International Archives - Odyssey Logistics https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog-insights/international/ Multimodal Services for Resilient Supply Chains Fri, 26 Jan 2024 01:41:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-blue-favicon-32x32.png International Archives - Odyssey Logistics https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog-insights/international/ 32 32 5 tips for navigating the current West Coast port disruptions https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/5-tips-for-navigating-port-disruptions/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:39:10 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=19955 It’s been just over a year since the West Coast dock worker contract negotiations kicked off and while some positive signs emerged in May, the talks took a different turn in June. The intermittent disruptions at a few key ports went on for several days, effectively pushing shippers and their logistics providers to rethink their plans.  […]

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]]> Storage and capacity constraints continue as another peak season looms https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/another-peak-season-looms/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:09:47 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=18545 Shippers are facing a litany of constraints and challenges as we move closer to peak season. Here’s what you can expect and some tips for navigating the challenges.
The US industrial market achieved record-high asking rents amid extremely tight space conditions in 2021, and that wave followed shippers right into 2022. While demand well-outpaced supply last year—and created a record low vacancy rate of 3.2% by December—the situation has yet to ease up.

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]]> Managing port congestion and disruption https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/port-congestion/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:43:33 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=18414 With the US port congestion problems now migrating to the East Coast, shippers are coming up with creative ways to manage the current challenges and plan for a more resilient future.
After watching the West Coast ports overflowing with ships anchored out in the Pacific Ocean, waiting to come in and unload, it looks like at least some of that activity is now shifting over the East Coast. According to FreightWaves, there were 64 container ships waiting off of both East and Gulf Coast ports earlier this month.

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]]> Sustainability at Odyssey: Committed to a cleaner planet and strong economic outcomes https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/sustainability-at-odyssey/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:57:39 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=17358 Sustainability in the transportation industry is not a new topic. Shippers, 3PLS, carriers and others in the market have been talking about reduced carbon footprints, electric vehicles, alternate fuels and other sustainability topics for decades.

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