Singapore owner, manager of Dali file petition to cap compensation at US$43.6 million in Baltimore bridge case

THE Singapore-based owner and manager of the containership Dali have filed a petition in the US, seeking to exonerate themselves or limit the damages that could arise from the collapse of a Baltimore bridge after the vessel rammed into it.

According to the court application by Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine as the respective owner and manager of Dali submitted on Monday (Apr 1) to the District Court in Maryland, the allision was not due to any fault, neglect or lack of care on the part of the two companies, the vessel or an…