How the Port of Baltimore closure could hurt the economy

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Published 2024-03-27
The bridge collapse that has indefinitely halted the flow of ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore could hurt the local economy, strain supply chains and scramble deliveries along the US East Coast. CNN's Matt Egan reports. #CNN #News
All Comments (21)
  • @natiliedotson
    That company should pay for the bridge, compensate the families and the city for loss
  • @reubenfevrier2349
    I wouldn’t want to be the insurance company of the errant vessel.
  • @Shining237
    Fun Fact: there are roughly 56,000 bridges in The US that are expired/outdated and are driven across daily.
  • @JRS-iq9pz
    It mainly will affect Baltimore. They will have to go to another port till they clear the bridge out of the bay.
  • @Yilver499
    Companies are salivating at the prices they will increase even if they’re not affected by the situation
  • @eliharp3576
    Excellent report! The detour for the traffic will be time consuming I'm sure.
  • @tim_allen_jr
    If you build brdges for a living you've just won the lottery.
  • @yzScott
    The port will be re-opened quickly. The bridge will take much longer, but that won't keep the port closed.
  • @cashaeleatemla
    There is a relatively narrow channel through the center of the Patapsco River which is deep enough to allow large ships such as container ships, cruise ships and car carriers to pass. So clearing that pathway of debris could allow the port to reopen, even as crews continue to work to remove other debris that fell into the river.
  • @user-uy6yu6mm5r
    Imagine the havocs occur on the bridge control room before the ship hit that bridge
  • @user-tw2ev4ou7o
    this isn’t an infrastructure issue. no bridge structural upgrades is stopping that ship.
  • @wt3447
    How vulnerable is America? For important structures like this where is the plan B?
  • @vladimirgonzalez103
    We should pay the initial cost to have it up then bill the company later its dumb to do it any other way
  • @charliel.1263
    Who was in charge of the ship's bridge the time of the incident? Was it the port pilot who normally come on board to help navigate the ship inward or outward ports or was it the ship's captain himself?
  • @johndanenberg217
    I hope the boat owner has a multi billion dollar insurance policy because the are going to need one to rebuild the bridge.