Could the Baltimore bridge collapse cause higher prices of goods? [Video]

CLEVELAND — As crews continue to remove the wreckage left behind in the Port of Baltimore after last week’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, transportation and logistics experts are monitoring the impact the closure of the port is having on the supply chain.

“It’s still of course tragic,” says Jonathan Todd, the vice chair of Benesh Law’s Transportation and Logistics Group. “There were six individuals who lost their lives.”

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the bodies of two of the six construction workers who fell into the Patapsco River after a cargo ship lost power and crashed into the bridge were recovered the day after the bridge collapse. The others are presumed dead.

A temporary pathway opened in the Port of Baltimore this week for boats assisting with recovery efforts. However, according to NBC News, it remains unclear how long it …