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Posted November 7, 2019

Jury Hits ILWU with $93M Verdict for What Union Did to Port of Portland

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In carriers, container carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, freight rates, Global Business, Global Economy, Hanjin Shipping, HMM, Hyundai, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Maersk, ocean freight, ocean freight rates, ocean shipping, ocean shipping lines, shippers, shipping

Posted December 14, 2017

Freight Rates to Hit Record Lows Again in 2018?

It’s bad news for ocean freight carriers but good news for U.S. shippers. At least, it’s good news for U.S. shippers in the short run. 2018 could see transpacific freight rates drop [...]

Which Carriers Will Be the Final 3 to Survive?

Last month, Maersk said it expects carrier competition to shrink to only three global companies. It’s possible that Maersk is wrong, but it’s hard not to take the words and [...]

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 [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In 2M, 2M Vessel Sharing Agreement, carrier alliances, carriers, Container Shipping & Transport, Hanjin, Hanjin Shipping, HMM, Hyundai, Hyundai Merchant Marine, international business, International Shipping, Maersk, MSC, shippers, shipping, shipping companies

Posted March 30, 2017

3 Things to Allay Shippers’ Fears About HMM’s Agreement with 2M Partners

As of today (March 30, 2017), the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) approval of the cooperation agreement between Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and the 2M alliance members, Maersk and MSC [...]