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 [...]
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 [...]
'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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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