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Obviously, the negotiations taking place in San Francisco between the ILWU and PMA are extremely pertinent to shippers who import and export in the US. The way the negotiations go have serious [...]

The captain goes down with the ship. Except that’s not what happened on the MV Sewol. Footage of the captain, Lee Joon-seok, scrambling out of the ship in his underwear with the aid of [...]

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) contract expires next week, but don’t expect negotiations between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) to be resolved by [...]

I’ll miss you, P3 Network, if only for your ability to give me a dependable topic to write blogs about (the P3 Network was prominently featured in at least 10 blogs here on the UCM [...]

The P3 Network got approval from the US and Europe, but China said no. Maersk, MSC, and CMA CGM–the 3 largest container shipping carriers in the world–will not be moving forward with [...]

China Customs is implementing China Advance Manifest (CCAM) for all import shipments to China. Could we fit one more “China” into that opening sentence? If you export cargo to [...]

The P3 approval saga continues. The P3 Network—yes, the triumvirate of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM combining their operational forces to dominate the world of international [...]

Go West, young man. Rarely have words carried such weight as what some would call the most influential sentence of the 19th century, adding that it affected the course of the United States’ [...]

There are tensions at the Port of Portland. A judge’s ruling on Friday (May 30th) sparked more anger and controversy there, increasing that tension. What’s going on? I’m glad you asked. There’s a [...]