"This is a step on the journey but it’s not the destination"
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2024
- Governor Wes Moore and members of the Unified Command announced today the "limited access channel" that was promised by the end of April will in fact open later this week, weather permitting.
“This is an important milestone. But I also want to be clear - this is not the goal. This is a step on the journey but it’s not the destination," Gov. Moore said at a press conference.
The timeline set out by the Army Corps of Engineers has the main federal channel reopening at the end of May. Officials say the salvage teams are on track to meet that goal.
The new channel will be 35 feet deep. It's the fourth alternate channel that's been established over the past month to provide relief to the Port of Baltimore as it remains mostly shut down. But this latest one will allow for larger ships, and more commercial activity to return to the port.
“The reason why this was an important milestone is that - around that 35 foot draft is really where you’re starting to get some of the inventory that’s coming on board that have been some of the hallmarks of the Port of Baltimore," Gov. Moore explained. "That’s where you’re starting to get enough draft where you’re able to get things like the aluminum and the container ships that are coming on board. That’s why this one is gonna be such an important feature."
Commercial vessels will pass through the channel while salvage operations continue, adding complexity to the project.
Sounds like authorities are really proud of their ability to clean up a portion of the crumbling American infrastructure so we can at least get by. How about replacing or upgrading old bridges that lack the countermeasures for today’s shipping impact risks?
Oh stop. No bridge is designed for a giant container ship to ram into it.
@@cheesus9512 Your comment expresses the typical modern American attitude I’m talking about: “Oh stop…. There’s nothing we can do.” There’s plenty we can do. If we don’t want to change the bridge from a vulnerable truss design then put in artificial islands or rock walls to slow down the a runaway ship’s impact. Or install standalone structures set in the riverbed to protect the support structures or redirect the ship. The Chinese are crushing us in civil engineering of this type and we’re patting ourselves on the back for how quick we remove the debris of our engineering disasters.
Why are the tax payers paying for this ..they had nothing to do with hitting the bridge.?
Take this fools Internet away 🤬🤬 ASAP stop posting B's
They won't. Under an 1851 law, the shipowners' liability is limited to the ship's current value (fair market value minus the cost to repair the damage it took in the wreck). That works out to about $43.5 million.
The Government is paying for this first so the work can get done because it will take years to get money from the shipping company.
The same reason your paying for other people's college loans....
Political criminal at the helm of everything protecting their profitable investments and as always taking that 10% cut for the big guy
I hope the cities legal team gets about 100 billion from these pirates