Impact of Baltimore port closure on global supply chains

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The bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore has raised concerns about the disaster's potential impact on the global supply chain. While the bridge incident will have 'little to no impact' on US refined oil products, shipping fuel supplies 'could tighten' on the Atlantic Coast as vessels refuel outside Baltimore, S&P said.

Cranes have been deployed to unblock the port of Baltimore. Photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPThe bridge collapse that closed the Port of Baltimore has raised concerns about the disaster's potential impact on the global supply chain.

Its location deep within the Chesapeake Bay make it a"second-tier American port," said Paul Tourret, director of French maritime industry institute ISEMAR. Access to coal export terminals of CSX Curtis Bay and Consol Marine Terminal has been blocked, it said.

 

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