Supply Chain Challenges

Maersk's customer forum targets the gap between using AI and scaling it

120 Maersk customers met in Copenhagen as a Maersk survey shows 52% of European firms use supply chain AI and only 5% have scaled it.

Global supply chains face a three-front stress test: Hormuz, European waterways, and a US robot import ban

Hormuz tolls, record-low Rhine levels, and a US ban on imported robots are hitting supply chain operators with simultaneous disruptions in mid-2026.

56% of chief supply chain officers call AI integration a major hurdle, and Starbucks' scrapped tool shows why

Supply chain AI is stumbling at scale. Here's what separates the teams making it work from those wasting the budget.

FedEx and Dexterity expand autonomous trailer loading as only 4% of operators have piloted robotic loading

FedEx expands physical AI with Dexterity at its Hagerstown hub, as research cited by SupplyChain247 finds 55% of supply chain leaders are unclear on their AI investment returns.

Warehouse construction is up 18% and only US-made robots can be imported: the supply chain signals operators can't ignore this quarter

From a US robot-import ban to a warehouse construction rebound and a major materials-handling merger, supply chain leaders face a dense set of operational decis

FAT vs SAT, worker well-being, and EV supply chains: five operational shifts shaping supply chain leadership in mid-2026

From equipment acceptance testing to passive candidate hiring, supply chain leaders face five converging operational challenges in mid-2026.

Warehouse construction is rebounding, robot imports are restricted, and freight costs keep climbing: the operational signals shaping mid-2026

Three converging pressures, rising truck costs, tighter robot sourcing rules, and a nascent warehouse building recovery, are forcing supply chain leaders to recal

Supply chain leaders face diverging demands as consumer and industrial sectors split

Consumer sentiment is softening while parts of the industrial economy hold firm, forcing supply chain leaders to plan for two markets at once.

Ocean shipping recovery, Section 232 documentation, and freight market signals: what operators need to know now

Hormuz disruption recovery, new Section 232 doc rules, and shifting freight signals are creating immediate compliance and sourcing decisions for supply chain te

Strait of Hormuz disruption, FedEx restructuring, and a fragile freight market: what supply chain leaders need to watch now

Three converging pressures, Hormuz shipping risk, the FedEx-CMA CGM deal, and carrier margin squeeze, demand immediate attention from supply chain operators.

Maersk's Logistics Trend Map charts 30 supply chain shifts operators need to track in 2026

Maersk's Logistics Trend Map combines industry data and decision-maker input to surface 30 actionable trends reshaping global supply chains.

ITS Logistics flags record freight costs, capacity crunch, and fraud risk in mid-2026 market reports

ITS Logistics releases a cluster of market reports and company news pointing to rising transportation costs, drayage pressure, and a 2026 Fraud Fighter Award wi

ITS Logistics June freight index warns drayage and intermodal markets face downstream price surges

Trucking capacity hits a 28.4% LMI reading, spot rates reach $3.83/mile all-time highs, and import volumes jump 6.6% as peak season pressure builds.