Baltimore cargo to be rerouted, potentially affecting road vehicle market

With traffic at the Port of Baltimore suspended until further notice following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, carriers are likely to reroute traffic to nearby ports, although the road vehicle market may be disrupted, owing to Baltimore’s specialism in this area.

The port is one of the largest handlers of specialty cars and trucks in the US, though one of the major terminals is located oceanside from the bridge and so may face less disruption.

The hub  ranks at or near the top of all US ports in handling farm and construction machinery, automobiles, imported forest products, imported sugar, imported gypsum, and exported coal.