Transportation

Since the Francis Scott Bridge’s collapse early Tuesday, community members have been reaching out and providing support to families of the six Latino construction workers who perished in the disaster.

The six missing workers were all part of Baltimore’s flourishing Latino community, immigrant advocates say.

Expansion of the Seagirt Marine Terminal in 2013 allowed bigger ships like the Dali to load up at the Port of Baltimore, ships that vastly outflank the vessels operating when the Key Bridge was built in the 1970s.

Rescue and recovery efforts have turned to a salvage operation that Maryland Department of Transportation estimated Thursday would cost at least $60 million.

Here are ways to support families of the Key Bridge victims, port workers and first responders.

Total power failures like the one the Dali experienced before hitting the Key Bridge are rare, possibly caused by faulty equipment or contaminated fuel, experts said.

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge could have environmental ramifications. Here’s what experts have to say.

Another crane is scheduled to arrive by Saturday as salvage operations continue, Sen. Chris Van Hollen said.

Engineering experts say the design of the Key Bridge likely accelerated its fall, but did not cause it.

Officials have said concrete and steel debris have to be removed so that divers can safely work in the area again.

Maryland lawmakers may consider whether to create a new form of a state of emergency to handle long-term infrastructure emergencies like the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this week.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has fueled fears of nationwide supply-chain disruptions, but guarded optimism might be justified, says a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School professor who specializes in operations management and business analytics.

The supply chain is pivoting — and doing it fast.

Foreign manufacturers are looking at other U.S. ports that may be able to handle influxes of cars while the Port of Baltimore is partially shut down.

Recovery efforts at the bridge collapse site are underway, while federal transportation safety investigators were boarding the ship and collecting evidence.

Some engineers believe adding protective structures around the bridge’s support columns could have prevented the tragedy that killed six construction workers.

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be catastrophic for the thousands of workers in the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333, said president Scott Cowan.

Tradepoint Atlantic on Sparrows Point is the only major shipping site within the Port of Baltimore that lies outside the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge accounted for about 8% of the Maryland Transportation Authority’s toll revenue. Is that going to be a problem?

An “all hands” mobilization to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge could be coming. But engineers stress the need to get it done right as opposed to just fast.