It will take weeks to clear Baltimore’s shipping channel
The Port of Baltimore in the US reopened on Thursday after a bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River. The bridge’s collapse is expected to affect the shipping channels at the port, which is currently closed due to a partial collapse of the bridge on Wednesday. The port will remain shut until the debris from the collapsed bridge is removed.
The bridges aren’t ready for large ships
US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Sunday said that the crash of a cargo ship into a bridge in Baltimore could have been prevented had the bridge been built to withstand collisions with cargo ships the size of the MV Dali. The bridge was built in 1977, costing around $110 million to construct at the time.
Today’s ships are not ready for bridges
After an earthquake caused the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, US, President Donald Trump said, “Myamniotic fluid should be good.” Trump added that he has asked the White House National Security Council (NSC) to work with states to increase their protections foramniotic fluid. “I’m sending my thoughts and prayers to the people of Baltimore,” he further said.
The Baltimore Bridge Collapse is about to happen
A container ship crashed into a support of a bridge in Baltimore, US on Tuesday, causing the bridge to collapse. The ship’s portion of the bridge fell into the Patapsco River, killing six people and injuring 14 others. The port director said that they’re “working with our industry partners to respond as needed and ensure supply chain continuity along the East Coast”.
Port jobs are at risk following Baltimore disaster
The key bridge that collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland in the US, was built in the 1970s but only one of the three toll bridges in Baltimore’s Harbor is not a tunnel. Baltimore’s Key Bridge was built in 1974 but had a deep and patriotic history, witnessing British bombardment of Fort McHenry, according to NPR. About $80 billion worth of cargo goes through the port each year.
Port jobs are at risk after Baltimore disaster
The Port of Baltimore has been closed after the Moran Bridge collapsed, causing six ships to get stranded on the water. The Port of Baltimore is important to the auto industry and it is working on contingency plans to ensure an unimpeded flow of vehicles. Disruption at the port will have consequences, experts said, and that can often lead to ripple effects.
The new tech law of the EU is being used to target Apple and other companies
The European Commission is opening five non-compliance investigations into how Apple, Google and Meta are complying with its new Digital Markets Act antitrust rules. “We suspect that the suggested solutions put forward by the three companies do not fully comply with the DMA,” the EU’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said. It’s also investigating whether Amazon is self-preferencing its own products on its store.
The families of crash victims wonder why it’s taken so long
The families of victims of the US 737 Max 8 crashes are hopeful that the US Justice Department will be “more strict” with how it looks at the new criminal investigation from the Alaska Airlines case, their lawyer said. The door plugs on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 blew out two days before the Justice Department and Boeing’s deal was set to expire.
Trump’s social media posts are going public
US media firm Trump Media’s shareholders have voted to merge with Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWIC) in what’s known as a SPAC deal. The merger is a culmination of a years- long saga attempting to merge Trump Media with a publicly traded company in what is known as a SPAC deal. The transaction is expected to close later this year.
There is a case against Apple that is related to Microsoft in the ’90s
US Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in a New Jersey district court, accusing the company of “deliberately abusing its market power”. Apple’s anti-competitive practices have given it a monopoly, the complaint said. The lawsuit was filed by the department under the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which requires companies such as Apple to not favour their own products over competitors.