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Fossil Fuels

Baltimore port: What effect will bridge collapse have on shipping?

A significant bridge collapsed in the U.S. port of Baltimore in the early hours of Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, plunging vehicles into the river listed below. Traffic was suspended at the port until additional notification, Maryland transportation authorities said. PORT INCLUDES It is the deepest harbor in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, closer to the Midwest than other East Coast ports, with 5 public and 12 private terminals, according to Maryland federal government site. It is among the tiniest container ports on the Northeastern seaboard, handling 265,000 containers in the fourth quarter of last year, according to container...

Fossil Fuels

Baltimore port closure could damage United States coal export volumes, EIA states

Halted shipping traffic from the Port of Baltimore, the secondlargest U.S. hub for coal exports, will slow the growth in U.S. coal exports and lower bunker fuel usage, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated on Thursday. Coal exports from the busy U.S. port have been disrupted following the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Secret Bridge which was struck by a huge cargo ship early Tuesday morning. Because the port is a significant transit point for freight and bulk vessels, we expect bunker fuel intake to reduce, the EIA added. Baltimore managed exports of 28 million brief heaps last year, comprising...

Fossil Fuels

CSX starts new freight rail path to prevent Baltimore port closure, CNBC reports

Rail business CSX will begin a new freight rail service in between Baltimore and New York City for its clients on Tuesday to prevent the closure of the Port of Baltimore following the collapse of a major bridge, CNBC reported on Monday. Baltimore-bound rail freight, which was diverted to the Port of New York and New Jersey after the disturbance, will utilize this new CSX service, the report included. CSX did not instantly react to a request for comment. Materials from Baltimore, which is one of the most busiest ports on the U.S. East Coast, have actually been interrupted following...

Oil & Gas

Colonial Pipeline hold-ups shutdown of Baltimore sector after bridge collapse

Colonial Pipeline will postpone the shutdown of a little, underutilized section of its pipeline system that delivers fuel to North Baltimore from April 1 to May 1, according to a notice to shippers seen . The business, which runs the biggest network of improved item pipelines in the United States, informed shippers on Wednesday that it made the decision out of an abundance of care due to Tuesday's collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, the notification said. A representative for Colonial confirmed the decision. Baltimore's reliance on the pipeline has grown since the collapse of the bridge,...

Natural Gas

Biden surveys collapsed Baltimore bridge, pledges help

President Joe Biden took an aerial tour on Friday of the collapsed Baltimore bridge that is obstructing a crucial East Coast shipping lane, and he vowed federal aid in rebuilding the span, an idea some Republican politician legislators in the U.S. Congress have resisted. A cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Secret Bridge on March 26, sending it sprinkling into the harbor and killing six individuals. Work to clear the wreckage and bring back traffic through the Mid-Atlantic state's shipping channel is ongoing. Aboard his Marine One helicopter, Biden flew over the scene of the disaster to get a...

Environment

Financial Times - March 29

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. has not confirmed these stories and does not guarantee their precision. Headlines - Thames Water shareholders signal readiness to take 5 bln pound hit - UK nuclear guard dog takes Sellafield operator to court over declared IT breaches - Lloyd's of London chief requires fast insurance payments on Baltimore bridge - UK to cut stock settlement times from 2027 Summary - Thames Water investors were preparing to write off as much as all their 5 billion pounds ($ 6.31 billion) financial investment in Britain's greatest public utility, people near the...