Calling Out IMO on Wakashio Oil Spill Response
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), with its IMO 2020 regulation capping ships' sulfur emissions at 0.5% and heavily publicized goal of cutting in half international shipping's 2008 [...]
In air pollution, carbon emission, environment, Global Business, green eco-friendly, IMO 2020, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean freight rates, ocean shipping, ocean shipping lines
Posted Scrubbers Could Harm People Through Food Chain Per IMO Report
What's worse, air pollution or pollution pumped into the ocean that could make the seafood you eat toxic? The transition to the new IMO 2020 regulation that requires a sulfur emissions cap of [...]
In carbon emission, container shipping, Container Shipping & Transport, environment, exporters, freight rates, fuel, fuel prices, Global Business, global warming, IMO 2020, importers, importing, Imports, international business, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean freight rates, ocean shipping, shipping news
Posted How Is IMO 2020 Launch Going?
IMO 2020 went into effect on January 1st, requiring sea vessels, including container ships, to abide by a 0.5% sulfur cap on fuel or use scrubbers (systems that clean fuel in engines) in order to [...]
In carbon emission, eco-friendly, environment, global warming, green eco-friendly, International Shipping, Maersk, ocean freight
Posted How International Shipping Companies Are Reducing CO2 Emissions
This is a guest post by Jeremy Raynolds. In December 2018, we reached a new record level of carbon dioxide emissions. The global CO2 emissions for 2019 are still not in, but one thing is [...]
In carbon emission, cargo ship, carriers, environment, Global Business, Global Economy, global warming, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean shipping
Posted World Fleet Does Not Seem Ready for IMO 2020
We're less than a month away from New Year's Day when some big rule changes are to be implemented on the international shipping industry: Incoterms 2020 and IMO 2020 go into effect on January [...]
In carbon emission, carriers, eco-friendly, environment, global warming, ocean, ocean freight, ocean shipping, ocean shipping lines
Posted Ocean Freight Industry Needs to Test Low Sulfur Fuels Now
Less than half a year away from the IMO 2020 cleaner fuel mandate, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) put out a media release raising safety concerns around the [...]
In carbon emission, carriers, container carriers, container shipping, Container Shipping & Transport, environment, Global Business, Global Economy, global warming, green eco-friendly, International Shipping, International Shipping Company, ocean freight, ocean shipping, ocean shipping lines
Posted Could Cargo Ships Get a Speed Limit?
One of the biggest issues of our time is global warming. The ocean freight sector of the international shipping industry, in particular, faces an incredible challenge of reducing its greenhouse [...]
In air pollution, carbon emission, carriers, China, container shipping, Container Shipping & Transport, environment, export, global warming, green eco-friendly, import, International Shipping, ocean freight
Posted Carrier Surcharges for China’s 2019 Low Sulfur Regulation Changes
China's Ministry of Transport announced a while back upcoming changes to the country's fuel regulations in regard to sulfur content and emissions. We're fast approaching the implementation of the [...]
In 2M, cargo, cargo ship, carrier merger, carriers, China, container shipping, Container Shipping & Transport, contract negotiations, Donald Trump, environment, exporters, freight rates, ILA, ILWU, ILWU contract, ILWU Contract Negotiation, ILWU contract negotiations, ILWU Negotiations, import, importer, importers, importing, Maersk, Ocean Alliance, ocean freight, ocean freight rates, ocean shipping, ocean shipping lines, shipping news, THE Alliance
Posted Top 10 International Shipping News Stories of 2017
TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING NEWS STORIES OF 2017 - Universal Shipping NewsWatch this video on YouTube This is it! Universal Cargo’s final blog of 2017. This year certainly seems to have [...]
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Posted ‘Make Shipping Sexy’ Part of Decarbonization Plan for International Shipping
Sexy is not a word typically used to describe international shipping. Boring. Yeah, that’s a more typical description. Of course, boring isn’t exactly the type of description to [...]
In carbon emission, carbon emmision, eco-friendly, environment, green eco-friendly, International Shipping, Universal Bizargo
Posted Universal Bizargo: Shipping Changes the Weather
Is international shipping manipulating weather? Controlling the weather has often captured our imagination in popular fiction. Examples include the upcoming movie Geostorm about weather [...]
In cargo, China, eco-friendly, environment, green, green eco-friendly, import, importer, importers, importing, Imports, International Shipping
Posted China Pollution Crackdown Shuts Down Thousands of Factories Disrupting Supply Chain
It’s no secret that pollution in China is bad. If you ever visit the country, you’ll probably notice some people walking around wearing surgical masks because of the haze from [...]
In business, carriers, container carriers, container shipping, Container Shipping & Transport, environment, Global Business, international business, International Shipping, International Shipping Company, international shipping news, Maersk
Posted Maersk Sells Oil Division, Focusing on Shipping
Maersk is the biggest name in international shipping. It is the largest ocean carrier by capacity and sets industry trends with the moves it makes. Another advantage Maersk has over its [...]
The Green Standard Part II: Is a Company Green Enough?
The Green Standard Part I: Ocean Shipping Lines on the Global 100 List How do we determine if a company is green enough? Thanks to 11 sustainability benchmarks (Universal KPIs) below created by [...]
The Green Standard Part I: Ocean Shipping Lines on the Global 100 List
On the latest Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) & Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (NYK) are selected as the greenest ocean shipping lines from its [...]
In cargo, container shipping, economy, environment, export, exports, Freight Forwarder, Global Economy, Universal Cargo Management
Posted Slow Steaming (SS) or Super Slow Steaming (SSS) for Container Shipping Part II
Part I Although slow steaming or super slow steaming saves shipping lines’ fuel cost, it does not benefit certain exporters who consider transit time is their enemy. According to an online [...]
Shipping Containers Go Green
Worried about the environmental impact of your ocean shipping containers? An article in the June 2010 issue of America Shipper details a variety of companies that are taking on the challenge of [...]
