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OEC Marketing
Jul 26, 20212 min read
Effects of a Recent COVID Outbreak to be Felt Longer than Expected
The 375,000-container backlog at Yantian Terminal, caused by a late May 2021 shutting down due to a significant COVID-19 outbreak among...
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OEC Marketing
Jun 25, 20212 min read
Claims that Severe Congestion is Easing Proving to be Premature
Recent media reports claiming severe port backlogs are easing and the industry is slowly getting back to normal are, at best, premature....
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OEC Marketing
May 25, 20212 min read
OEC Portal Designed to Save Customers Money
OEC Group’s e-service portal has been expanded to offer more capabilities that are designed to empower customers with greater...
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OEC Marketing
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Patience Can Be a Virtue in the Current Rate Market
In a time of historic consumer demand and limited space, carriers are using their power to increase the price of shipping goods around...
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OEC Marketing
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Carrier Struggles Force Them to Consider Taking Away Popular Perks
Historic consumer demand, scarcity of carrier space and the lack of equipment to transport goods has caused shipping companies to take a...
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OEC Marketing
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Keeping an Eye on Port Expansion
As each new generation of larger containerships comes to market, so does growing pressure on ports and terminals to accommodate their...
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OEC Marketing
Jan 26, 20212 min read
As Incidents at Sea Increase, so Does Demand for Insurance
The number of incidences of containers becoming lost or damaged while in transit continues to increase. In fact, the industry has not...
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OEC Marketing
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Changing the Air Cargo Landscape
Korean Air’s potential $1.6-billion acquisition of Asiana has the capability to alter the eastern air cargo landscape. The possible...
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OEC Marketing
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Extraordinary Port Congestion Continues to Present Significant Challenges
Long-term congestion is now proving to have more serious implications in both the far east and at major US ports. Backlogs at Los...
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OEC Marketing
Oct 21, 20202 min read
Preparing Logistic Strategies for a Possible COVID Vaccine
Recent stresses on the global supply chain have resulted in unprecedented ocean freight congestion, equipment shortages, and off-kilter...
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OEC Marketing
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Shortage of equipment adds a new wrinkle to the pandemic
The recent surge in consumer demand had led to every shipping vessel being utilized and a major shortage of container equipment –...
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OEC Marketing
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Southeast Asia’s PPE Output — A Boon Worth Watching
As public health experts predict COVID-19 continuing to be a factor into 2021, companies and government bodies in the United States are...
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OEC Marketing
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Survival Rests with a Well-Connected Logistics Company
Companies limited by direct contracts with one or two carriers will have a much more challenging time securing container service for the...
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OEC Marketing
Jun 11, 20202 min read
Envisioning a Supply Chain of the Future
As the country slowly comes back to the workplace, there are lasting impacts on society and a view of the Next Norm has started to...
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OEC Marketing
May 14, 20202 min read
As the Eagle Soars the Dragon Awakens
As America’s economy begins to wake up from the Coronavirus, China is ramping up its efforts to be able to meet the increased demand to...
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OEC Marketing
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Market for Flexitanks Keeps Expanding
Logistics companies love to use Flexitanks because of their low contamination risk, flexibility, cost-efficiency and ability to utilize...
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OEC Marketing
Mar 16, 20201 min read
OEC Helped Clients Save Millions After Recent 301 Tariff Exemptions Announced
As a result of the U.S. Trade Representative’s office recently announced Section 301 import tariff exemptions for more than 100 Chinese...
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OEC Marketing
Jan 23, 20201 min read
Last decade in shipping
As we enter a greener reality, a reflection on the past The next decade is ushering in a more environmentally responsible era for the...
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OEC Marketing
Jan 23, 20202 min read
Trade War Update: Phase One Preliminary Agreement Reached
Is it a Christmas Miracle or are we Scrooged? Last week, the United States and China entered the first phase of a trade agreement...
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OEC Marketing
Jan 23, 20202 min read
2020 Incoterms everything you'll need to know
Incoterms are a set of standard packages of terms and conditions relating to the sale and transportation of cargo outlined by the...
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