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According to supply chain intelligence firm Project44, containers originally destined for the Port of Baltimore have been rerouted to the ports of Norfolk (43%), New York (26%), Wilmington (13% ...
The bridge crossed one of the busiest shipping routes in the United States: the lower Patapsco River, which connects the Port of Baltimore to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. [9] [11] In 2023, the port handled more than 444,000 passengers and 52.3 million tons of foreign cargo valued at $80 billion. [9]
The port, the top destination for imported cars shipped to the United States, accommodated roughly 500 container arrivals a year in recent years, according to trade tracker Kpler.
Closer to the Midwest than any other port on the East Coast, Baltimore is a major hub for vehicles, containers and commodities. Baltimore ranks first among US ports for autos and light trucks ...
Traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore was brought to a halt Tuesday morning when a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing the 1.6-mile span that crossed the Patapsco River.
The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring container ships are 20-foot (1 TEU) and 40-foot (2 TEU) ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted. [1]
Container port draft depths and air drafts Port Draft depth Air draft Port of Miami: 43 feet (13 m) Unlimited Port Everglades: 43 feet (13 m) Unlimited Port of Palm Beach: 36 feet (11 m) Unlimited Port of Jacksonville: 47 feet (14 m) 175 feet (53 m) Port of Savannah: 47 feet (14 m) 185 feet (56 m) Port of Charleston: 52 feet (16 m) 186 feet (57 m)
The new channel will remain open until Monday or Tuesday and then close again until roughly May 10. During the closure, crews will work to remove steel spans from the deck of the Dali and refloat the ship, which will then be guided back into the port, officials said earlier this week.