Experts weigh possible supply chain issues after Baltimore port closes NBC Connecticut [Video]

Retail experts say there’s still a lot of uncertainty about what the port closure in Baltimore means for the supply chain.

“And how are the other ports such as New York and New Jersey, Norfolk, Savannah, how are those ports going to be impacted because of the diversions we’re going to see,” Jonathan Gold of the National Retail Federation said.

It’s one of many questions that don’t have answers just yet as people still try to grasp the severity of what happened in Baltimore and its impacts on the economy.

“This port is responsible for over 51 million tons of foreign cargo. That’s the largest in the country,” said Maryland Governor Wes Moore. “For everybody who was buying cars, everybody who was buying farm equipment, we’re the largest port in country that does that. So, this is not just impacting Maryland.”

In Connecticut, products sold in stores that are shipped …