International shipping Baltimore Port temporary waterway passes the first ship!

Six days after Baltimore's port was closed, a fuel barge became the first ship to use a makeshift passage near the Francis Scotkey Bridge. The makeshift passage leads to the northeast side of the collapsed bridge, under parts of the still standing bridge, with water depths of 11 feet, allowing shallow draft traffic such as barges.

At 3 pm local time on April 1, the first ship to pass through the temporary passage was a fuel barge, which was propelled by the tugboat Crystal Coast and carried jet fuel to Dover Air Force Base.

The Critical Bridge Response Unified Command said the temporary passage was part of a phased approach to reopening the main passage, with crossings limited to the discretion of port captains and used only during the daytime. A second temporary passage, with a draft of 15-16 feet, is currently being established to allow large vessels to pass.

Two crane barges, a 650-ton crane and a 350-ton crane continue to be used to clean up the wreckage of the bridge, which collapsed on March 26 after being hit by the Maersk Group container ship DALI.

With the port expected to shut down mass commercial traffic for at least six weeks, export cargo remains stranded on the docks, while major container shipping lines are moving imported boxes to other ports on the U.S. East Coast, such as Newark and New York.

国际海运巴尔的摩港临时航道通过首艘船舶！

       巴尔的摩港口关闭六天后，一艘燃料驳船成为第一艘在弗朗西斯·斯科特基桥附近使用临时通道的船只。这条临时通道通往倒塌桥梁的东北侧，在部分仍然屹立的桥下，水深11英尺，允许驳船等浅吃水交通。

       当地时间4月1日下午3点，第一艘通过临时通道的船只是一艘燃料驳船，由“水晶海岸”号拖船推动，载着喷气燃料前往多佛空军基地。

       关键桥梁反应统一指挥部称，临时通道是重新开放主通道的分阶段方法的一部分，过境仅限于港口船长的自由裁量权，并且只能在白天使用。目前正在建立第二个临时航道，吃水深度为15 -16英尺，允许大型船只通行。

       3月26日，大桥被马士基集团旗下的集装箱船“DALI”号撞击而坍塌。目前仍在继续使用两艘起重驳船、一艘650吨起重机和一辆350吨起重机清理倒塌桥梁的残骸。

       由于该港口预计将关闭大规模商业交通至少六周，出口货物仍滞留在码头上，而主要集装箱航运公司正将进口箱子转移到纽瓦克和纽约等美国东海岸的其他港口。