Earlier this month, Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) announced its first regular liner call from Evergreen. Evergreen is one of the world’s largest carriers with over 180 ships by [...]
Going green is a big deal nowadays. Protecting the environment and people’s health by limiting pollution has moved to the forefront of business and government agendas. So it’s not [...]
Modern Vs. Old-School International Shipping While we may think that modern international shipping is profoundly different from old-school under-sail shipping, a brief look at the history of the [...]
Imagine importing a cargo container of goods from China and opening it to find a kitten inside who’s clinging to life. That’s exactly what happened to a Compton business according to [...]
Universal Cargo Management’s mission statement is: To enrich the lives of those within our company as well as those we do business with. This mission statement has lead UCM to a commitment [...]
Carriers have been ordering a new breed of cargo container ships that are finally beingintroduced to the world. At the risk of sounding like a B-horror flick like Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus, [...]
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 [...]
Want to hear a container shipping horror story? Not the kind of horror story that involves a lunatic with a hook for a hand escaping from an asylum and his hook being found in your cargo. Scarier [...]
Businesspeople who import from China can breathe easier than a year ago. No, this article is not about air pollution getting better in Asia. That’s still bad. It’s about freight rates and [...]
What pops into your head at the word “pirate”? For many, it’s Johnny Depp and Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Usually, our pirate imagery goes back to the scalawags of centuries gone [...]
“Instant” is the word of the day. We can instant message people; stream movies instantly; buy a new book online with only a click of the mouse, reading an e-copy right this instant; and even book [...]
2011 has brought some relieving news for businesses that import and export goods. Perhaps you have noticed it in your books. Container rates are on a downward trend as increase in container [...]
Q: Why are the shipping rates so volatile? A: While there are several factors involved, The primary is market demand. Traditionally from Dec through April for imports, especially from Asia to [...]
China Shipping Companies (local inland logistic companies as well as ocean carriers) are all suffering losses so far in 2011 due to overcapacity and high fuel prices. Factors contributing to this [...]
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan provides guidelines for measuring the amount of radiation on export containers and ships. Since the catastrophic events [...]
Inflation eats away at the very core of what you work for – your value. We exchange our lives, our time, our energy and resources for a return; wage, salary, return on investment, profits [...]
China Shipping Holding Company recently revealed parts of a $206.5 million expansion project at the Port of Los Angeles. Only $47.6 million worth of improvements were recently unveiled. These [...]
As Japan is recuperating from last months tragic events, shipping lines are providing minimal services and operating with caution to transport goods. Hyundai Shipping Line is the only shipping [...]
Below is a list of major shipping lines and other companies related to shipping with updated news and information concerning the radiation crisis in Japan. Please visit these sites to learn more [...]
Should the U.S. repeal the Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920) and allow foreign built vessels to create a viable alternative “marine highway” for domestic moves? Issues to consider are [...]