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Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Big cargo ships are more efficient. And more risky.

by Justin Ho
Mar 27, 2024
Cargo ships have grown since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was built. Collisions have greater impact, physically and economically.
The scene of the shipping accident in Baltimore. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law earmarked billions of dollars for port upgrades made necessary by the scaling up of cargo ships.
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Immigrants fill high-risk jobs that U.S.-born workers don't

Mar 27, 2024
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Baltimore bridge victims were immigrants in riskier, hard-to fill jobs

by Elizabeth Trovall
Mar 27, 2024
Mexican and Central American workers have been the lifeblood of the Baltimore economy, but they're also part of the "lowerarchy."
"Unfortunately, even when they're in the middle of the night, working the graveyard shift in the middle of a flimsy bridge, that represents a future for them and that represents opportunity for them," says George Escobar of CASA about immigrant workers.
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Marketplace Minute

The Baltimore bridge collapse will affect some sectors more than others

Mar 27, 2024
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Baltimore bridge collapse a jolt to commerce

Mar 26, 2024
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Supply chains already feel the pinch as collapsed bridge blocks Baltimore's port

by Justin Ho
Mar 26, 2024
And there's no telling how long it'll take to reopen the port. Other East Coast ports will have to handle some of the shipping traffic.
The cargo ship Dali reported losing power before it struck a column on the Francis Scott Key bridge.
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Supply chains start to readjust after Baltimore bridge collapse

Mar 26, 2024
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The latest on the Baltimore bridge collapse

Mar 26, 2024
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