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03/29/09
Ten behemoth cargo ships have been idling in the Annapolis Anchorage just south of the Bay Bridge for weeks, a manifestation of the global recession settling in on the doorstep of the state capital. 
Joshau McKerrow — The Capital
A growing number of massive container ships are anchored near the Bay Bridge, a rest stop before they move on to their first port of call, Baltimore. Port officials and economists said the presence of these vessels is linked to a disruption in the global supply chain. Some of the ships stretch nearly two football fields long and will be in the Annapolis Anchorage for longer than a month. A growing number of massive container ships are anchored near the Bay Bridge, a rest stop before they move on to their first port of call, Baltimore.
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The vessels - some nearly two football fields long - are headed to the Port of Baltimore to unload and pick up cargo, or waiting for orders on where to go next. Either way, the presence of these massive ships is a stark reminder of the area's inextricable link to a disrupted supply chain that has left manufacturers with excess inventory after a large drop-off in demand. "It's deflationary effects spreading across...
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