(Portland, OR) - Global logistics, packaging, and sourcing provider OIA Global today appointed Jeffery Barrie as Chief Executive Officer. Barrie is welcomed during a vital time, bringing 28 years of integrated logistics experience, most recently as DB Schenker’s Chief Executive Officer for the United States.

At OIA Global, we are focused on the health and safety of our employees, while maintaining unparalleled service to our customers. When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we set our full emergency response plan into action to ensure our global network, 62 offices in 29 countries, operates optimally and with limited disruption to our customers' supply chains.

The International Chamber of Commerce has released Incoterms® 2020 trade terms for the delivery of goods, which will go into effect on January 1, 2020.

Happy Earth Day!

We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by announcing some big commitments with people and the planet in mind. In late 2019, our sustainability team decided to undergo a significant transformation and focus on organizational change. We had the tools and resources to accurately report customer emissions; however, we didn't have the same tools to accurately measure our own emissions. Further, we had too much focus on the environment and not enough attention was given to social responsibility. This focus on organizational change is guiding us as we embed environmental and social responsibility beyond our service segments and into our company culture.

All OIA China branches are open, or working remotely for safety precautions, while the majority of companies in China remain closed. Trucking, air, and ocean freight will continue to be impacted as a result of quarantines and manpower shortages. Some facilities do not have the necessary permits to resume work and facilities that are open have limited staff onsite.

On October 2, 2019, the USTR announced that the United States will impose additional tariffs on aircraft, food products, and other goods from the European Union.

As we look back on 2019, we are so proud of the successes that came from OIA's connections with each of our customers. Here are a few facts that gave us cause to celebrate.

On 23 June 2016, UK citizens voted to leave the European Union. Beginning Friday, 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom will exit the EU as concluded by the European Parliament’s ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.

(Ningbo, China) - This office supports OIA’s growth in global ocean forwarding leveraging the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, one of the busiest ports in China.