The Baltimore bridge disaster is just the latest knock to global shipping and trade

• Supply chains disruptions have repeatedly come under the spotlight in recent years.
• The collision of the Dali containership with the Baltimore Key Bridge is the latest risk to supply chains.
• Geopolitics, climate change, and shipping incidents all pose risks to supply chains.

Supply chains are the backbone of global trade, but they've been largely taken for granted — until recently. Over the past few years, supply chain woes have repeatedly come into the spotlight.