Odyssey Logistics Celebrates Opening of New Charlotte Headquarters

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 5, 2025--

Odyssey Logistics, a global leader in multimodal logistics, today celebrated the opening of its newly relocated global headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The strategic move comes as part of Odyssey’s accelerated growth trajectory, positioning the company at the heart of a major supply chain gateway in a region with a robust and skilled talent pool.

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The company hosted a ribbon-cutting event with employees and members of its leadership team, along with customers and guests including City of Charlotte Council Member Tiawana Brown, Mecklenburg County Commissioner-at-Large Leigh Altman, State of North Carolina Economic Development Representative Melanie Underwood and partners who helped facilitate the relocation from Danbury, Conn., to the Whitehall Technology Park.

“Our new home in Charlotte is a mutually beneficial development both for our organization and for the North Carolina business community, a region that is ideal for Odyssey as we embark on our next chapter of growth,” said Odyssey CEO Hans Stig Moller. “Charlotte connects Odyssey with a strong talent pool, which continues to grow thanks to the city’s quality of life. Our new location also provides updated facilities and convenient proximity to a key international airport and our clients.”

Served by four major interstates, more than 800 miles of rail and the world’s sixth busiest international airport, Charlotte is playing an increasing role in global trade and transportation, positioning Odyssey strongly as the company invests in sustained, strategic expansion.

“With improved workspaces, open collaboration areas and a modern atmosphere, our new headquarters in Charlotte will equip Odyssey with a world-class facility where our team members as well as our customers can work together and drive logistics forward,” Moller said.

Eighty employees — including professionals in information technology, sales and commercial support, finance and human resources — moved into the new space as part of the relocation.

Notably, Odyssey’s headquarters relocation represents the latest development in the company’s “One Odyssey” evolution, first announced in 2023 to unify the organization’s solutions and strategy. The initiative integrates Odyssey’s range of offerings and enables customers to access the company’s complete solutions portfolio with transparency.

Odyssey’s headquarters relocation expands the company’s existing presence in Charlotte, which is also home to its Managed Services division’s main office.

About Odyssey Logistics

Our portfolio of multimodal logistics services includes intermodal, rail, ground transportation, warehousing, LTL and LCL consolidation, managed services, and consulting. Our adaptive approach to solving modern logistics challenges differentiates us in the markets we serve. In addition to being certified by the American Chemistry Council as a Responsible Care® partner company we consistently exceed customer expectations by integrating analytics, carrier relationships, specialized assets, sustainability strategies and deep international expertise. Our unique approach ensures that customer shipments keep moving at full speed, even in the face of ever-changing market headwinds. Our Cloverleaf® program turns our deep commitment to sustainability into a growth engine for all stakeholders, including customers, carrier partners, consumers, investors, and colleagues. Odyssey prioritizes community giving through its Project Outreach program and supports numerous charitable organizations. For more information visit www.odysseylogistics.com.

Members of Odyssey’s Executive Team celebrated the grand opening of the company’s new global headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, March 5. Pictured attendees include, from left to right, Lisa Yankie, Chief Human Resources Officer; Tiawana Brown, Charlotte City Council Member; Hans Stig Moller, CEO; Leigh Altman, Mecklenburg County Commissioner; Maneet Singh, Chief Information Officer; Michael Pozzi, Chief Financial Officer; and Michael Ziomek, Chief Operating Officer. (Photo: Business Wire)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid and apparently snubbing U.S.-led peace efforts as the war approaches the four-year mark.

Russia fired almost 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles at eight regions overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media.

One strike in the northeastern Kharkiv region killed four people at a mail depot, and several hundred thousand households were without power in the Kyiv region, Zelenskyy said. The daytime temperature in the capital was -12 C (around 10 F). The streets were covered with ice, and the city rumbled with the noise from generators.

Four days earlier, Russia also sent hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack and, for only the second time in the war, it used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in what appeared to be a clear warning to Kyiv’s NATO allies that it won’t back down.

On Monday, the United States accused Russia of a “ dangerous and inexplicable escalation ” of the fighting, when the Trump administration is trying to advance peace negotiations.

Tammy Bruce, the U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that Washington deplores “the staggering number of casualties” in the conflict and condemns Russia’s intensifying attacks on energy and other infrastructure.

Russia has sought to deny Ukrainian civilians heat and running water in the freezing winter months over the course of the war, hoping to wear down public resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022. Ukrainian officials describe the strategy as “weaponizing winter.”

In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, the Russian attack also wounded 10 people, local authorities said.

In the southern city of Odesa, six people were wounded in the attack, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the regional military administration. The strikes damaged energy infrastructure, a hospital, a kindergarten, an educational facility and a number of residential buildings, he said.

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is counting on quicker deliveries of agreed upon air defense systems from the U.S. and Europe, as well as new pledges of aid, to counter Russia’s latest onslaught.

Meanwhile, Russian air defenses shot down 11 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. Seven were reportedly destroyed over Russia’s Rostov region, where Gov. Yuri Slyusar confirmed an attack on the coastal city of Taganrog, about 40 kilometers (about 24 miles) east of the Ukrainian border, in Kyiv's latest long-range attack on Russian war-related facilities.

Ukraine’s military said domestically-produced drones hit a drone manufacturing facility in Taganrog. The Atlant Aero plant carries out design, manufacturing and testing of Molniya drones and components for Orion unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Explosions and a fire were reported at the site, with damage to production buildings confirmed, the General Staff said.

It wasn't possible to independently verify the reports.

Katie Marie Davies contributed to this report from Manchester, England.

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)