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March 27, 2024 Update

Freightos

The Port of Baltimore handles more roll-on/roll-off volumes than any other US port, including a large share of farm equipment exports – and is likely to have an impact on vehicle transport – but is less critical in terms of container traffic. According to Vespucci Maritime, the port handled 1.1

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Port of Baltimore Bridge Collapse Update

Supply Chain Matters

It has been just over two weeks since a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River , blocking the main shipping channel that leads to the Port of Baltimore.

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East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Advantaged: New York-New Jersey port and the southeastern ports of Norfolk, Savannah, and Charleston. Houston and New Orleans-Gulfport. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports. Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too.

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East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Advantaged: New York-New Jersey port and the southeastern ports of Norfolk, Savannah, and Charleston. Houston and New Orleans-Gulfport. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports. Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Some of the robots zip around the hulking facility transporting pallets of merchandise fresh off delivery trucks. Baltimore is not included in Global Port Tracker’s national totals because its data is reported later than other ports. The February Transportation Intelligence report from economic forecasting firm FR showed that U.S.