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Maryland seeks to protect Bay Bridge with safety improvements
The National Transportation Safety Board has expressed concerns about the bridge’s safety after the Key Bridge collapse in ...
Dredging plan for new ship terminal near Baltimore stirs mixed feelings
Plans to develop a new container ship terminal at Sparrows Point on the outskirts of Baltimore’s harbor are stirring up mixed ...
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State to consider short-, long-term solutions to protect Bay Bridge from catastrophic ship strikes
State transportation officials said they are working on strategies to protect the two bridges over the Chesapeake Bay ...
Newport’s Pell Bridge begins vulnerability assessment, as recommended for dozens of US bridges after Baltimore collapse
The bridge is among 68 nationwide - including Boston’s Tobin Bridge and Cape Cod’s Borne and Sagamore bridges - that do not ...
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Four Minutes to Impact – The Collapse That Should Never Have Happened
In just over four minutes, a massive cargo ship plunged Baltimore into crisis. The Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck and ...
Maryland unveils plan to shield Bay Bridge from ship strikes after NTSB criticism
An NTSB report states that the Bay Bridge—built in the 1950s and 1970s—is 30 times more vulnerable to vessel strikes than modern spans.
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After scolding, Maryland assures federal regulators it will protect Bay Bridge
Maryland Transportation Authority officials said they have completed a new risk analysis of the Bay Bridge one month after ...
Baltimore’s Key Bridge was one of dozens potentially at risk across US
The Key Bridge collapse led to the deaths of six construction workers and untold economic damages for the Chesapeake Bay ...
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The week that Trump pushed the global economy to the brink with tariffs — and then pulled back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The stock market was soaring and the sun was shining when President Donald Trump stepped out of the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Less than two hours earlier, he had retreated ...
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US bridges are at risk of catastrophic ship collisions every few years
After a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers began ...
The Perfect Storm: Steel Tariffs, 25% Auto Tariffs And China Ship Fees
The American car-buyer, the U.S. auto industry, and its union and nonunion workers should brace for a perfect storm.
Video. Families honour victims on anniversary of Key Bridge collapse
Video. On the eve of the Key Bridge collapse anniversary, officials and victims' families honoured the six lost workers by casting wreaths into the water in remembrance.