Baltimore bridge collapse is port's version of global pandemic: 'It's almost scary how quiet it is'

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'It's almost scary how quiet it is' says one business owner at the port which has long been an economic engine for the area.

Businesses and workers that provide services related to the Baltimore port's maritime activities are already feeling pain with all vessel traffic suspended after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.Theresa Abel, operations manager for Davis Ship Service, a logistics company that offers garbage removal, engine part replacements, and other vessel support services, told CBS MoneyWatch that 100% of her company's work is tied to the port.

Port workers are employed by different businesses, including trucking companies, container repair businesses, tug boat operators and more. The economic outlook for such businesses is grim, if they don't receive meaningful financial support fast, Ferguson added. 'The range of businesses and jobs that will be affected is so unbelievably diverse,' Ferguson said. 'There are companies that fix the hinges on cargo containers, we have bay pilots, longshoreman and dockworkers.

 

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