The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has disrupted shipping at one of the largest ports in the country — and the busiest U.S. port for car shipments. The Port of Baltimore handled at least 847,000 vehicles in 2023.
Motor vehicles and parts accounted for 42% of all Baltimore port imports, according to data from the Maryland Port Administration, and automakers Tuesday were working out the latest kinks in their supply chains. General Motors and Ford said it will reroute affected shipments after the bridge collapse cut off the Port of Baltimore from the ocean.
Ford Motor Chief Financial Officer John Lawler said on Tuesday the bridge collapse, which happened after a container ship smashed into the four-lane bridge early on Tuesday. "It's going to have an impact," Lawler told Bloomberg News."We'll have to divert parts to other ports ... It will probably lengthen the supply chain a bit.
Beyond automakers with facilities in the port, companies such as Amazon, FedEx and Under Armor receive shipments there, Bloomberg reports. Apart from cars, 52.3 million tons of foreign cargo passed through the port in 2023, worth more than $80 billion, according to the state of Maryland. The port also handled large volumes of imported sugar, gypsum and coffee, and is the nation's second-largest for exporting coal. It is, however, not a large port in terms of containerized shipping.
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