News / Ro-ro services set for months of delays after Baltimore bridge disaster

Ro-ro vessel Maxine arrives at Sheerness

Ro-ro services through the US east coast are set for months of delays, following the accident that claimed the lives of six people and destroyed a Baltimore bridge.

Carriers, including Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, have suspended bookings to the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, while a K-Line chartered car-carrier and another belonging to Wallenius Wilhelmsen are marooned at the port while authorities work to clear the blockage.

Metro Shipping advised customers it was “unknown how long ...