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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

A day has passed after 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 that leads to the Port of Baltimore. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6

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Vital Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Being Struck by Ship

Supply Chain Brain

The early morning disaster at the Francis Scott Key Bridge will cause huge disruption — both for shipping at one of the busiest ports on the U.S. East Coast and on the roads.

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Collapse of Baltimore Bridge Highlights the Cost of Failing to Safeguard Critical Spans

Supply Chain Brain

The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge raises urgent questions about the vulnerability of infrastructure that keeps ships flowing through vital U.S.

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Incident at Baltimore Bridge Wasn't First Crash for Dali Container Ship

Supply Chain Brain

According to Vessel Finder, the Dali hit a stone wall at the port of Antwerp in Belgium on its way to Bremerhaven in 2016.

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Procurement Technology: An Update from Spend Matters in Baltimore

NC State SCRC

Today I travelled to Baltimore to attend the ISM/Spend matters Global Procurement Tech Summit. This leverages Amazon fulfillment (90,000 full time employees working in fulfillment centers, including robots and other technology.) Same day shipping is now in 16 metro areas.

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Stuck Evergreen Ship Waits on Full Moon to Float Free

Supply Chain Brain

A month after its giant container ship ran aground near Baltimore, Evergreen Marine Corp. continues to dig for a solution.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. While the shipping bottleneck from the Ever Given should begin to dissipate, another bottleneck in the US looms: port congestion. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse. Most people consider themselves lucky to witness the phenomena.