Baltimore bridge recovery efforts continue with opening of new channel

Baltimore's port system is slowly on the road to recovery. In a milestone event last Thursday, the first commercial vessels moved through the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel.  The 35-foot deep temporary channel provides a way for ships that have been stranded in the Port of Baltimore after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse to finally exit. 

Balsa 94, a general cargo ship operated by Eastern Capital Marine, was the first ship to pass through, followed by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's car carrier, Carmen. Saimaagracht, which moved through next, became the first vessel to successfully move through the temporary channel from the Port of Baltimore’s public terminals. 

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