CSX Successfully Diverts Cargo to New Rail Line for Port of Baltimore

CSX has completed the first diverted cargo shipments on a new rail line for the Port of Baltimore, with containers being unloaded in Baltimore after being diverted to the Port of New York and New Jersey. Norfolk Southern is launching a dedicated service to facilitate the flow of diverted freight between the two ports. The closure of the Port of Baltimore has led to significant impacts on the supply chain, with major ocean carriers invoking contract clauses and the port facing an estimated $6.6 billion per month in indirect economic impact due to disruption in the cross-border flow of goods.