Casper Ellerbaek, executive vice president and global head of ocean freight at DHL, discusses how the business is using different modes of transport to avoid delays, shifting toward low-carbon shipping as a core strategy and planning ahead for future challenges.

Girish Nair, vice president, intermodal & automotive at CN, shares why it’s critical to not only follow the box but to know what’s inside it, how to stay agile as trade patterns shift, and how leveraging new technologies can transform data into insightful, effective decision-making.

While only a small share of global container trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz, the broader economic fallout is mounting. Disruptions to oil supplies—described as potentially the largest shock in history—are fueling inflation, rerouting logistics, and forcing economists to downgrade global growth forecasts for 2026, raising concerns about weakening demand and excess shipping capacity worldwide.