Bulk Carrier Fire and Explosion Temporarily Halts Traffic in the Port of Baltimore

On Monday night, an explosion and fire erupted aboard the W-Sapphire, a 751-foot-long, 82,000 DWT bulk carrier, in the Patapsco River, outbound from Baltimore harbor. The Liberian-registered bulker had just loaded coal at CSX’s Curtis Bay terminal and was beginning … Continue reading

Baltimore Key Bridge Collapses After Being Struck by Container Ship MV Dali

At approximately 1:30 AM this morning, the Singapore-flagged, 10,000 TEU container ship, MV Dali struck the southern support pillar of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, spanning the Patapsco River at the entrance to the Port of Baltimore, Maryland. The impact … Continue reading