Existing tracking efforts are fragmented and incomplete. Although a few shipwrecks and disasters grab headlines, like the March crash of a cargo ship into a Baltimore bridge, much less is known about how often containers are lost piecemeal or away from major ports. To date, the most widely cit...
The Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed on March 26, 2024. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Six construction workers werepresumed deadon Wednesday after a massive cargo shipstruck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to partially collapse into t...
Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin of Maryland said in a joint statement Tuesday that the provision "will allow the bridge to be built as quickly as possible." And they noted that federal taxpayers will be reimbursed by insurance payments and through the results of litigation against the ...
In pre-pandemic times, the airport was close to capacity and handled 72 million passengers a year and it remains the biggest international air cargo hub in the world. But projected growth in aviation will see passenger numbers increase to around 100 million by 2030. So there has been a...
Dawn hit, just as Icon approached the channel. On the jetty, fans took selfies with the ship, its 20 decks lit up like the holidays never ended. The pier, which normally doesn’t open until 7:30, swung its gates and people swarmed to the end, cameras and phones on video. ...
port for handling international cargo. The impact of the incident isn’t yet known, but (following the search-and-rescue phase) emergency repairs will be necessary to fix the bridge, and could hamper port operations. Ship traffic is currently being diverted to the Port of Virginia. The ...
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Look to the north for additional pathways: With the arrival of aquatic vehicles, the steep northern cliffs below the Keep have been modified, adding a rear dock for unloading cargo, along with a rough cargo elevator (now sporting two Ascenders) enabling fast upward trav...
There were 21 crew members and two pilots onboard the Dali cargo ship, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy saidWednesday evening. “Just minutes before (hitting) the bridge, there was a total blackout on the ship, meaning that the shiplost engine powerand electrical power...
And just how quickly can you bring a container ship to a stop? To answer this question, Gupta points to the extremely high demand for shipping cargo. “Look around yourself, wherever you are sitting – everything you see, or you touch, has been on a ship in its life.” ...