It is a new year, and it has become apparent that 2023 will be considerably different and more complex than anything we’ve seen in the...

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of OEC Group’s New York City branch. During that time, the company has seen and experienced many...

Starting December 18th, 2022, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency will be enforcing an adjusted set of regulations which...

While space on ocean freight carriers is now more readily available, shippers need to be aware that this may be short-lived because...

Right now, shippers around the globe are starting to believe they are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with their supply chain...

While demand for consumer goods may be easing, the supply chain issues many companies are experiencing still remain—further deepening...

The last eighteen months have been full of supply chain challenges. However, container haulage issues may be some of the most difficult...

While many predicted the empty container shortage would improve this year, the reality is this has become a seemingly never-ending...

If the last two years have taught the industry anything, it is that importing cargo by multiple modes and ports of discharge is crucial...

Incidents at Sea Becoming a Common Occurrence The unimaginable has now become commonplace as the last two-months have seen a shockingly...

With contract season upon us shippers need to accept that the pre-pandemic way of trying to negotiate the best possible deal with the...

Accepting our current market is the best way for shippers to move forward and enjoy the same success of other companies that have already...

As annual Lunar New Year celebrations are set to begin on February 1st, it would seem that the weeks-long celebration and expected...

As container vessels continue to increase in size and capacity, a new alarming trend of wind-related incidents has become more common,...

As congestion at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports shows signs of easing, industry experts are looking ahead to next year’s contract...

The U.S. Congress recently introduced the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021. The purpose of the new bill is to alleviate congestion at...

Virtually every U.S. port is expected to process individual records for TEU volume in 2021. To highlight one of the most extreme...

As securing space continues to be a challenge, there are reports throughout the industry that a few shippers, in a desperate attempt to...

The 375,000-container backlog at Yantian Terminal, caused by a late May 2021 shutting down due to a significant COVID-19 outbreak among...

Recent media reports claiming severe port backlogs are easing and the industry is slowly getting back to normal are, at best, premature....