Baltimore Ships Can Be Diverted to New York, New Jersey Ports

East Coast ports including in New York, New Jersey and Virginia are positioned to handle additional ships if the Baltimore bridge collapse leaves terminals there inaccessible, potentially easing impacts on global trade flows.

“The question is how quickly ocean freight carriers can put diversions in place, particularly for vessels already en route to Baltimore or containers at the port waiting to be exported,” Emily Stausbøll, an analyst at Oslo-based shipping-analytics company Xeneta, said in an email.