 10,000 TEU Dali crashed into the bridge, which immediately collapsed.

Two workers were rescued, one seriously injured, another uninjured and six remain missing. It is not certain...

https://container-news.com/hope-for-baltimore-bridge-survivors-vanishes/

The accident history of ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge

The 10,000 TEU container vessel Dali that hit Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been involved in another shipping accident back in 2016.

In particular, the boxship smashed into a quay at the port of Antwerp in Belgium on 11 July 2016, as it was exiting the North Sea container terminal.

Maersk to omit Baltimore calls as Singapore authority reveals ship “lost propulsion” before incident

The Antwerp port authorities said the vessel had remained at the dock for repairs for some time after the...

https://container-news.com/the-accident-history-of-ship-that-crashed-into-baltimore-bridge/

Baltimore bridge collapse could cause significant supply chain disruption

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being struck by the 10,000 TEU container vessel Dali, deployed on 2M alliance’s Far East – US East Coast service.

While Baltimore is not one of the largest US East Coast ports, it still imports and exports more than one million containers each year so there is the potential to cause significant disruption to supply chains, according to Emily Stausbøll, Market Analyst at Xeneta, an ocean freight shipping rate benchmarking and intelligence...

https://container-news.com/baltimore-bridge-collapse-could-cause-significant-supply-chain-disruption/

Maersk to omit Baltimore calls as Singapore authority reveals ship “lost propulsion” before incident

Maersk Line’s five services that call at Baltimore port will be affected by the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The bridge collapsed after the Maersk-operated 10,000 TEU Dali hit one of its pillars after coming out of Baltimore Port’s Seagirt terminal.

Maersk said its TA2 and TA5 Transatlantic services, TP12 Transpacific service, Amex (US East Coast-South Africa service) and AGAS (US East Coast-Caribbean) service will be affected.

The Danish mainline operator stated, “Due to the damage to...

https://container-news.com/maersk-to-omit-baltimore-calls-as-singapore-authority-reveals-ship-lost-propulsion-before-incident/

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