The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to open a new channel to the Port of Baltimore by the end of April, allowing commercial shipping to resume after a collapsed bridge blocked access. Full port capacity is expected to be restored by the end of May.
View of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
The main channel has been blocked by wreckage since the fully loaded container ship Dali lost power and rammed into a support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, killing six road workers and causing the highway bridge to tumble into the Patapsco River. The Port of Baltimore ranks first in the United States for the volume it handles of autos and light trucks and farm and construction machinery, according to the state of Maryland. Most of that traffic has been suspended since the accident, though some terminal operations outside the affected area have resumed.
But with depths limited to 11 feet and 14 feet, those two channels are too shallow for major cargo ships, which need a depth of 35 feet.
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