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The Present Struggle of the International Shipping Industry

It's no secret that the international shipping industry, even for all the supply chain disruptions and bottlenecks, did very well during the pandemic. There was a shipping demand boom, but now [...]

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Legislation & Regulatory Spending Increasing in Ocean Freight Shipping

While the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) seems to still be figuring out how to enforce the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA), it seems more shipping reform is on the way. John [...]

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Transpacific Freight Rates East, West Coast Spread Is Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Ocean freight rates have fallen, for which U.S. importers can rejoice. Readers of Universal Cargo's blog certainly don't need a recap of how freight rates skyrocketed during the pandemic, thanks [...]

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How MSC and Maersk’s 2M Alliance Split Will Affect Shippers

On Thursday, Universal Cargo's blog was about MSC and Maersk announcing they're ending the 2M Alliance. The world's top two shipping lines said they're doing this to "pursue individual [...]

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2M Alliance Coming to an End as Maersk and MSC Finally Split

Like a bad hairstyle fad, the 2M Alliance is coming to an end. But that end won't be abrupt. The process is not as simple as combing hair along a part, sending this section of hair that way and [...]

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What’s Actually Happening with Freight Rates Right Now

In the last blog, we looked at how – with the slowing economy – retailers and shippers are decreasing their imports and expected to keep doing so in 2023. As discussed, that should mean [...]

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Biden Administration Introduces FLOW to Improve Supply Chain – Exciting as a Visit from Aunt Flo

On Tuesday (March 15th, 2022), the Biden Administration put out a "fact sheet" in announcing a freight data exchange program with the intention of improving the still badly congested supply [...]

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Are Ocean Freight Carriers Taking Control of Too Much of the Supply Chain?

One of the top stories in the Journal of Commerce (JOC) yesterday (January 31st, 2022) was CMA CGM acquiring "a majority stake in European last-mile logistics specialist Colis Privé, a parcel [...]

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