{"id":22235,"date":"2014-04-02T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=case-studies&#038;p=22235"},"modified":"2024-01-08T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T23:37:32","slug":"cushioning-the-landing-for-fragile-freight","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/why-odyssey\/case-studies\/cushioning-the-landing-for-fragile-freight\/","title":{"rendered":"Cushioning the landing for fragile freight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22235\" class=\"elementor elementor-22235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"resources\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e45d651 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e45d651\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74c6a8 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c74c6a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a61fc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78a61fc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b70a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0b70a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4cc28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b4cc28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case study<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c302e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c302e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cushioning the landing for fragile freight<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479fce96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479fce96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinding a better way to transport glass and antiques\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af90a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4af90a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f0cec7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25f0cec7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eb64fc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31eb64fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Client background<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4fa76e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c4fa76e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A glass manufacturer and a global antiques dealer experience safety and savings in shipping after partnering with freight forwarder\/customs broker International Forwarders, Inc. (IFI), a subsidiary of Odyssey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f1497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5f1497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A glass above the rest<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03bb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a03bb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This international, award-winning glass manufacturer has very high standards. Using modern technology to make specialty glass, the company sells its products to such industries as architecture, aviation, lighting, and pharmaceutical systems. Imagine the logistics challenges in shipping everything from fiber optics to windows used in the renovation of 150-year-old buildings. This industry leader needed a logistics partner with the same commitment to quality and pride in service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653a021f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"653a021f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d30344 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9d30344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"82\" height=\"67\" viewBox=\"0 0 82 67\"><path d=\"M20.3643,32.1382c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0C22.989,0,14.4812,3.3591,8.6887,10.0772,2.8962,16.6138,0,25.6924,0,37.313c0,9.4417,1.5386,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483v-4.9024Z\"><\/path><path d=\"M66.2517,37.0406v-4.9024c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0c-11.2229,0-19.7307,3.3591-25.5231,10.0772-5.7925,6.5366-8.6889,15.6152-8.6889,27.2358,0,9.4417,1.5387,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419943aa elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"419943aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe average person admiring a towering glass building doesn\u2019t think about how the glass panels got there, much less how many continents they may have crossed.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Glass Manufacturer and Global Antiques Dealer<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be28439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be28439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For this customer, IFI had to manage air and motor transport carriers, packaging, warehousing, and customs inspection \u2013 and it had to do so with the utmost attention to the fragile cargo, glass. Indeed, a tall order for any company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f77386 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53f77386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenge<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2585af3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2585af3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While a bump in the road may jostle a shipment of steel beams, when the freight is glass, however, that same bump could result in a costly claim for a shattered product. IFI managed every link in the supply chain route to ensure the glass shipment received the kid-gloves handling it required to reach its final destination in one piece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3077118a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3077118a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Customized packaging<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The shipment of computer screens, cell phone faces, and all of this manufacturer\u2019s diverse glass products requires custom-designed packaging to ensure safe shipping. For example, for the shipment of special glass tubing and pharmaceutical packaging, IFI ordered specialized igloo packaging surrounded by metal casing to secure the product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c6086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c6086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Packing engineers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The packing and shipping of glass is a specialty unto itself. IFI procured on-site specialists who had the skills and experience in securing and packing glass products. Their expertise assisted in the development of loading and unloading instructions, which minimize the potential problems of mixed loads or improper stacking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7717bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7717bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Information logistics<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Communication was critical for the coordination needed to successfully ship products for this glass manufacturer. IFI did not rely on a single form of communication; it followed up standard package labeling, electronic tracking, and e-mails with personal phone calls and on-site support to reinforce the message of kid-gloves handling for the fragile freight \u2013 a clear example of IFI\u2019s personal touch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8ea275 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f8ea275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equally comfortable at preserving history<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6470bdcd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6470bdcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f52b64 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"59f52b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"82\" height=\"67\" viewBox=\"0 0 82 67\"><path d=\"M20.3643,32.1382c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0C22.989,0,14.4812,3.3591,8.6887,10.0772,2.8962,16.6138,0,25.6924,0,37.313c0,9.4417,1.5386,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483v-4.9024Z\"><\/path><path d=\"M66.2517,37.0406v-4.9024c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0c-11.2229,0-19.7307,3.3591-25.5231,10.0772-5.7925,6.5366-8.6889,15.6152-8.6889,27.2358,0,9.4417,1.5387,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166f7431 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"166f7431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tIn the antiques business, damage to the product during shipping is catastrophic. It\u2019s not like you can go out and order a replacement.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Glass Manufacturer and Global Antiques Dealer<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77345dab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77345dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ten times a year, this 20-year veteran of the antiques business leaves her family shop in Virginia to travel to Europe in search of period pieces her customers treasure. At the end of each trip, she has the same wish \u2013 that she could hand-carry each precious item home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681fab58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"681fab58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you find the perfect antique, anything less than that perfection is unacceptable. Larger purchases require special handling to ensure they arrive in the same condition as when purchased. Knowing she could not be there for every phase of shipment, the antiques dealer did the next best thing. She engaged IFI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3181cf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b3181cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The personal touch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e10e824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e10e824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Established in 1948, IFI provides full-service global logistics management and customs brokerage services. The company\u2019s close proximity to major U.S. ports, such as Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, affords customers a personal touch through IFI\u2019s local insight. Worldwide contracts and non-asset-based affiliations extend that personal touch with end-to-end import and export services that are the best fit for customers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268b839a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"268b839a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ba06 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"68ba06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a\" width=\"82\" height=\"67\" viewBox=\"0 0 82 67\"><path d=\"M20.3643,32.1382c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0C22.989,0,14.4812,3.3591,8.6887,10.0772,2.8962,16.6138,0,25.6924,0,37.313c0,9.4417,1.5386,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483v-4.9024Z\"><\/path><path d=\"M66.2517,37.0406v-4.9024c0-5.8103,1.0861-10.0772,3.2583-12.8008,2.3532-2.9052,5.883-4.3577,10.5894-4.3577V0c-11.2229,0-19.7307,3.3591-25.5231,10.0772-5.7925,6.5366-8.6889,15.6152-8.6889,27.2358,0,9.4417,1.5387,19.3374,4.6159,29.687h31.4967v-29.9594h-15.7483Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66afa0a7 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"66afa0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tI loved the personal attention to every detail of our shipment. 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