Last week, four witnesses representing U.S. and international supply chain stakeholders appeared before the House's Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation subcommittee to speak and be questioned [...]
Shippers have long complained about unfair detention and demurrage fees at the ports. A particular point of contention is getting charged for days when port terminals are closed, and it's [...]
A group of 238 state, local, and federal trade associations sent a letter to President Biden, imploring him and his administration to mediate the International Longshore & Warehouse Union [...]
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) released an images to the media of trucks backed up on Friday from a terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. Labor action by the International Longshore & [...]
This is a guest post from Anthony Mwangi. In this post, Anthony from Ameritrans shares 10 things to look for when engaging an international shipping company. 1. Delivery Speed The most crucial [...]
Shippers may find themselves uneasy when they realize North American dockworker unions coast to coast will be negotiating contracts at the same time. As port disruption from labor slowdowns is [...]
Shippers, get ready for the freight rate war saga of the ocean carriers to continue. Perhaps the biggest reason for shippers to pay attention to what's happening with carriers is because it [...]
When the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) master contract expires, it tends to be bad news for U.S. shippers. Often, a great deal of the focus is on retailers importing from [...]
At last there’s news about the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) contract negotiations. After months of being completely stalled, negotiations have reportedly resumed. [...]
This is a guest post by Kayla Hyde. Logistics and supply chain management is becoming increasingly important in today's fast-paced business world. Outsourcing logistics services could help many [...]
Maersk doesn't believe any of the ocean freight carriers outside of itself and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have the ability to stand alone. For this reason, the company doesn't believe [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This is a guest post by Joe Webster. Most U.S. imports are transported via ocean freight or air freight. However, air freight primarily deals with shipments of perishable goods and other [...]
It's become something of a habit when talking about the sister ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to mention they're the busiest port complex in the U.S. in terms of cargo volume brought in [...]
Diane joined the UC team during the pandemic in Sept of 2020 with years of experience in the freight forwarding industry. When she’s not working, Diane enjoys watching all kinds of sports [...]
The federal government is threatening to put its thumb on the scales of the trucking portion of the nation's supply chain. With a proposed rule reminiscent of California's AB5, the government [...]
This is a guest post by Robin Kix. [NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: This post isn't necessarily about international shipping as Universal Cargo's blog is normally focused, even though international [...]
Air freight shippers may want to consider avoiding Chicago O'Hare until a bad and potentially very disruptive situation there is resolved. A Chicago mandate pushed forward by the city's [...]
This is a guest post by Kenneth Seamus. A lot of people seem convinced that logistics are simply about moving goods from one place to another. That all they need in order to boast of having [...]