Cruise operator Carnival (CCL) warned that the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore may influence its backside line this yr.“Given the timing of yesterday’s occasion in Baltimore and the short-term change in homeport, our steerage doesn’t embody the present estimated influence of as much as $10 million on each adjusted EBITDA and adjusted web revenue for the complete yr 2024,” the corporate’s first quarter earnings launch mentioned.The corporate introduced it should briefly transfer its Baltimore operations to Norfolk, Virginia. The Carnival Legend scheduled to return from a voyage on Sunday will likely be rerouted.The bridge collapse has prompted a slew of re-routes as vessel visitors into and out of the Port of Baltimore is suspended till additional discover.“We have now greater than 800 containers certain for the Port of Baltimore proper now and we’re working with the ocean carriers to determine the place these are going to get dropped off,” Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen instructed Yahoo Finance on Wednesday.“It’s form of a scramble to work on behalf of the shoppers proper now,” he added. His firm had two containers on the cargo ship that struck the bridge, and he doesn’t count on these to achieve their vacation spot for months.”There’s in all probability sufficient capability in Norfolk [port] and New York and even in Philadelphia to select up the slack from Baltimore, nevertheless it’s a variety of quantity to maneuver in a single day,” mentioned Petersen.A cargo ship is caught beneath the a part of the construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photograph/Steve Helber) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Sea-bound operations have already been disrupted this yr on account of assaults on vessels within the Pink Sea, a serious waterway used for vessel visitors from Asia to Northern Europe.Congestions close to the Panama Canal on account of low water ranges have additionally prompted re-routes, which generally improve transport bills.”It may very well be a giant improve in prices,” mentioned Petersen in reference to re-routes away from the Port of Baltimore.”It would rely how a lot quantity we see shifted to the West coast, how a lot influence that’s. A excessive value of delivery flows instantly into the worth of products folks pay day by day,” he added.Ines Ferre is a senior enterprise reporter for Yahoo Finance. Comply with her on X at @ines_ferre.