COPENHAGEN, April 24 (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk

may resume some shipping services at the U.S. Port

of Baltimore when a temporary channel is opened to give access

for commercially essential vessels that remain blocked by a

collapsed bridge, the company said on Wednesday.

"This channel, with a controlling depth of 20 feet, could

potentially allow Maersk and other carriers to operate limited

barge services into and out of the Port of Baltimore," Maersk

said in a statement.

The group last Wednesday said the port's alternate shipping

channels were not deep enough to accommodate the oceangoing

container vessels that Maersk and other carriers use.

A container ship chartered by the Danish group collided with

the Baltimore's harbour bridge last month, causing the structure

to collapse. Six people died in the incident.

The Singapore-flagged Dali vessel is owned by Grace Ocean

Pte Ltd and managed by Synergy Marine Group. There were no

Maersk crew members on board.

Baltimore shipping is set to resume its full capacity by the

end of May.