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Ask Ahab
This month our resident advice columnist answers questions about tariffs and nearshoring. Dear Ahab, I’ve been reading a lot about...
OEC Marketing
May 28, 20243 min read
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Calling All Problem Solvers: How Art Majors Can Solve an Industry-Wide Problem
The pandemic taught us just how sophisticated the global supply chain has become, and that it takes a special kind of person to manage...
OEC Marketing
May 28, 20242 min read
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Ask Ahab
Welcome to Ask Ahab, where supply chain professionals from around the world bring their white whale questions to OEC’s resident captain...
OEC Marketing
Apr 29, 20243 min read
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To Sign a Contract or Not Sign a Contract? The Industry’s Biggest Question
As contract negotiations with carrier's sprint towards a close, the shipping industry is beset on all sides by uncertainty; a product of...
OEC Marketing
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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TPM is Over, Now What? Predicting the Future of the Supply Chain
The current complexities of the supply chain and the need to successfully navigate it prompted many shippers at this year’s Trans-Pacific...
OEC Marketing
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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Interview With an Expert
Steve Myers, COO of OEC Group USA, discusses the role operations play in the supply chain and how this part of the company is so...
OEC Marketing
Mar 28, 20243 min read
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Interview With an Expert
Keith Sarnell, Vice President of OEC Group’s Great Plains Region, discusses the critical issues that people will be talking about at this...
OEC Marketing
Feb 26, 20243 min read
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New Carrier Alliances Creating a Fear of the Unknown
The recent announcement of the dissolution of Maersk and MSC’s 2M alliance sent shockwaves through the industry and created a cascading...
OEC Marketing
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Interview with an Expert
Joe Klobus, OEC Group’s Logistics Insurance Manager, discusses dangers passing through the Suez Canal and what the current landscape...
OEC Marketing
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Batten Down the Hatches: Recent Geopolitical and Environmental Events Creating a Rough Ride for Shippers
Recent environmental and geopolitical issues have created an industry situation that is resulting in the return of pandemic-era problems,...
OEC Marketing
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Interview With an Expert
Matt Haffner, Regional Vice President of Customs Brokerage, looks back on 2023 and keys us into a few of his department’s initiatives...
OEC Marketing
Dec 28, 20233 min read
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Shippers Beware: 2024 Could Present Greater Challenges And Significant Disruptions
2023 will be remembered as a unique year in supply chain history because of the precipitous fall of rates from historic highs back to...
OEC Marketing
Dec 28, 20233 min read
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Interview With an Expert
This month, we sat down with Dr. Chenfeng Xiong, a civil engineer working as an Assistant Professor at Villanova University and...
OEC Marketing
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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Decreasing Water Levels Could Severely Impact Inland Systems and Create Delays
First there was COVID, then the U.S. West Coast labor disputes, and now a change in weather patterns is wreaking havoc on the global...
OEC Marketing
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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Planning, Sustainability, and Technology – “Oh My!”: A VMA Recap
Advanced planning, new technology, and sustainability are topics that dominated the conversation at the Virginia Maritime Association’s...
OEC Marketing
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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Interview With an Expert
Alan Dong, Air Manager of OEC Group’s Northeast region, discusses how his team recently earned an official temperature-controlled...
OEC Marketing
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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As ILWU-PMA Labor Disputes End, West Coast Worries on an Uncertain Future Begin
Many U.S. ports saw the latest conflict between the ILWU and PMA as an opportunity to capitalize on the 13-month long shift away from the...
OEC Marketing
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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Interview With an Expert
Joe Klobus, Insurance & Claims Specialist for OEC Group’s Northeast Region, discusses the one area where cargo insurance is often...
OEC Marketing
Aug 30, 20234 min read
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Kicking the Can Down the Dock: Today’s Precarious Labor Peace Could Become a Major Industry Problem
Recent and continued labor problems are occurring around the globe and in virtually every sector of the logistics industry. Disagreements...
OEC Marketing
Aug 30, 20233 min read
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Interview with an Expert
Experts from The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discuss the drought surrounding the Panama Canal, its possible relation to global...
OEC Marketing
Jul 26, 20233 min read
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