Baltimore Ship Accident Has East Coast Ports Scrambling to Absorb Cargo

  • Facilities adjust hours, communications to serve rail, trucks
  • Economists see global trade weathering supply disruptions
Tugboats guide the Maersk Atlanta container ship at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey on March 30.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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US East Coast ports are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists are starting to clear debris from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge and authorities are establishing a temporary channel to reopen traffic.