The Baltimore port affected by the bridge collapse is "number one automotive" port in the U.S. and handled more than 750,000 vehicles in 2022, according to the Detroit Regional Chamber, one of the country's oldest chambers of commerce. Credit: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg
When the container vessel M/V Dali slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, it collapsed not only critical infrastructure but also a key point in the U.S. auto supply chain.
It is too early to determine the full impact of the accident, but past snarls in the auto supply network have proven to have a downstream impact on auto insurance, according to Joel Pepera, director of telematics at Arity.
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