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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Mar 28, 2024 (Thu)

Maersk container ship hits bridge at Port of Baltimore

Seven commercial ships remaining in the Port of Baltimore after ship traffic to and from the port is prohibited (from the VesselsValue website)

　On March 26, the container ship “DALI” (9971 TEU), time chartered by Maersk, collided with the larg ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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