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    Monthly Archive for: "February, 2017"
    Home » Archives for February 2017
     Universal Cargo CARES – Part 1
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    By Bryan Burke
    In Customer Service
    Posted February 28, 2017

    Universal Cargo CARES – Part 1

    In December of 2015, we unveiled our company’s Core Values. We asked our team to describe our company culture and values. Their input was used to create C.A.R.E. Now that it’s been in [...]

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     New WTO Deal Supposed to Boost International Trade by $1 Trillion
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In international business, International Shipping
    Posted February 23, 2017

    New WTO Deal Supposed to Boost International Trade by $1 Trillion

    Global trade has been growing slowly over the last several years, but it might have just gotten a big shot in the arm. As of yesterday (February 22nd, 2017), the World Trade Organization’s [...]

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     ILA to Shut Down East & Gulf Coast Ports
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In Container Shipping & Transport, contract negotiations, dockworkers strike, International Shipping, ports, shippers, shipping
    Posted February 21, 2017

    ILA to Shut Down East & Gulf Coast Ports

    Expect disruption of imports and exports through East and Gulf Coast ports next week as the International Longshoremen’s Association plans to flex its muscle. Chris Dupin reported in [...]

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     Retailers Meet with Trump Over Import Taxes
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In business, Donald Trump, importers
    Posted February 16, 2017

    Retailers Meet with Trump Over Import Taxes

    At the beginning of the month, we told you about retailers forming a coalition called Americans for Affordable Products to battle any import tax increases like a Border Adjustment Tax (BAT), part [...]

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     Are Automated Freight Forwarders Better for Shippers?
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In Container Shipping & Transport, Customer Service, freight forwarders, international business, International Shipping
    Posted February 14, 2017

    Are Automated Freight Forwarders Better for Shippers?

      Freight forwarders and non-vessel operators (NVOs) have been under a great deal of scrutiny for their lack of automation lately. For anything consumers want, they can go online and with a [...]

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     NY-NJ Port Terminal Spending Hundreds of Millions to Increase Capacity
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In International Shipping, ocean shipping, Port of New Jersey, Port of New York
    Posted February 9, 2017

    NY-NJ Port Terminal Spending Hundreds of Millions to Increase Capacity

    The Port Newark Container Terminal is spending big bucks to more than double its capacity. Hugh R. Morley reported in the Journal of Commerce: The installation of a new computer [...]

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     Air Freight Is Up on 5 Year High
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In air, air and ocean cargo shipping, air cargo, Air Freight, freight rates, International Shipping, shippers
    Posted February 7, 2017

    Air Freight Is Up on 5 Year High

    Despite slow, even what some would call stagnant, growth in international trade over the last several years, the air freight sector saw healthy growth in cargo demand during 2016. In fact, it was [...]

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     Retailers Form Coalition to Fight Import Taxes
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In exports, import, importers, Imports, international business, International Shipping, Trump
    Posted February 2, 2017

    Retailers Form Coalition to Fight Import Taxes

    Americans for Affordable Products, that’s the name of a new organization formed to fight taxes on imports to the United States. Eric Johnson reported in American Shipper: A group of more [...]

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