Logistics resiliency is critical as disruptions pile up in 2026

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Editor’s note: This story is part of a series highlighting takeaways from a Supply Chain Outlook event hosted by Supply Chain Dive, Trucking Dive, Manufacturing Dive and Packaging Dive. Event sponsors had no influence over editorial sessions or coverage. Register here to watch a replay of the event.

Volatile trade policies, tightening capacity, cargo theft, geopolitical conflicts and market conditions are continuing to give logistics leaders from shippers to truckers a recurring barrage of challenges.

These are among the leading issues concerning transportation, and further developments — even surprises — will inevitably require executives to remain agile and flexible, according to speakers of a logistics session for a July 15 online event, “Supply Chain Outlook: Trends and Risks to Watch in 2026,” moderated by Supply Chain Dive.

"It is increasingly difficult to really predict where that next disruption is going to come from," speaker Ranole Beng, Maersk’s head of Transpacific market for ocean, said at the session.