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Philadelphia Area Ports, Trucking Companies To See More Volume After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The temporary closure of Baltimore's port means companies will look to get their goods into other harbors up and down the East Coast.
March 28, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Andy Saporito, the executive director and CEO of the South Jersey Port Corporation, said he was about to leave his house Tuesday morning when his wife called him back in to show him the video of a cargo ship hitting the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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"I was like 'Oh my god, that's catastrophic,'" Saporito said.
Since that time, Saporito said the port has been reaching out to its customers, letting them know they're here to work with them through the closure of the port in Baltimore. And now, he said they're already taking on more cargo.
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