Mark the International Maritime Organization (IMO) down as the latest international shipping industry player to be hit by cyber attack. There are no indicators to say the cyber attack on the [...]
Cyber attack is back in international shipping news this week, as CMA CGM became the latest major ocean freight carrier to fall victim to this disturbing trend. All the Top Ocean Carriers [...]
There are many reasons why you might need to ship heavy machinery. If you’re in construction, you might have a whole fleet of backhoes, excavators and other equipment that need to travel [...]
The peak season continues to be strong, especially for transpacific ocean freight shipping. And surprise, surprise, equipment shortages are reported to have come with the strong peak [...]
How about a positive headline for 2020? It's a great year for ocean freight carriers in the international shipping industry. Transpacific cargo volume continues to surge here in the peak season, [...]
While the idea of shipping goods is quite an old one, using containers for their transportation in bulk quantities across the sea is fairly new. Only about six decades ago, an entrepreneur named [...]
This is a guest post by Ofer Tirosh. What are the pros and cons of business process outsourcing in supply chain logistics? Will it make the business operate more smoothly or will it hamper [...]
The massive explosion at the Port of Beirut last week shined a light on a problem in international shipping that has long been hidden in the shadows. The blast – which killed 171 people and [...]
On Tuesday, the Port of Beirut was blown off the map by an explosion so big it shook the entire capitol city of Lebanon. The death toll is still growing, but last I saw, 135 people were reported [...]
Surcharges aren't only the tools of ocean freight carriers. Rail companies can slap surcharges on cargo movement too. Indeed, U.S. shippers, right now, are seeing surcharges and gate restrictions [...]
The category of personal protective equipment (PPE) covers a broad range of goods and devices. It can refer to anything from gloves to protective clothing, face shields, surgical masks and [...]
This is a guest post by Helvis Smoteks. Cryptocurrencies keep growing in popularity as we cross the second quarter of 2020. By now everyone has at least heard about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin [...]
This is a guest post by Darren Hann. Traditionally, managing a supply chain was a simple concept that predominately manufactured identical bulk products and made them available to market. Over [...]
The results are in. Of what, you ask? Of the Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC) "Fact Finding No. 29, International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement, in order to identify operational [...]
This is a guest post by Darren Hann. Supply chain managers who are eyeing global markets and planning to scale up operations need an efficient freight company to manage their goods, [...]
Did you know Universal Cargo has a sister company, Banah Trading, that specializes in sourcing personal protective equipment (PPE) for businesses? Sister company is a particularly good term in [...]
This is a guest post by Derek Jones. Toilet paper hardly makes the news. But save for handwash and hand sanitizer, no other commercial product better signifies the degree of anxiety the [...]
This is a guest post by Darren Hann. International Commercial Terms (Incoterms®) play a significant role when you are importing or exporting goods in and out of all major cities. Irrespective [...]
The United States Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued rule changes to two sets of export laws and a proposal to change a third. The changes that are now final rules will go into effect [...]
This is a guest post by Arslan Hassan. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges not just to the health and economic sectors but has completely changed the demand and supply scenario [...]