Port Congestion in 2026: What’s Changed and How to Plan Around It
Port congestion remains one of the most unpredictable variables in global supply chains, and 2026 is proving no exception. While the chaotic backlogs of 2021–2022 have eased, today’s bottlenecks are more sporadic, localized, and driven by new factors: labor negotiations, infrastructure modernization projects, and shifting trade lanes as nearshoring accelerates. For shippers, importers, and freight…