Five Reasons to Invest in a Transportation Management System for a More Efficient Business
This is a guest post by Cory Levins.
If you are a manufacturer, the owner of a distribution company, or anyone else who ships freight on a regular basis, investing in a [...]
2 Big Problems Ocean Freight Shipping Faces in 2019
We live in a global economy where about 90% of the world's goods are transported by sea, but it hasn't been smooth sailing for the ocean freight shipping industry in recent years. And the waters [...]
Lumps of Port Congestion for Your Stocking
'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. [...]
Is Sea/Air the New Answer for International Shipping?
Traditionally, when it comes to international shipping, there are two major modes to choose between: ocean freight and air freight. But now, shippers are starting to eye a combination service [...]
Sherlock Holmes Looks Into If Ocean Freight Carriers Really Are Bad at Business
I've seen a lot of headlines this year about various ocean freight carriers losing money. However, it all came to a head for me with Mike Wackett's article in the Loadstar last week with the [...]
FMC Investigating Detention, Demurrage & Per Diem Charges
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into detention, demurrage, and per diem charges. And the shippers rejoice. Eric Johnson reported in American Shipper: The [...]
Maersk is Worried About Amazon – That Could Be Good for Shippers
Amazon has Maersk scared. And for shippers, that’s a good thing. Christian Wienberg and Alaric Nightingale reported in an article for Bloomberg that the [...]
Maersk is No Longer #1 Carrier
The leviathan just ate the top dog. Perhaps that’s a bit overdramatic, but China Cosco Shipping Corporation (Cosco), China’s international shipping leviathan, is now the world’s [...]
Maersk Expects Carrier Competition to Shrink to 3 Global Companies
Maersk is the largest carrier by capacity in international shipping and clearly the leader of the industry. We’ve talked about this before in Universal Cargo’s blog: The moves Maersk [...]
2 News Stories Affecting Freight Trucking – eHighways & Uber Freight
Trucking, obviously, is crucial to the supply chain and international shipping as a whole. Therefore, when there’s news that affects the trucking industry, it also affects the international [...]
How To Get an Accurate Freight Quote
Imagine going into a restaurant, being seated, and when the waiter asks to take your order, you request the check. Seems kind of odd right? Like maybe a few steps were missed? Well, that’s a lot [...]
Why Do Companies Hire Logistics Consultants?
Guest Blog by Mark Long A lot of companies already have their own logistic managers. These managers help the company to make a number of logistic decisions. However, such companies may also need [...]
International Shipping Definitions Vs. Urban Dictionary Definitions
And now for something completely different… Let’s take a break from news about ports, carrier alliances, ILWU contracts, and other international shipping news stories to be, as would [...]
Carving Carrier Competition: Cosco & China Shipping Form Alliance
Yes, it’s another story of shrinking carrier competition in the international shipping industry. China Ocean Shipping Co., perhaps better known as Cosco, and China Shipping Co. are forming an [...]
Freight Philanthropy: CAST Out Human Trafficking & Sex Slavery
“Despite more than a dozen international conventions banning slavery in the past 150 years, there are more slaves today than at any point in human history.” —Time Magazine Often [...]
Evergreen Pulls Fast One to Up China to U.S. Shipping Market Share
Recently it has almost seemed as if all the ocean carrier lines have been acting in congruity, even unison, to affect prices of shipping cargo containers internationally. However, in a shrewd [...]
Carriers Impose Freight Rate Increases From China to United States
Universal Cargo Management’s last blog of 2011 was about carriers using a General Rate Increase (GRI) or Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) to raise container rates for international shipping from the [...]
2010 Incoterms Update, This One Goes To 11
In September, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released its publication of Incoterms 2010. Short for International Commercial Terms, Incoterms are a series of internationally [...]
5 Tips for 1st Time Cargo and Container Shipping Exporters
Tip #1: Save container transport cost by preparing to load your container in less less than 2 hrs. When the driver shows up to your site, the first 2 hours are included in your fees. We recommend [...]