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    Monthly Archive for: "March, 2016"
    Home » Archives for March 2016
     Size Matters! Some Shippers Too Big for Small Freight Rates
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    By Universal Cargo
    In Container Shipping & Transport, freight rates, International Shipping, shippers
    Posted March 31, 2016

    Size Matters! Some Shippers Too Big for Small Freight Rates

    You can talk about the motion of the ocean all day, but we all know that size matters in international shipping. And bigger is better, right? Well, it turns out the big shippers’ size has [...]

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     Is Port Automation Finally Coming to the U.S.?
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    By Universal Cargo
    In Container Shipping & Transport, ILWU, International Shipping, ports
    Posted March 29, 2016

    Is Port Automation Finally Coming to the U.S.?

    If there is an industry where efficiency and productivity matter (and is there an industry where it doesn’t?), it is international shipping. For years, technology has existed, been [...]

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     The Lowdown On Low Carrier Reliability
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    By Universal Cargo
    In container carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, International Shipping, shippers
    Posted March 24, 2016

    The Lowdown On Low Carrier Reliability

    Your imported cargo was supposed to arrive today. But it doesn’t. Instead, it will arrive tomorrow. Or the next day. Maybe even later… If you’re an international shipper, [...]

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     Shippers, How Can We Serve You Better?
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    By Universal Cargo
    In International Shipping, international shipping resources, shippers, shipping blogs, Videos
    Posted March 22, 2016

    Shippers, How Can We Serve You Better?

    “And now for something completely different…” We take a break from our regular blogs to reach out to our readers and shippers everywhere, asking you how we can serve your needs [...]

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     ILWU & PMA Urged to Begin Contract Negotiations
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    By Universal Cargo
    In ILWU, ILWU Contract Negotiation, PMA, shippers
    Posted March 17, 2016

    ILWU & PMA Urged to Begin Contract Negotiations

    Yes, it’s already time to start talking about West Coast ports’ labor contract negotiations again. The import and export disruption and port congestion from the contentious 2014/2015 [...]

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     Coast Guard Raises Controversy on New Container Weight Rule
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In Container Shipping & Transport, shippers, shipping container weighing, VGM
    Posted March 15, 2016

    Coast Guard Raises Controversy on New Container Weight Rule

    What’s going on with this new Verified Gross Mass (VGM) rule? Somehow the answer to that question is getting less clear as the July 1st rule change concerning VGM draws near. Ripples of [...]

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     Amazon Launching Air Freight Service
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    By Universal Cargo
    In Air Freight, Amazon, International Shipping
    Posted March 10, 2016

    Amazon Launching Air Freight Service

    It has begun. Amazon is launching air freight service. The rumors have been circulating for a while that Amazon was planning to lease Boeing jets and take over shipping that the e-commerce giant [...]

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     Should Maritime Regulators Rethink Carrier Alliances?
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    By Universal Cargo
    In carrier alliances, Container Shipping & Transport, International Shipping, shippers
    Posted March 8, 2016

    Should Maritime Regulators Rethink Carrier Alliances?

    As the international shipping industry is on the verge of a shakeup from carrier alliances rearranging themselves, maritime regulators throughout the world should reexamine whether these large [...]

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     Freight Forwarder's Shameful Role in the Holocaust
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    By Universal Cargo
    In Freight Forwarder, freight history, shipping
    Posted March 3, 2016

    Freight Forwarder's Shameful Role in the Holocaust

    The actions of the world’s #1 sea freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel (K+N), during World War II are being called “a form of corpse robbing” by Frank Bajohr of the Munich Centre [...]

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     China's February Manufacturing Shows Disturbing Economic Trend
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    By Universal Cargo
    In China, economy, Global Economy
    Posted March 1, 2016

    China's February Manufacturing Shows Disturbing Economic Trend

    China boasts the second largest economy in the world, but economic research and numbers show a declining Chinese economy in February. And that is not an anomaly, but a disturbing trend. Voice of [...]

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