Green sea transport – for the sake of the environment
In the era of Fridays for Future demos and large voter turnouts for the Greens, it is no longer just about getting “dirty diesel engines” off the streets. As part of environmental policy, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued new regulations to reduce marine pollution from shipping from January 2020. The organization's self-imposed […]
The logistics Santa Claus
As early as November, many users of well-known sales platforms dig deep into their pockets on Black Friday and grab lots of great offers. But mail order sales are also booming throughout the entire pre-Christmas period. Particularly due to the rapid and high availability, significantly large quantities of goods are shipped very quickly, which places enormous demands on logistics. OCS has […]
Incoterms® 2020 and DPU: You should know these changes!
Incoterms have the task of regulating the obligations of buyers and sellers in international trade in goods in a transparent, clear and globally recognized manner. The current version of the Incoterms® came into force on January 1, 2020. Here you can find out which changes are particularly important for logistics and your company. What are these Incoterms® actually? Incoterms® is an abbreviation for […]
Why the New Year in China doesn't start until January 25th
We Europeans feel like we've only just put it behind us: the transition into a new year with lots of fireworks and even more good resolutions. The traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar originally did not have much in common with our Gregorian counting method - therefore New Year is never on the same day and every new year that begins is under the influence of a […]
Goodbye, United Kingdom!
As early as 2016, the majority of British voters voted to leave the EU. Around four years and two heads of government in the House of Commons later, Great Britain will officially leave the European Union on January 31, 2020. Everyone involved was already aware of the consequences. However, what impact Brexit will actually have on the preferential trade agreement of […]
The coronavirus and its effects on logistics
China is the so-called workbench of the world. All the goods on which we depend in Europe are imported from the Far East. Of course, incidents such as the development of the coronavirus also immediately affect the export and import movements of goods, which can change permanently due to the large number of exports. How best to respond to impending logistics difficulties […]
Pirated copy of your own website – How fraudsters go online with your data
No matter how much digitalization simplifies our modern lives, there will always be someone who messes with it. All online fraud scams have increased significantly in recent years due to the numerous mobile applications. Interestingly, these sometimes include German shipping companies whose website content is copied and reused - often on a server on the other side of this […]
Bike logistics – acquisition efficient and environmentally friendly
How can you really stand out from the competition as a reliable logistics service provider today? Dennis Braun asked this question at the beginning of the year when it was about marketing planning for 2020. Among other things, he came up with the idea of combining his passion for cycling with his second passion, sales. Came out […]
In which countries Maundy Thursday is already free and why Russia only celebrates Easter at the beginning of May
Fortunately, Maundy Thursday did not become a public holiday in the Federal Republic of Germany in 2021. Many employees were looking forward to an additional day off, but this would have posed an enormous challenge for logistics. Nevertheless, Maundy Thursday has been a public holiday in many of our neighboring countries for many years - and there […]
Training as a merchant for forwarding and logistics services
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. […]
