Container removal from the ship that crashed into the collapsed Key Bridge is underway but will take weeks, a key process for reopening the Port of Baltimore.
Approximately 140 containers are expected to be removed to lighten the Dali, the vessel that crashed into the collapsed Key Bridge.
Once the Dali is refloated and no longer listing, tugs will move the vessel to the CSX terminal at the Port of Baltimore.has begun, but it is expected to take weeks to complete the job, tow the listing ship, and get the Port of Baltimore reopened for marine traffic after Unified Command is comprised of Synergy Marine, the management company of the Dali, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Transportation Authority, and Maryland State Police.Approximately 140 containers in all are expected to be removed to lighten the Dali so the grounded vessel can be refloated and moved by tugs. It is expected to take approximately two weeks to unload all of the containers.
A CSX spokesperson told CNBC the freight rail company has expressed a willingness and desire to help with the recovery efforts in Baltimore, and said conversations are ongoing, but added,"We have no significant updates to report at this time."Once the Dali is refloated and no longer listing, tugs will move the vessel to the CSX terminal at the Port of Baltimore. It is still to be determined how many tugs will be needed to move the Dali, according to the JIC.
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