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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Just beyond Baltimore bridge wreckage, one cargo facility is bustling

by Stephanie Hughes
Apr 10, 2024
Tradepoint Atlantic, southeast of the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, is the only terminal accepting cargo ships. And it's expanding.
Ed Johnson works in security at Tradepoint Atlantic at the port. Behind him is the Donington, a cargo ship that was redirected to TA's facility.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

How crews on cargo ships stranded in Baltimore are working to maintain good "seafarer culture"

by Stephanie Hughes
Apr 5, 2024
Ship crews are used to a life in motion. Now the mostly international workers could be stuck in port for weeks.
Captain Prachya Prengsieng stands aboard the Phatra Naree, a cargo ship with a crew from Thailand. It’s docked right next to the collapsed Key Bridge, and can’t leave the Port of Baltimore.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Who will pay for the Key Bridge collapse?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 2, 2024
The Baltimore disaster may become the largest marine insurance loss ever. About 100 insurance companies are reportedly involved.
Roughly 100 insurance companies are involved in the Baltimore disaster, said Nadja Dreff with Morningstar.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Big cargo ships are more efficient. And more risky.

by Justin Ho
Mar 27, 2024
Cargo ships have grown since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was built. Collisions have greater impact, physically and economically.
The scene of the shipping accident in Baltimore. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law earmarked billions of dollars for port upgrades made necessary by the scaling up of cargo ships.
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Record cargo ship docks in Los Angeles

by Tracey Samuelson
Dec 25, 2015
The largest cargo vessel ever to call at a US port, will dock in Los Angeles.
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