{"id":24747,"date":"2025-01-02T11:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=24747"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:29:54","slug":"driving-resilience-and-innovation-across-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/driving-resilience-and-innovation-across-odyssey\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving resilience and innovation across Odyssey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24747\" class=\"elementor elementor-24747\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d665df5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d665df5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456ded54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"456ded54\" 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>2024 was a year that tested the resilience of supply chains everywhere \u2014 port disruptions, unpredictable markets, and geopolitical conflicts kept us all on our toes. At Odyssey, we turned these challenges into opportunities to build stronger partnerships, deliver smarter solutions, and enhance the services we provide to our customers.<\/p><p>I\u2019m proud to say that, amid all these challenges, Odyssey maintained its financial stability and continued to invest, primarily in IT solutions that help us respond more effectively to our customers\u2019 needs. By streamlining complex processes to give customers clearer insights into their supply chains, we simplified their ability to shift demands and support longer-term success.<\/p><p>As the year ends, I\u2019m grateful to our team \u2014 and especially to our customers \u2014 for helping create an impressive showcase of accomplishments across all our divisions.<\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88364b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88364b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663e394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"663e394\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intermodal strength leading into an even stronger 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8472ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8472ce\" 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>All the uncertainty of 2024 made Odyssey\u2019s intermodal capability highly attractive to shippers looking for more cost-effective and eco-friendly ways of moving freight. Our long-term commitment to North American intermodal transportation solutions supported the opening of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/news\/intermodal-division-headquarters\/\">new intermodal division headquarters<\/a> in Lombard, Ill., to help strategically leverage major transportation hubs. This strengthened our ability to serve customers better and will prepare us for anticipated growth in our intermodal business.<\/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-a3a50fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3a50fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Chicago-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24748\" alt=\"Odyssey employees standing next to each other as Hans cuts a blue ribbon in half with giant scissors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Chicago-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Chicago-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Chicago-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Chicago-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Chicago.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ribbon cutting ceremony in Lombard, IL with our team, including Zach Martin, SVP of Intermodal.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-fd02188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd02188\" 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>Sustainability concerns also drove more and more customers to our intermodal division, who were drawn by our ability \u2014 powered by our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/why-odyssey\/project-cloverleaf\/\">Cloverleaf<sup>TM<\/sup> program<\/a> \u2014 to use powerful technologies and data analysis to improve sustainability.\u00a0Similarly, our trucking services focused on practical strategies, including enhanced route optimization to help customers mitigate detrimental impacts on the environment.<\/p><p>In the new year, we are certain that in addition to new highs, there will be market uncertainties and challenges to resource availability. Odyssey is here to help mitigate risks and disruptions through preparedness and risk management, and we\u2019re looking forward to another year of delivering customer-centric solutions in 2025.<\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e45f32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e45f32\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2857366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2857366\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deep ties support steady growth in Integrated Marine Logistics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ad15f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ad15f\" 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>In 2024, we also successfully provided unique solutions to our customers in the Jones Act lanes of Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Guam through our Integrated Marine Logistics division. During a visit to our Hawaii team earlier this year, I saw firsthand how Odyssey\u2019s approach \u2014 blending local expertise with global resources \u2014 improves efficiency and responsiveness.<\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fc5f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8fc5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06743f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06743f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708d775 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"708d775\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63ba37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b63ba37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Hawaii.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24750\" alt=\"Odyssey team members in Hawaii standing by an Odyssey truck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Hawaii.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Hawaii-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Hawaii-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hans-in-Hawaii-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With the Odyssey team in Hawaii. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b4bd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6b4bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5886878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5886878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1-Charleston-Team-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24790\" alt=\"Odyssey Logistics team members from Charleston, NC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1-Charleston-Team-2.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1-Charleston-Team-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1-Charleston-Team-2-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1-Charleston-Team-2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1-Charleston-Team-2-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1-Charleston-Team-2-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With the Odyssey team in Charleston.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1555347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1555347\" 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 strong connection to our local partners not only makes us a better logistics company, but also better community members. In 2024, we were honored to be a sponsor of the Mat-Su 2024 Arctic Winter Games \u2014 and in August, Odyssey was represented at the National Truck Driving Championships for the seventh year in a row, with Brian Dravis from our Kenai terminal competing in the Twins Division. We truly value these opportunities to deepen partnerships and customer relationships.<\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb889e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb889e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7128df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7128df\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building out Odyssey\u2019s infrastructure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ba847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ba847\" 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>We celebrated several wins within our Transport &amp; Warehouse division this year. Most recently, we opened another of our world-class warehouses \u2014 a new 40,000-square-footer in the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, La.<\/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-dd527e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd527e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_PORT-Warehouse-Ribbon-Cutting_048-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24751\" alt=\"Jon Kelly standing at a podium delivering a speech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_PORT-Warehouse-Ribbon-Cutting_048-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_PORT-Warehouse-Ribbon-Cutting_048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_PORT-Warehouse-Ribbon-Cutting_048-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_PORT-Warehouse-Ribbon-Cutting_048-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024_PORT-Warehouse-Ribbon-Cutting_048-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jon Kelly, president Transport &amp; Warehouse Division, speaking at the Port of Caddo-Bossier warehouse ribbon cutting.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-bcd3704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcd3704\" 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>With the one constant in the transportation and logistics industry being change, we focused on adapting to new challenges and leveraging them into opportunities. Odyssey continues to create, develop and adopt more flexible and scalable logistics systems to respond to fluctuating market demands dynamically and address challenges like inventory management and warehouse space constraints.<\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b3281 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24b3281\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5ed71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5ed71\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managed Services expanding through strategic acquisition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a517959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a517959\" 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 year, we celebrated 40 years of chemical sample fulfillment excellence, with more than 15 million samples shipped across the world. To address the growing demand for these specialized services, we announced in December the acquisition of OctoChem, Inc., which increases both our warehouse capacity and a number of value-added services to enhance our unique offering and better serve our chemical customers.<\/p><p>Will Schweda, senior vice president in Managed Services, was recognized as a Sales Mountain Mover by the Transportation Marketing &amp; Sales Association (TMSA) and Barbara Slawter, senior vice president of our chemical ISO tank business, was named a recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/news\/barbara-slawter\/\">2024 Women in Supply Chain Award<\/a> from <em>Supply &amp; Demand Chain Executive<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d5db0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3d5db0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d968a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d968a45\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing visibility with smarter technology<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ef7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83ef7f7\" 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>Each division at Odyssey benefits from the power of technology, and 2024 was no exception. We made tremendous progress on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/tech-enabled-future\/\">five-part technology roadmap<\/a>, improving how we share data and enhancing visibility across operations.<br \/><br \/>We also conducted a full audit of our technology systems, allowing us to prioritize updates that align with our business goals and support long-term growth. By staying focused on what matters most to our customers, we\u2019re building a foundation for success that will carry us into 2025 and beyond.<\/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-2189cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2189cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maneet-at-IANA-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24749\" alt=\"four people, including Maneet, sitting on a stand in chairs participating in an Intermodal panel at IANA Expo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maneet-at-IANA-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maneet-at-IANA-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maneet-at-IANA-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maneet-at-IANA.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Maneet Singh, Odyssey CIO (far right), speaking on the AI in Intermodal panel at IANA Expo in September.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ed76d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3ed76d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5465f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5465f8\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking ahead to 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e1eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74e1eac\" 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>With a strong growth roadmap across all four of our divisions this year, and increased collaboration between them all, 2024 was a year in which our company truly pulled together as One Odyssey \u2014 and 2025 looks to be a year of even greater momentum forward.<\/p>\t\t\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>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 was a year that tested the resilience of supply chains everywhere \u2014 port disruptions, unpredictable markets, and geopolitical conflicts kept us all on our toes. At Odyssey, we turned these challenges into opportunities to build stronger partnerships, deliver smarter solutions, and enhance the services we provide to our customers. 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