As we approach 2025, the global supply chain landscape faces significant transformations. Global shippers are dealing with challenges like changing ocean carrier alliances, new government administrations, possible port strikes, and geopolitical conflicts. These events have already strained supply chains, and the situation is expected to intensify as we enter the first quarter.
The most important factor in navigating ongoing disruptions and building resiliency into supply chains at a time when they are growing increasingly complex globally, is to anticipate what is to come.
With 27+ years in global logistics and as the president of C.H. Robinson’s Global Forwarding division—which handles over 6,000 air and ocean shipments daily and 1.4 million customs transactions a year. Here are six key trends and considerations I see on the horizon:
