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The “black swan” allision between the container ship MV Dali and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday has prompted questions about global shipping processes and emphasizes the need for better maritime infrastructure, writes Salvatore R. Mercogliano.

From drought in the Panama Canal to the Houthis in the Suez to pirates off Somalia, we’re all paying the price.

Big ships can cause big problems. In 2021, huge container ship Ever Given twisted sideways in the Suez Canal, blocking the crucial trade passage between Europe and Asia.

On March 29, 2004, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia joined NATO.

We should not be blind to the risk of terrorists targeting bridges given how dramatically Balitmores fell, warns Lt Col Stuart Crawford

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River in the early hours of March 26 after a container ship, the Dali hit a...

It might seem like maritime disasters with giant ships are multiplying. They're not.

The vessel that hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge is more than three times as large as its biggest counterparts 50 years ago.

Container ships keep getting bigger. But as the economies of scale grow, so do the risks.

Economists dont expect the Baltimore bridge collapse and port closure to have an impact on growth.But the disaster is a reminder that the US is vulnerable