ILA Halts Negotiations with USMX Over Automation Disputes
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) announced earlier this week the suspension of talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, 2024. This decision arises amidst ongoing negotiations of local agreements under the coast-wide Master Contract, set to expire on September 30, 2024. The ILA canceled Master Contract talks with [...]
Federal Channel Restored to Original Operational Dimensions
June 10, 2024. As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving today restored the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for [...]
Salvage Crews Successfully Remove Final Steel Truss Blocking the Fort Mchenry Federal Channel
Ten weeks after the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, salvage crews successfully removed the final large steel truss segment blocking the 700-foot-wide Fort McHenry Federal Channel on June 3-4. Using concrete breakers, underwater surveys, and oxyacetylene torches, they separated tons of concrete roadway, cable, and steel rebar from "Section 4C" while removing debris [...]
With Appreciation for the Unified Command’s Key Bridge Response
On behalf of John S. Connor, we truly appreciate the heroic efforts of the Unified Command in refloating and moving the M/V Dali to a local marine terminal. This milestone allows all pre-collapse deep-draft commercial vessels to enter and exit the Port of Baltimore. At the outset of this tragic event, the work to reopen [...]
Refloating and Transit of M/V Dali Underway
The refloat and transit of the M/V Dali from its current location to a local marine terminal has begun morning. Safety remains the Unified Command’s emphasis, as it has been during the execution of all tasks in the nearly eight weeks of salvage operations. The refloat and transit sequence is deliberately designed to ensure all [...]
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 [...]
