Her early mornings Tuesday, March 26the cargo ship 'Dali' crashed into the bridge Francis Scott Key at Baltimore of USA, when the master lost control of the systems, following a double power outage. This resulted in the bridge completely collapsing, trapping 8 people in its waters Patapsco Riverwith both already withdrawn dead.
The Tuesday morningafter the collapse, the Port of Baltimore announced that all entry and exit traffic to it is suspended until further notice, clarifying however that the management of trucks already in the port is allowed.
The closure of the port has caused intense headache in most major car companieswhich use it, to import their vehicles from Europe at USA. Indicatively, they passed through the port 847,158 cars and small trucks it 2023a number that is higher than any other port of USA.
According to his report Automotive Newssome of the companies that will be affected by this disaster are Audi, Bentley, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Lamborghini, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota και Volvo. The closure of the port will clearly have less impact at Volkswagen and BMWsince their own terminals are located to the east of the bridge Francis Scott Key and remain accessible.
Speaking to CNBCits CEO Mercedes-Benz USA, Dimitris Psyllakissaid that not enough time has passed for him to have a clear picture. “It's too early to see the effects,” said the Greek CEO. “The situation is ongoing, so we will do our best to ensure we find ways to bring vehicles to market. But it's too early to judge.”
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