In this clip from the most recent episode of the Thinking Transportation podcast from Texas A&M Transprotation Institute (TTI) Jim Kruse, director of the TTI Center for Ports and Waterways, talks about the challenges of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore following the high-profile collapse earlier this year. He also discusses the opportunities it presents for redefining supply chains in the future. To hear the whole episode and more like it just log onto the Thinking Transportation homepage or find the podcast on your favorite streaming service.
Jim Kruse is the director of TTI’s Center for Ports and Waterways, a position he’s held for more than 20 years. He’s responsible for research involving waterborne freight transportation and its multimodal connections. He has been a port director and has served as the Marine Group Chair for the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Additionally, he served two terms as a member of the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Committee. He is currently serving as chair of a select committee assembled by the TRB to study chassis provisioning.
