I want to see a list of products that will be hard to get because of the ship accident in Baltimore Harbor.

[Sogo]

That way, down the line when people have forgotten about the accident and are having a hard time getting XXXXX and the Reps blame Biden for supply chain problems, we'll know and can say who/what is actually to blame.....

For example, already on the news out of Des Moines, IA, last night, they were saying it could delay arrival of agricultural machinery.

[BuckIowa]

1. Trump Bibles

[Earth-shine]

5. LOL! Great answer. Welcome to DU.

Somehow, I don't think that's the reason the Bibles are delayed. It's Trump. Everything is either delayed or nonexistent, like the health care plan he promised us.

[BuckIowa]

6. Thanks, but not new to DU

I've been lurking for over 10 years now. Had an account that got blown away with the great election night hack of 2016. Just recently re-registered though.

[struggle4progress]

10. "I'll gladly give you a bible someday for your $60 today"

[elleng]

2. Auto should be high on the list,

as I've read they were a major product being shipped thru the bridge.

See how the Key Bridge collapse will disrupt the supply of cars, coal and tofu
The Port of Baltimore is the top port in the nation for automobile shipments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/27/baltimore-port-economy-disruption-bridge-collapse/

[ms liberty]

3. My husband tells me Baltimore is where VW's come in at. n/t

[elleng]

8. 'Baltimore's the top port in the nation for automobile shipments,

having imported and exported more than 750,000 vehicles in 2022, according to the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, an industry group.

About three-quarters of the autos that travel through the port are imports, dominated by big-name brands, including Mazda and Mercedes-Benz. Most of the top companies have enough inventory sitting on U.S. dealer lots that any immediate impact on supply is unlikely, said Ambrose Conroy, chief executive of the consulting firm Seraph.

Top 8 companies by estimated auto import value through Baltimore, March 2024
Mazda
$118M
Mercedes-Benz
73M
Subaru of America
70M
Mitsubishi North America
67M
Volkswagen
56M
Fiat Chrysler U.S.
32M
Jaguar Land Rover
31M
General Motors
20M

The port ranked second in the country for exporting coal last year, according to the state of Maryland. But it’s not a huge global supplier of thermal coal, and the disruption can likely be made up by replacements from Australia or Indonesia if needed, said Alexis Ellender, lead analyst at global trade intelligence company Kpler.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/27/baltimore-port-economy-disruption-bridge-collapse/

[Igel]

13. My first job out of high school was working at the docks on Broening HWY.

Lasted a long half-day. Job was simple: Go to a new car coated with some silicone glop, get in, drive it to a car wash ramp, barely getting it into 2nd gear. Get back into 1st gear on the car wash rap, get it set to go through the wash, and get out. Walk around the soapiness, get in the clean car, and drive it back to the next open spot. All stick shifts. All with 0.1 or 0.2 miles on them.

Spent hours doing that with maybe 10 others. When the thousands of cars were clean we all went home until there were enough cars to make calling us back worthwhile.

Very strange job. But the silicone or whatever was there to keep the salt water from corroding them.

[elleng]

14. 'Strange' job, indeed, but gives us chance to think about/imagine how MANY 'similar' jobs

exist in this economy! OMG! so glad i went to law school (insead.)

[Nittersing]

15. One of my first jobs was being a gopher at a Datsun dealership

The cars that were delivered to us had that stuff on all the bumpers. And plastic on all the seats. Would have been a horrible full-time job! I only had to do 10 or 12 at a time.

[hatrack]

20. "Dealer Prep"

[Nittersing]

22. Yes! (Dusty, 50yo memory!) nt

[maxsolomon]

4. It will be worked around.

20% of the US' coal exports go out of Baltimore. They'll send the trains elsewhere.

IDK if the Dali Singapore was carrying cargo on the way out - I work near the Port of Seattle and the cargo ships go out riding very high.

[doc03]

7. Does the cruise ships use the same harbor?

[woodsprite]

11. Yes. Carnival is temporarily moving operations to Norfolk. nt

[Xavier Breath]

9. Old Bay?

It used to be made there, I believe. Looks like it's now part of McCormick.

[Kennah]

16. They can get it from Massachusetts

[durablend]

12. From companies standpoint, everything, "so they'll claim"

So expect them to jack prices up, warranted or not.

[Sogo]

17. I'm afraid you're correct....

[Deep State Witch]

18. There's a Huge Car Depot

Along the CSX railroad tracks between Baltimore and DC. Apparently the cars get offloaded at the port, put onto train cars, and carry them to this particular depot. From there, they are moved across the country. Those tracks are right behind my house, and we see car carriers all of the time.

[Prairie Gates]

19. No PEEPS for Easter! They all come from Burkina Faso and Diego Garcia!

[elleng]

21. I suspect they've been here, tho can't confirm

as I wasn't @ grocery store today, 'just' before bridge disaster, and found plenty chocolates.