Incidents like the Baltimore bridge collapse are "very rare," a marine risk expert told BI.
Still, data from marine risk consultants shows that cargo ship safety is improving.
AdvertisementDon't jump to conclusions about the dangers of cargo ships after the dramatic destruction of a Baltimore bridge, a marine risk expert says.
Rahul Khanna, the global head of marine risk consulting for Allianz, told Business Insider.
Once the vessel collided, the sheer size of the ship — weighing some 95,000 tons — made the bridge's collapse inevitable.
Persons:
—, Francis Scott Key, Rahul Khanna, Khanna, It's, Maryland's
Organizations:
Service, Allianz, Allianz Global, Cargo, Engineers, BI
Locations:
Baltimore, United States