Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has faced numerous challenges, including shipping delays, price hikes, unfilled orders due to unavailability or stranded items, and a host of other issues. These disruptions have persisted, prompting the industry to rethink and adapt its operational strategies, especially for distant markets. This shift has highlighted the benefits of nearshoring, where businesses move their operations closer to home to mitigate risks and improve supply chain resilience.

Crowley and other companies with a history in the industry have witnessed the growth and adjustments, ups and downs, tariffs, and other natural disasters that force a change in outlook as well as tweaks to operations. And, despite less than fortunate factors, necessities ultimately still get where they need to be thanks to a focus on supply chain resiliency.