May 24, 2023 Get Metals Shipments to the Right Place at the Right Time, Every Time After posting an extremely high growth rate in 2021, US metals and steel output increased by about 5% in 2022 and is on track to continue expanding this year. Some of the industries with the highest metals and steel needs right now are residential construction, white goods, aerospace, transportation and engineering, among others. This year,… Continue Reading
It’s Now Time for the Supply Chain Industry to Highlight Environmental Progress Analyst Insight: The supply chain is a primary driver of carbon emissions, and analysts agree that the supply chain is pivotal to achieving real environmental progress. In 2023, more and more companies no longer accept aspirations toward sustainability — they want authentic achievement of sustainability initiatives, and data is the key to demonstrating progress. Attention to… Continue Reading
April 27, 2023 CVSA’s International Roadcheck: May 16-18, 2023 CVSA’s annual three-day International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 16-18, 2023. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck, the largest enforcement program on commercial motor vehicles in the world, will take place May 16-18, 2023. During this time, CVSA-certified officials will conduct inspections at weigh/inspection stations, designated inspection areas and along roadways throughout Canada,… Continue Reading
March 6, 2023 NMFC 2023 Classification Changes To our valued customers, In our efforts to provide the most pertinent information regarding your logistics operations, we are sharing the recently proposed FCDC (Freight Classification Development Council) changes to the current NMFC (National Motor Freight Classification) standards in which all LTL freight is classified. In order to determine if any of your current freight’s… Continue Reading
February 17, 2023 Fuel Related Surcharge Reduction – Hawaii / Guam / Micronesia Dear Valued Customer, Please review the latest communication from Matson: As a result of a decline in marine fuel prices, Matson will reduce its fuel related surcharge by two percentage points, effective this Sunday, February 19, 2023. The surcharge for Hawaii service will be reduced from 48% to 46%; for Guam/CNMI service, it will be… Continue Reading
February 3, 2023 You’ve Come a Long Way: A 20-Year Retrospective on the Logistics Industry When Odyssey Logistics & Technology 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… Continue Reading
January 3, 2023 What’s Ahead for Transportation & Logistics in 2023? The way companies handle transportation and logistics changed dramatically in 2022 as organizations worked through the lingering impacts of the pandemic, dealt with new challenges and revisited their long-range success plans. Just a few years ago it wasn’t unusual at all to see warehouse employees walking around making notes on clipboards, transportation managers sending individual… Continue Reading
December 22, 2022 Guam Department of Agriculture Invasive Species Inspection Fee Dear Valued Customer, We at Odyssey Hawaii would like to inform you that we have been advised that the Guam Departure of Agriculture has announced plans to change its Invasive Species Inspection Fee collection process effective January 1, 2023. In order to provide our customers with a 30 days’ notice, effective January 22, 2023: Odyssey… Continue Reading
December 1, 2022 Rail Disruptions Friday, February 24, 2023: Progressive Railroading: “Railroads and unions settle on paid sick leave” Friday, December 2, 2022: This morning President Biden signed legislation that imposes the tentative contract on the rail unions that did not ratify and could have went on strike 12/9/22. The legislation blocks a national strike by the rail unions…. Continue Reading
November 30, 2022 2023 Hawaii GRI Notice Dear Valued Customer, The water carriers serving Hawaii have just announced unprecedented general rate increases with the Surface Transportation Board, affecting both westbound and eastbound shipments. The combination of increases is the largest we’ve seen in any single year in at least the last 30 years. In addition, the State of Hawaii will continue with… Continue Reading
