Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went on a press tour, where he talked about the port congestion we're seeing right now. The Biden Administration has been talking about the ports and the [...]

Last week, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Ann Phillips as Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration at the Department of Transportation. According to the [...]

Speaking in the East Room on Wednesday (October 13th), President Biden announced: "After weeks of negotiation and working with my team and with the major union and retailers and freight movers, [...]

This is a guest post by Frank Bale. The supply chain industry is typically a rather serious topic. Millions and millions of people count on it not only for luxury goods but quite often for [...]

When will it end? There are plenty of things people could be saying that about nowadays, but for U.S. shippers, unbelievably high freight rates; terribly congested ports; and disrupted, [...]

This is a guest post by Emma Pogg. If you think your supply chain has been optimized as best as it can because you’ve made sure to get the best raw materials and send out your products as [...]

How about some good news for a change? There was a cyber attack on the Port of Houston. No, that's not the good news. The good news is the port was able to thwart the attack. Last week, the port [...]

Over the last year and a half, shippers might have thought they'd seen it all. Astronomical freight rates, hundreds of blanked (cancelled) sailings, no-roll fees that basically amount to holding [...]

Congestion at U.S. ports has been a problem without relief for the last year. When there is already longstanding congestion before the peak season – which we're deep into now – hits, you know [...]

A good supply chain is predictably critical. Without goods, no one can grow and thrive. This, of course, causes imports and exports to grow in importance in turn. Fresh goods, goods not available [...]

Right now, there are a few governmental moves concerning international shipping that should pique U.S. shippers' interest. First, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted to proceed with two [...]

Let’s talk rail and what’s happening with getting shipping containers out of the Port of Los Angeles, so your goods can get to your businesses around the U.S. Universal Cargo’s [...]

It's officially a trend. Shippers are chartering ships to exclusively carry their goods. We're not talking about just any shippers, of course. Big retailers, beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) who [...]

It's been a few years since we published guidelines and a video for getting published in Universal Cargo's blog, and it's high time for an update. I receive many email queries and submissions [...]