Less than a year ago the US Army Corps of Engineers finalised a Chief’s Report for Baltimore harbour. The report does not predict the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this week. But it does help explain it. The product of four years of study with the Maryland Port Administration, the report recommends that… Read More
The deputy superintendent of the Texas A&M Maritime Academy describes the ship pilot’s role in avoiding deadly collisions like the Baltimore shipping container crash. Details are still emerging about the disaster that happened in the early morning of March 26, 2024, when the Dali, a large cargo ship on its way out of the port… Read More
To re-open the Port of Baltimore to vessel traffic, authorities will need to clear the shipping channel. To clear the shipping channel, the massive, stuck cargo ship will need to be freed. For the ship to be freed, the fallen steel bridge, weighing it down, will need to be removed. Recovery from disaster is complex and cumbersome…. Read More
Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST), which provides feeder ship and inland waterway services from the Port of Rotterdam to European ports and terminals, says it is also looking to source new cranes from Europe, according to Cees van Pelt, Senior Project Manager and former Manager Technical Department at RST. In an interview with AJOT, van Pelt said… Read More
South Carolina Ports seamlessly handled big ships and big move counts at Wando Welch Terminal as imports trend back up. The SC Ports team and maritime community recently moved 4,474 containers on and off the ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Mount Olympus vessel. This marked one of the highest move counts ever on a vessel at… Read More