Sistership to Containership Dali Breaks Down in Pacific

One of the sisterships to the containership Dali which destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge is reporting engine troubles in the Pacific. The vessel which is also managed by Synergy Marine and sailing under charter as the Maersk Saltoro is reported to have experienced an engine problem which is delaying the ship and risking a cargo of Chilean cherries bound for China.

The details of the vessel’s current issues came to light because of concerns by the Chilean shippers. According to the vessel’s AIS signal, it departed Chile on December 27 and was due in China on January 19 providing time to offload before the Chinese New Year Holiday on January 29. 

“We can confirm that the Maersk-chartered vessel, Maersk Saltoro, r…