Multimodal Services Archives - Odyssey Logistics https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog-insights/multimodal-services/ Multimodal Services for Resilient Supply Chains Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:21:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-blue-favicon-32x32.png Multimodal Services Archives - Odyssey Logistics https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog-insights/multimodal-services/ 32 32 Transloading to Offset Port Challenges and Rising Transportation Costs https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/transloading/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:53:02 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?post_type=blog&p=24166 The movement of goods across different transportation modes during a shipment’s journey to its final destination, transloading is a popular choice for companies that want to improve efficiencies, save money and leverage the strength of multiple modes.  With transloading, the goods stay in the same container for the entire journey—even as they’re switched from ship […]

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]]> What’s coming next for logistics & transportation in 2024? https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/whats-coming-next-for-logistics-transportation-in-2024/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:33:00 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?post_type=blog&p=22291 Here are some key trends to watch as we move into 2024 and figure out “what’s next?” for the logistics and transportation networks that keep the world’s supply chains humming.

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]]> 5 reasons companies should be using multimodal shipping https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/multimodal-shipping/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:33:58 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=20101 The transport of goods using road, rail, sea and/or air, multimodal shipping is growing in popularity as shippers look for ways to improve the efficiency of—and drive the costs out of—their supply chains. Because the best possible mode of transportation is selected for each leg of the freight’s journey, a multimodal approach provides high levels […]

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]]> Riding the wave: Strategies for building resiliency amid El Niño https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/el-nino/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:51:33 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=20009 There are many unforeseen events that can derail the supply chain. Extreme weather conditions and shifts in carrier capacity are two of the usual culprits. The industry typically has little time to implement contingency plans to keep shipments moving during sudden events. We all learned this lesson during the global pandemic. But now that the […]

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]]> You’ve come a long way: A 20-year retrospective on the logistics industry  https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/20-year-retrospective/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 01:38:49 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=19697 When Odyssey Logistics began providing outsourced logistics management services to the chemical industry and other process manufacturers in February 2003, the world looked a lot different than it does today. It’s the year that the US Department of Homeland Security officially began operations, smartphone technology was emerging, Tesla was founded and iTunes music store was just launched by Apple. 

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]]> Why you should be working with a multimodal transportation & logistics partner https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/multimodal-logistics/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:25:13 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=18852 As they continue to grapple with supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, rising freight costs and other uncertainties, companies need reliable logistics partners that can manage more than just one freight mode or transportation option. By serving as “one stop shops” for most of these companies’ transportation needs, multimodal partners help shippers work faster, save money and manage issues like capacity crunches.

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]]> Picking the right logistics partner for your operation https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/picking-the-right-logistics-partner/ Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:01:48 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=18476 Don’t ever settle for second best when selecting a logistics partner to run your transportation, fulfillment and freight forwarding operation. Here are five things to keep in mind when picking the right one for your operation.

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]]> 4 supply chain pivots to make now https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/4-supply-chain-pivots/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:19:39 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=17844 With the peak holiday shipping season right around the corner and no immediate end in sight to the current supply chain woes, shippers should be sharpening their pencils and preparing for more disruption through the end of 2021 and into 2022.

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]]> Measuring the impacts of the national truck driver shortage https://www.odysseylogistics.com/blog/measuring-the-impacts-of-the-national-truck-driver-shortage/ Wed, 12 May 2021 09:09:12 +0000 https://www.odysseylogistics.com/?p=17258 Tank trucks haul one-third of all tonnage transported by truck, but finding qualified people to drive them is getting more and more difficult. Here’s why it matters and what the private and public sectors can do about it.

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