Bike logistics – acquisition efficient and environmentally friendly

Bicycle acquisition efficiently and environmentally friendly with the Bullit bike

How can you really stand out from the competition as a reliable logistics service provider today? Dennis Braun asked himself this question at the beginning of the year when it came to marketing planning for 2020. Among other things, he came up with the idea of ​​combining his passion for cycling with his second passion, sales. The result was […]

Training as a merchant for forwarding and logistics services

Training in Stuhr as a businessman and businesswoman for logistics and forwarding

Go on a successful trading trip with OCS No working day begins without the phone ringing at OCS. Although a modern shipping company could hardly survive without digitalization, many still like to pick up the phone. Many customers have long been entering their transport request into an online form. Others prefer to customize order processing to suit their own needs. […]

Why container prices are exploding and how you can still receive your goods

Container prices transport by sea import China

Corona brought global trade to a brief standstill in spring 2020. Container liner shipping at sea faced difficult times, but strong demand for consumer goods brought liner shipping companies unexpected growth in the second half of the year. At the same time, the market for containers is empty and container prices are rising. Hard times lie ahead for ports and hinterland transport. The bill pays on […]

Is the driver shortage leading to a supply crisis?

Where is the truck driver shortage taking us?

Drivers are missing everywhere, in every country. To this day, drivers can still be seen on the roads: Brummi, the image bearer of the transport industry. The round figure with a hat and broad smile has enjoyed cult status in the industry since the 1970s. Today, the human representatives are just as revered and transporters are jockeying for anyone who can drive a truck, […]

Why logistics urgently needs change

The transport costs in logistics are still so cheap that it is worthwhile to relocate production to other EU countries. Many people know and love Hachez chocolate. However, most people don't know Hachez as a brand but only the better-known name Feodora. The chocolate was made in Bremen Neustadt until 2020, but the site [...]

The diversity of cross-border transport

Challenges in the pandemic Two years of experience with a pandemic have shown us, on the one hand, that working from home can be more productive than being present in the office and, on the other hand, that the variety of cross-border transport can pose more challenges than one would have imagined. Whether traffic jams in the ports, which by the way continue to this day, or delivery bottlenecks due to border controls [...]

The new Silk Road – a real alternative to sea freight?

The History of the Silk Road As early as 200 BC In the 4th century BC, goods were transported from China to Europe on the Silk Road. The term “Silk Road” only became public in the 19th century and it was only because of this that it became widely known. At the beginning, the goods on this route mostly traveled on camels and took 2 years to arrive in Venice [...]

A review of the year and a look behind the scenes

December is the month to pause and look back on the past year. Same with us. Due to Corona and the conflict in Eastern Europe, we at OCS look back on some challenges that brought both good things and had worrying consequences. What initially concerned us was, of course, the […] imposed on Russia.

Skills shortage and how to deal with it

It's on everyone's lips and the media is also reporting on it: the time will soon come when the baby boomers will retire. This exacerbates the already prevailing shortage of skilled workers and anyone who as a boss does not yet have a strategy for this problem would be well advised to work here […]