Baltimore bridge collapse: Ships carrying cars may need to find a new harbor

Tom Krisher

03/28/2024

THE PORT OF DAVISVILLE saw auto imports drop 27% in 2020 compared with 2019. /PBN FILE PHOTO MICHAEL SALERNO. — AUTOMAKERS are scrambling to divert their cargo from the closed Port of Baltimore, but it was not clear Thursday whether Quonset Business Park's Port of Davisville, pictured above, will see any of that business. /PBN FILE PHOTO MICHAEL SALERNO

Manufacturers and shippers are scrambling to figure out where they can load or unload cargo while the main operations of the Port of Baltimore remain shut down due to Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Supply chain experts say other ports up and down the East Coast are likely to absorb much of Baltimore’s traffic, including automobile imports. But

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