The 2026 event, organized by Journal of Commerce by S&P Global, was held April 20-22 in New Orleans.

Founded three decades ago and reestablished as an annual event by Journal of Commerce in 2019, Breakbulk26 was based on an editorially independent, data-driven and rigorous conference program developed by the Journal of Commerce’s journalists and analysts — subject matter experts covering international transportation and logistics — in collaboration with senior industry leaders.

Breakbulk26’s in-depth conference program delved into the most pressing challenges affecting breakbulk and project cargo shippers across the globe. The conference’s focus sessions were a unique opportunity for industry members to learn from and add to high-level, interactive conversations on key industry topics. The program also included an updated reprise of our very popular interactive project cargo case study, again providing a unique opportunity for industry newcomers and veterans to learn from top industry experts.

Breakbulk26 attracted the most knowledgeable, high-level project and breakbulk cargo maritime audience in the industry. In addition to presenting the conference program, Breakbulk26 served as a platform for essential and intensive networking, negotiations, and relationship-building within the project and breakbulk logistics supply chain. Shippers, carriers, forwarders, land transport providers, technology providers, ports, terminals, railroads, and others who participated in this market interacted in an environment enriched by of-the-moment ideas, data, forecasts and debate.

Breakbulk26 was the only event the Journal of Commerce produced for the breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo maritime market. Breakbulk26 supported but was not affiliated with the Breakbulk Americas, Breakbulk Europe, and Breakbulk Middle East exhibitions.

The Journal of Commerce by S&P Global, founded in 1827, was the leading specialized information provider in international transportation and logistics, led its independent, authoritative coverage of the end-to-end international supply chain, including breakbulk, air and ocean, ports, trucking, intermodal, and technology.