Connections. Some details are starting to emerge with regards to that. The ship that was involved in the collision was registered to singapore. And singapores Maritime Port Authority has said it is involved in the investigation, it has dispatched some members from its organisation to help with the investigation in baltimore. The mpajust with the investigation in baltimore. The mpa just put out a statement talking about the ships Safety Record and says, the ship was flagged singapore from october 2016 and passed all the Safety Requirements at the time and based on records also passed the Safety Inspections injune and inspections in june and september of Inspections Injune and september of 2023, and it was due for another inspection in june 202a. We have also spoke to the company that provided the crew to the ship, they have confirmed that the two pilots that were also a board where us locals, whereas the rest of the crew were indians. Crew were indians. Thank you very much crew were ind
Business school. He gave us a sense of the impact of the port closure. The Port Of Baltimore is the largest Automobile Import Export Port and in the short term it will have a huge impact on the automobile industry. Could you elaborate on the ramifications . What will be the knock on effects . To start with, the Container Ship is already here and stuck and they cannot get it out. You cant get anything in, you have to reroute to other ports. The impact differs depending on different manufacturers. Bmw, for example, has not been affected because its terminal is on the ocean side of the port. So, bmw and volkswagen, then gm and ford are deeply impacted because they rely on the port for exporting the vehicles, so now they have to reroute to other ports on the east coast. Besides cars, will shipments of other goods also be affected . They could, although impact will be lesser because the Port Of Baltimore is a highly specialised port, its mainly used for handling automobiles and trucks and a