04/01/2024

After Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Automakers Reroute Their Shipments

Other area manufacturers are still operating after the accident

Manufacturers are working to re-route shipments as needed in the wake of Tuesday morning’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapse and subsequent disruptions at the Port of Baltimore.

The port, one of the U.S.’s largest for handling auto and light vehicles, saw a record 847,158 cars and light trucks in 2023, as well as 1.3 million tons of roll on/roll off farm and construction machinery, according to the Maryland Port Administration.

With vessel traffic at the port still suspended, manufacturers including food giants like McCormick & Co. and automakers General Motors and Ford were assessing operational impacts and rerouting shipments as necessary.

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