CEIX - Bridge Collapse Snarls Consol Energy Coal Exports From Port Of Baltimore | Benzinga
U.S. coal miner and exporter Consol Energy Inc. (NYSE:CEIX) said Tuesday that a major bridge collapse is delaying vessel access at its terminal at the Port of Baltimore.
Early Tuesday, a container ship the company said wasn't carrying Consol coal struck a support column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which later collapsed. Search efforts for six people were ongoing Tuesday afternoon, according to media reports.
After the collapse, the Coast Guard established a "safety zone" within a 2,000-yard radius around the bridge wreckage, Consol said.
"As a result, vessel access in and out of the CONSOL Marine Terminal, which is located in the Port of Baltimore, has been delayed," the company said in a statement.
"We are working closely with the Coast Guard, transportation authorities and city officials to safely restore vessel ...