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Rerouting Trucks and Ships Away from Baltimore: What Early Data Shows
As the days add up after the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, companies that gather data from trucks and supply chains are beginning to get an idea of where trucks are rerouting in the catastrophe’s wake. Data on ship rerouting is less conclusive.
While some of that data is clear, a lot remains murky as shippers and carriers figure out how to loosen the logistical choke points the collapse created.
One of the clearest data series in the market, because it is fed...
Francis Scott Key Bridge: Everything You Need To Know About The Collapse And Port of Baltimore Impact
Early Tuesday morning a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, damaging the structure and resulting in a partial collapse of the bridge. Cars were on the bridge at the time of the incident and “mass casualties” are feared.
The idea for the bridge came about in the late 1960s when Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, the first crossing of Baltimore’s Harbor, reached its traffic capacity. Construction on the bridge began in 1972, and it later opened to the public in March 1977...
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