Shipping channels circumventing the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage are providing some relief for idling container ships outside the Port of Baltimore, while other cargo companies are using the city's vast rail network.
The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore, still sits amid the wreckage and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port, Monday, April 1, 2024. BALTIMORE — Shipping channels circumventing the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage are providing some relief for idling container ships outside the Port of Baltimore, while other cargo companies are using the city’s vast rail network.
That can still be a challenge. The representative said the providers they normally work with to resupply ships are mostly locked in helping government officials at the bridge wreck site. The Key Bridge fell last week after the cargo ship Dali lost power and rammed into a support pillar, sending the structure crashing into the water.
Ports America Chesapeake said it will move freight to partner locations in New Jersey and New York during the port’s closure.
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