Key US ports vulnerable to Baltimore-style bridge collapse, coastguard warns
- Bridge allision was assessed as the worst-case scenario for eight big ports, including LA/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey
- Ports are not carrying out risk assessments often enough, with some not making critical assessments in a decade
- Vessels are becoming bigger and exceeding the design of infrastructure built a long time ago
Payouts on the Baltimore bridge collapse could top the $3bn mark, and a US Coast Guard report suggests if a similar scenario happened somewhere else, ports may not have the resources to respond
