Port of Baltimore Receives First Ship

April 30, 2024
The clean-up efforts have helped open the port for ships

The first container ship has arrived at the Port of Baltimore a month after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

According to the Port of Baltimore, the first container ship arrived on Sunday at Seagirt Terminal since the collapse.

The port said the MSC Passino II came through the “35-foot-deep temporary channel”. Approximately 1,000 containers were handled by 80 workers.

When the bridge collapsed, temporary alternate channels were established. Three temporary channels are currently open, while the fourth is closed on Monday.

The fourth channel was closed by the U.S. Coast Guard. The channel is expected to reopen on May 10, according to the port.

The Port of Baltimore said on X, “The focus is on recovery, salvage and removal of the Dali from the main channel.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers anticipates that the Port of Baltimore’s permanent channel will reopen by the end of May.

"We continue to deeply appreciate everyone's patience as we continue to work through this unimaginable situation," the port said. "We remind everyone to keep their thoughts on the families that have suffered unreplaceable losses."

Two of the six dead construction workers have still not been found.

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Source: USA Today

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