Shippers may find themselves uneasy when they realize North American dockworker unions coast to coast will be negotiating contracts at the same time. As port disruption from labor slowdowns is [...]
More International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) disruption is happening at West Coast ports, particularly at the Port of Oakland, as contract negotiations don't appear to be getting [...]
As shippers expected, more International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) slowdowns are happening at West Coast ports as contract negotiations lag on. Labor action is creating slowdowns at the [...]
For years, we've talked about a trucker shortage that has been a problem for the international shipping industry and U.S. supply chains. Now, a law is going into effect in California that [...]
As of Friday (July 1st), the master contract between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) for all the dockworkers at West Coast ports is [...]
Shippers who import from China were likely relieved to hear the months-long "Covid Zero" lockdown in Shanghai had been lifted last Wednesday. However, they shouldn't expect the supply chain to [...]
In the last blog we talked about the very likely scenario that, with the master contract for the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) expiring in less than a year, contract [...]
As ports are congested on both coasts of the U.S., there's a fully capable terminal at the Port of Charleston where carriers are not sending their ships. Rather than call at this terminal, [...]
Among the flurry of executive orders from the new administration (President Biden had already signed 40 executive orders and actions as of a week ago) is an order in which the president reaffirms [...]
Shippers importing goods from anywhere in the world – but especially China and other Asian countries – should expect to experience delays and fees. Right now, ports in Asia and the U.S. are [...]
This is a guest post by Brad Smith. Around the world, more advanced information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) systems are changing the way we live, do business, [...]
U.S. shippers and truckers are being hit with detention and demurrage fees for reasons beyond their control. Again. Or maybe I should say still. For those who are unsure or unaware of what these [...]
This is a guest post by Jane Boyd. Maritime and shipping organizations are facing an increasing number of malicious cyber attacks. In the past couple of years, we have witnessed a series of [...]
In March of 2015, I wrote a Universal Cargo blog post about how the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) should pay damages for what the union did at the Port of Portland. Today's [...]
It's probably not a good idea for a country you're fighting in a trade war to control one of your biggest ports. That's a situation that was set to happen because of COSCO Shipping's deal to buy [...]
It's coming: the cleaner fuel mandate. The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) o.5% sulfur cap hits in 2020. Carriers know their fuel costs are about to jump. Shippers know they'll in [...]
There's tension building with the dockworkers at West Coast ports.
Shippers have been feeling good about stability at the ports because of the contract extension and new contract the [...]
A's Want to Build a Ballpark in the Port of Oakland
The Oakland Athletics, lovingly known by their fans as the A's, don't want to play baseball at the Oakland Coliseum anymore. Their [...]
'Tis the season for congestion. No, I'm not talking about whatever bug your kid brought home from school, although there is plenty of that. I'm talking port congestion. [...]
Something about international shipping has countries worried. And they're considering legislating it, which makes shipping industry professionals nervous.
What's the issue? Invasive [...]
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