Connor Attends Global Logistics Associates Annual General Meeting
As a member of Global Logistics Associates, John S. Connor attended the 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cancun, Mexico, April 28-30. Attending AGM were, Jennifer Bunk, Pricing Manager, Butch Connor and Diane Olszewski, Director of Ocean Freight. Connor President, Butch Connor noted, “The Annual General Meeting is a great environment to build partnerships, [...]
Increased Tariffs on Imports from China Announced
On May 14, 2024, President Biden is directing his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on $18 billion of imports from China to protect American workers and businesses. The trade sectors impacted, the implementation schedule, and increases are all summarized as follows: Steel and Aluminum The tariff [...]
Recreational Vessels have Transit Opportunity Sunday, May 12
The Captain of the Port (COTP) has established a transit plan to afford recreational vessels the opportunity for transit through the Key Bridge Response Safety Zone. Traffic will be one-way at a time during one period: on Sunday, May 12th, OUTBOUND transits will be permitted in the afternoon from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, and INBOUND transits [...]
Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel to Reopen
The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port has announced that the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel will be reopened to a depth of 45-feet on or about May 10 following the expected removal of the Dali vessel. The channel will be open to commercially essential vessels from 8 pm until 7 am and [...]
Fourth Channel Opened For Commercially Essential Traffic
The Unified Command has reported that the Captain of the Port has established a fourth channel, the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel, which will run the length of the northeast side of the federal channel, and provide additional access to commercially essential traffic. The limited access deep draft channel has a controlling depth of [...]
Connor Attends NCBFAA 51st Annual Annual Conference
Connor executives, Matt Kmet and Butch Connor, attended the NCBFAA 51st Annual Conference at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort - April 14-17. The national association’s annual conference brought together more than 650 of the international trade industry’s top representatives from around the United States. For four days, industry professionals gathered with peers to [...]
Third Temporary Alternate Channel Opens To Port Of Baltimore
In a multimedia press release from the United Command The Captain of the Port established the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel, which is on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and will provide limited access for commercially essential vessels. Maryland Governor Moore explained in a [...]
Progress To Open the Limited Access Deep Draft Channel
As we enter week 3, The Key Bridge Response Unified Command continues efforts to re-open the federal channel and clear hazards from the waterway. As the Key Bridge response continues to remove wreckage and debris from the Patapsco River, including breaking up of the submerged roadbed from span 19, and the removal of a section [...]
Container Removal Begins at Key Bridge
After weeks of inclement weather hampering salvage operations, The Unified Command began the critically important operation on Sunday of removing containers from the M/V Dali at the Key Bridge. In a message provided by keybridgeresponse2024.com, salvors removed containers from the M/V Dali as part of the effort to gain access to the portion of the Key [...]
Baltimore Responds With Kindness and Hope
It’s been just over a week since the the Dali departed from Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal and collided into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The impact on marine and vehicle traffic has been dramatic and concerning to the communities in the bridge region. The Unified Command is working 24 hours a day to establish a [...]
