A Logistics Christmas Poem
Since tomorrow is Christmas Eve, here is a special, early blog. Universal Cargo wishes you all a merry Christmas with “A Logistics Christmas Poem” below and happy holidays with this [...]
Since tomorrow is Christmas Eve, here is a special, early blog. Universal Cargo wishes you all a merry Christmas with “A Logistics Christmas Poem” below and happy holidays with this [...]
Remember when the Yuan suffered sudden devaluation against the dollar and then the Chinese stock market crashed back in August? Shock waves went through the global economy, leaving many asking [...]
There’s quite a sight to be seen of ships off the coast of Galveston, TX. And it all has something to do with oil. You may have noticed a little thicker wallet or fuller purse this year [...]
October is a big month for international shipping. At least, normally it is. Usually imports see a big bump around this time of year, especially at West Coast ports, as shippers and retailers are [...]
About $5 trillion of cargo a year is shipped through the major shipping lanes that go through the South China Sea. A good portion of that is trade between the U.S. and China. Escalating tension [...]
There has been a hard push in recent years, and rightfully so, to decrease pollution in ocean freight shipping. Great strides in decreasing CO2 emissions are being made. While ocean shipping [...]
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have long reigned as the “Asia Gateway” to the United States. When it comes to imports from Asia, the twin ports in Southern California have [...]
Going green may not be as trendy a topic as it once was, but the maritime shipping industry is still taking the movement very seriously. And when it comes to international shipping through ocean [...]
It has been a crazy couple of weeks for the global economy. First, the world was astounded by a sudden devaluation of China’s yuan against the U.S. dollar on August 11th. Then came [...]
Merger from Rumors to Reality To be clear, a merger has not happened yet. But first there were rumors. Then there were confirmed merger talks. It seems all but inevitable that the rankings [...]
Merger from Rumors to Reality To be clear, a merger has not happened yet. But first there were rumors. Then there were confirmed merger talks. It seems all but inevitable that the rankings of [...]
Quit your job. Be your own boss. Have a successful business you run from home. These things sound like dreams to most people; however, for many these dreams are reality. How do we know such [...]
On June 30th, the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter expired for the first time since President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the federal credit agency by executive order in 1934. [...]
In the last blog, we discussed Congress passing and President Obama signing into law a bill that extended the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program retroactively. The president [...]
At Universal Cargo Management, we love Drewry Shipping Consultants. Drewry researches and consults on the international shipping industry, and they always have great insights to share. If you [...]
Panama Canal Nearing Completion I can hear the choirs singing, “Soon and very soon…!” Rather than singing about seeing the King, they’re singing about seeing the completed [...]
Shippers are tired of paying the price for port congestion, and rightly so. Demurrage, detention, and per diem fees have unfairly been charged to shippers on top of the lost money and overseas [...]
China is going to dominate international shipping in 2030. Just ask them. The Shanghai International Shipping Institute released a 2-year study called China Shipping Development Outlook 2030 that [...]
East Coast ports saw a big increase in cargo shipments as shippers diverted their shipping containers from West Coast ports due to severe congestion during the long International Longshore & [...]
The West Coast does not hold a monopoly on port congestion. Congestion problems on the West Coast, especially at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been extremely costly for truckers, [...]