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Feb 252 min read
TPM 2025: For Shippers the Best Option May Be to Keep All Their Options Open
Many industry leaders will be gathering at next month’s TPM.
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OEC Marketing
Jan 272 min read
Volleying for Tariffs: How Shippers Can Protect Themselves from a Possible Tariff War
Volleying for Tariffs: How Shippers Can Protect Themselves from a Possible Tariff War
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OEC Marketing
Dec 20, 20242 min read
The Roller Coaster Ride Continues: 2025 Is Shaping Up To Be Much Like 2024
As 2024 ends there are still many problems that shippers will have to contend with in 2025. Click here to find out which issues shippers nee
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OEC Marketing
Nov 25, 20242 min read
De Minimis Exemption Is Getting Maximum Attention
In a new, bipartisan initiative, the Biden administration is taking aim at products manufactured abroad, specifically in China, with...
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OEC Marketing
Oct 25, 20242 min read
VMA 2024 Recap: More Tariffs, Same Diversions, Less Space.
The Virginia Maritime Association’s annual conference featured numerous panels and fireside chats that addressed many of the industry’s...
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OEC Marketing
Sep 23, 20242 min read
Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst: Tariff Tussle 2024
While both U.S. presidential candidates might not agree on much, one thing they seem to be aligned on is tariffs. No matter what happens...
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OEC Marketing
Aug 26, 20242 min read
Say Cheese! Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport Is the Perfect Picture of Opportunity.
Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport is primed to become the Midwest’s newest air freight hub. Click here to see how shippers can take advantage.
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OEC Marketing
Jun 26, 20242 min read
NOT AGAIN! A PERFECT STORM OF DISRUPTIONS AWAIT SHIPPERS FOR PEAK SEASON
As peak season rapidly approaches, there is a ‘Perfect Storm’
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OEC Marketing
May 28, 20242 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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...
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OEC Marketing
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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...
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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
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
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
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, 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, 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
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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OEC Marketing
Apr 24, 20232 min read
Recent ILWU Labor Actions Put Small And Medium Size Businesses At Risk For Supply Chain Chaos
As the ILWU-PMA contract negotiation standstill swiftly approaches a full year, strikes and slowdowns remain a worrying possibility...
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