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BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for commercially essential vessels near the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

The patchwork system of safety regulations pertaining to cargo ships like the one that toppled a major bridge in Baltimore can allow freight transporters to skirt oversight, critics say.

For all the costly hardware the U.S. and its allies have thrown at the Houthis from Yemen, they haven’t been able to stop the attacks on civilian freighters and warships in the Red Sea.

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

The potential for freight delays was being assessed in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore, which was struck by a cargo ship on March 26.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year after a series of mishaps at one of America’s most storied manufacturers.

Legislation meant to expedite commercial drivers’ applications for security credentials was recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators.

Minnesota will add 16 truck parking spots at two eastbound rest areas along I-94 in an $81.5 million package of projects to improve the state’s freight network and address parking issues.

Senior Democrats on the transportation committee in the U.S. House are calling on their colleagues to advance rail safety measures.