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    Monthly Archive for: "December, 2011"
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In Container Shipping & Transport, Global Business, Imports, International Shipping
    Posted December 29, 2011

    Carriers to Reverse Falling Ocean Freight Rates with New Year

    2011 was a good year in terms of ocean freight rates for shippers. Carriers have prepared to turn the 2012 freight rates in their favor. Recent Universal Cargo Management blogs highlighted [...]

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    By Jared Vineyard
    In exports, import, International Shipping, ocean freight
    Posted December 22, 2011

    U.S. Ports Made Less Competitive by Harbor Maintenance Tax

    The Federal Maritime Commission issued a Notice of Inquiry “to solicit the public’s views and information concerning factors that may cause or contribute to the shift of containerized cargo [...]

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    By UCM
    In China, economy, exports, Imports, shipping
    Posted December 20, 2011

    China Manufacturing Shifts Export Growth Trends of Ports

    China manufacturing costs have been on the rise during the last several years. One of the biggest causes for this increase in manufacturing costs is a rise of labor rates in China. As [...]

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    By Jared Vineyard
    In Container Shipping & Transport, exports, ocean freight
    Posted December 15, 2011

    The Horror: Improper Container Loading Hurting Exporters & Importers

    Want to hear a container shipping horror story? Not the kind of horror story that involves a lunatic with a hook for a hand escaping from an asylum and his hook being found in your cargo. Scarier [...]

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    By UCM
    In Container Shipping & Transport, economy, Global Business, International Shipping, ocean freight
    Posted December 8, 2011

    Will Shutdown Ports Disrupt Import and Export Ops December 12th?

    Occupy Strikes Back: 12.12.11—It reads like a movie poster. The people who wrote the slogan, probably going for an epic sound with the Star Wars title reference, probably wouldn’t compare the [...]

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    By Jared Vineyard
    In Container Shipping & Transport, green eco-friendly, ocean freight
    Posted December 6, 2011

    Reefer Breakthrough To Make Ocean Freight Transport Greener

    This is not a blog to make international shippers excitedly bust out their Bob Marley records. In the world of ocean freight transport, reefers are refrigerated shipping containers. The last blog [...]

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    By UCM
    In Container Shipping & Transport, economy, Global Business, International Shipping, ocean freight
    Posted December 1, 2011

    Maersk to Outlast Competitors in Face of Lower Freight Rates?

    Everyone loves lower freight rates. Right? Wrong. While they’re great for shippers doing international business and importing and exporting goods, lower freight rates mean smaller profit margins [...]

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