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A combination container and RORO ship called the Grande America caught fire and sunk.

Read the blog for all the details.

There's tension building with the dockworkers at West Coast ports.

Shippers have been feeling good about stability at the ports because of the contract extension and new contract the [...]

A couple years ago in San Francisco, the world's major ocean freight carriers were holding a biannual Box Club meeting when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) burst in on them with a raiding [...]

In this blog we'll answer a frequently asked question (FAQ) dealing with Incoterms. Specifically, which Incoterm is the best to use when importing from China. As a bonus, we'll also tell you the [...]

Shippers will start seeing random container inspections from Maersk on U.S. imports and exports.

Gavin van Marle reports in the Loadstar:

Maersk Line is set to begin [...]

'Tis the season for congestion. No, I'm not talking about whatever bug your kid brought home from school, although there is plenty of that. I'm talking port congestion. [...]

China's Ministry of Transport announced a while back upcoming changes to the country's fuel regulations in regard to sulfur content and emissions. We're fast approaching the implementation of the [...]

Transpacific freight rates are soaring high right now and not just because it's peak season.

Shippers have been rushing to beat tariff increase dates on imports from China, [...]

The changes in fees at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will go into effect on November 19th.

Back in April we shared in a blog post sharing the good news that PierPass is [...]

You would think the trade war between the U.S. and China would be nothing but bad for transpacific shipping; however, it may have just saved the year for carriers.

Back in June, we [...]

Maersk announced that it is sending the first container ship from East Asia to Europe through the Arctic Ocean. Daniel Shane reports in CNN Money:

The newly built Venta Maersk is set [...]

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 [...]

Fuel costs have significantly increased this year, causing many carriers to post first-quarter losses for 2018.

At least, carriers are saying higher fuel bunker prices are the cause [...]

Whoah!

Collisions and incidents with cargo ships are not uncommon; however, it's not every day one is caught on video. But that's exactly what happened at South Asia Pakistan [...]

Hope dwindled last week for rescuing the four crew members of the Maersk megaship Honam who remained missing. Now that hope is completely gone.

Maersk announced in a press [...]

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into detention, demurrage, and per diem charges. And the shippers rejoice. Eric Johnson reported in American Shipper: The [...]

Japan’s “Big 3” shipping companies—K Line, MOL, and NYK— joined forces to form the joint venture Ocean Network Express (ONE). And starting today (February 1st, 2018) you can [...]

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is losing another commissioner. Commissioner William P. Doyle announced in a press release yesterday (November 27th) that he is stepping down from the FMC: [...]

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 [...]

Guest Post by Kevin Hill Do you transport goods or commodities by sea? If yes, then you must be aware of the various challenges that come with transporting the containers safely. You can adopt [...]