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OEC Marketing
Feb 26, 20243 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Jan 29, 20242 min read
Interview with an Expert
Joe Klobus, OEC Group’s Logistics Insurance Manager, discusses dangers passing through the Suez Canal and what the current landscape...
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OEC Marketing
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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,...
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OEC Marketing
Dec 28, 20233 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Dec 28, 20233 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Interview With an Expert
Alan Dong, Air Manager of OEC Group’s Northeast region, discusses how his team recently earned an official temperature-controlled...
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OEC Marketing
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Aug 30, 20234 min read
Interview With an Expert
Joe Klobus, Insurance & Claims Specialist for OEC Group’s Northeast Region, discusses the one area where cargo insurance is often...
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OEC Marketing
Aug 30, 20233 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Jul 26, 20233 min read
Interview with an Expert
Experts from The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discuss the drought surrounding the Panama Canal, its possible relation to global...
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OEC Marketing
Jul 26, 20232 min read
An Industry Lesson From Panama’s Drought And What It Means For Our Future
The latest drought in Panama has just put all logistics professionals on high alert as to how climate change can negatively affect the...
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OEC Marketing
Jun 26, 20232 min read
The Dark Side of Low Rates and The Industry Challenges That Follow
After more than two years of high costs, high shipping demand, and high levels of congestion, global ocean freight rates have slumped to...
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OEC Marketing
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Interview with an Expert
Chaston Kome, Operations Manager for OEC Group’s Kansas City office, discusses new developments in the US warehousing sector and gives...
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OEC Marketing
May 11, 20232 min read
Interview with an Expert
John Bueno, Traffic Manager at OEC Group’s Chicago office, discusses new developments in the trucking sector and provides advice for...
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OEC Marketing
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Interview with an Expert
Lynn Stacy, Managing Director for OEC Group’s Liquid Logistics Solutions (LLS) Division, discusses an interesting intersection of the...
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OEC Marketing
Apr 24, 20232 min read
Consumer Demand Is Creating An Environmental Revolution
Recent environmental programs instituted by CMA CGM and multiple purchases of environmentally friendly vessels by Maersk further...
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