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

Nick Klein, Vice President of Sales at OEC Group’s Chicago office, discusses the current state of logistics in the aftermarket auto parts...

OEC Group’s e-service portal has been expanded to offer more capabilities that are designed to empower customers with greater...

John Ogilvy, Branch Manager of OEC Group’s St. Louis Office, discusses the global equipment imbalance issue. What is causing the global...

Keith Sarnell, Vice President of OEC’s Great Plains region, gives his thoughts on the Ever Given incident and what it means for our...

In a time of historic consumer demand and limited space, carriers are using their power to increase the price of shipping goods around...

Historic consumer demand, scarcity of carrier space and the lack of equipment to transport goods has caused shipping companies to take a...

Joe Klobus, OEC Group’s Lead Claims Analyst and Insurance Specialist, is one of the industry’s experts on Cargo Insurance. He shares his...

Frank Costa, OEC Group New York Vice President of Sales, is one of the company’s foremost experts in shipping, having worked for both...

As each new generation of larger containerships comes to market, so does growing pressure on ports and terminals to accommodate their...

Alan Dong, OEC Group’s North American Air Manager, is one of the company’s experts in Air Freight. He shares his views about the current...

The number of incidences of containers becoming lost or damaged while in transit continues to increase. In fact, the industry has not...

Korean Air’s potential $1.6-billion acquisition of Asiana has the capability to alter the eastern air cargo landscape. The possible...

Matt Haffner, OEC’s President Customs Brokerage, answers questions about how the United States may change its approach to trade in 2021....

The lingering effects of COVID-19 on global trade persist, now affecting the availability of shipping containers. Typically, the total...

Long-term congestion is now proving to have more serious implications in both the far east and at major US ports. Backlogs at Los...

Interviewer: Hey, man, what’s all this congestion in Long Beach? Heard you guys were sitting around, not doing anything. Bodhi: Yeah,...

Recent stresses on the global supply chain have resulted in unprecedented ocean freight congestion, equipment shortages, and off-kilter...

Due to the backlog of shipments from COVID-19 shutdowns, extreme terminal congestion and chassis shortages at US West Coast ports are...

The recent surge in consumer demand had led to every shipping vessel being utilized and a major shortage of container equipment –...