A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland on March 26, 2024.
The collapse of a major bridge in Baltimore brought traffic at the city's port to a stop on Tuesday, immobilizing a critical shipping hub on the east coast of the United States.Posted: Mar 26, 2024 1:56 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 26Former U.S. secretary of transportation Ray LaHood expects supply chain delays at the port of Baltimore as both the bridge and the channel served as a busy shipping corridor.
The closure threatens to disrupt supplies of goods, from cars to coal and other commodities like sugar. It could create bottlenecks and increase delays and costs on the eastern seaboard, experts say. The port handles the most car imports in the nation and is among the largest for coal exports.A bridge collapse from ship impact 'extremely unusual': expertReplacing the collapsed bridge in Baltimore could take a number of years, says David Knight, a U.K. engineering specialist.
. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the port handled a record amount of foreign shipments, worth $80 billion US. Three vessels inside the port had been due to load commodities, while other smaller ships, including pleasure crafts, were also unable to leave, separate data showed.Container ship lost power before bridge collision, says Maryland governorMaryland Gov. Wes Moore says the crew of the container ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore issued a mayday when the ship lost power before the collision.
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