Baltimore bridge collapse is port's version of global pandemic: "It's almost scary how quiet it is"

Businesses and workers that provide services related to the Baltimore port's maritime activities are already feeling pain with all vessel traffic suspended after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Theresa Abel, operations manager for Davis Ship Service, a logistics company that offers garbage removal, engine part replacements, and other vessel support services, told CBS MoneyWatch that 100% of her company's work is tied to the port.

For decades, Abel received a steady flow of calls and emails from vessel operators seeking out the company's services. Now, the phones are silent. "It's almost scary how quiet it is. We have no emails, no phone calls," she said.