Supply Chain Crisis? The Baltimore Bridge Collapse’s Ripple Effect
The Dali, the Singaporean containership stuck under Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, may remain in place for weeks, blocking shipping at one of the U.S.'s busiest ports. The port handled 52.3 million tons of cargo in 2023, with a total value of almost $81 billion. The disaster also severed a major part of Interstate 695, where 11 million vehicles and $28 billion in goods cross every year.
I take a look at what this disaster means for Baltimore, the region’s roads and infrastructure, and the larger U.S. supply chain.
Chapters:
0:00 Bridge collapse
0:46 New shipping routes for Baltimore port
2:51 New shipping routes for the bridge
3:36 What’s next?
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These types of incidents shows how fragile are supply chains
👍 , maybe logistics and Supply chain management is good for U.S
This is just a bridge, not Suez Canal to go into crisis.
There isnt enough on that ship to effect the supply chain, just another excuse for corporate price guaging. There are several other routes an truck and railways. Stop giving corporate greed an excuse to be more greedy!!
This will give them time to find all those stolen cars heading overseas
Why not use some of the migrant labor and have it built in 6 months? Otherwise it’ll take several years