The Danger of Large Cargo Ships

Ever Larger Cargo Ships Threaten Bridges, Ports and Other Structures

Cargo ships, like the one that caused the Baltimore bridge to collapse, are getting dangerously big.

A large container ship "totally removed" a critical pier from Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The sudden destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore has implications for some of the largest U.S. energy industries.

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