Barry Parker

The terrible vessel allision at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge - part of the I-695 motorway over the Patapsco River - will leave the Port of Baltimore closed for an indeterminate, but certainly considerable, length of time.

In the aftermath of the bridge strike at Baltimore, Maryland, participants from all across the maritime spectrum have been weighing in regarding potential impacts on supply chains, and on US infrastructure matters generally.

The situation in Baltimore after the horrible late-March allision by the container ship Dali that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge there are many pieces to a puzzle that will take years to sort out.

The Port of Baltimore could re-open to container ships of up 4,500 teu by end April as work continues to clear the wreckage of the Key Bridge after it was struck by the vessel Dali.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a criminal investigation into the container ship Dali's allision with the Key Bridge in Baltimore that left six dead.

At the end of March, the maritime world, along with the broader population, was captivated by the dramatic allision of the containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, while it was moving outbound from Baltimore harbor.

If nothing else, building vessels in the U.S. is a complicated business.

The Port of Los Angeles delved into cyber security during its recent monthly webinar as new federal requirements loom for US ports and shipping.

Lately, it seems that ocean shipping only gets into the news when its cargo is drama such as allisions with bridges, or vessel seizures, for example.

The US Federal government is pushing the development of floating offshore wind even as fixed turbine developments slow.