Overview A regulation change announced by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will take effect this year that majorly affects international shippers. There has been a big [...]
March Madness is over and you thought you were done with brackets. Wrong. As wrong as my NCAA bracket. To give you a carrier alliance overview, here comes the 2014 Carrier Craziness Bracket! [...]
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This blog is a blog to highlight the blogs on the UCM Blog Page which are our top blogs in terms of popular blog reading. Too many blogs in that sentence? I can never tell. To narrow out blogs on [...]
This blog is a blog to highlight the blogs on the UCM Blog Page which are our top blogs in terms of popular blog reading. Too many blogs in that sentence? I can never tell. To narrow out blogs on [...]
We recently blogged about shipping through the Arctic Ocean. Research showed that by midcentury, there would be significant increases to shipping through the Arctic using various routes along the [...]
Universal Cargo Management is not here just to be your freight forwarder. We’re a friend to your business. As a friend to your business, we at UCM are always looking for ways to help you [...]
Ever find yourself asking the question, “What does it all mean?” I’m not talking about the philosophical or spiritual questions searching for the meaning of life. I’m [...]
As a friend to your business, Universal Cargo Management not only wants to see you succeed, we want to help you succeed. There is a wide range of international shippers whom we help with [...]
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 [...]
“And now for something completely different…” We take a break from our regular blogs to reach out to our readers and shippers everywhere, asking you how we can serve your needs [...]
This is a guest post by Eric Laurence. Trade policies and tariffs significantly impact the global economy, affecting various industries, including shipping. Recent changes in tariffs can [...]
This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Supply chains have not had it easy for the past few years. Disruptions have grown in frequency and severity, and while issues may have come down from their [...]
Even though the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) was passed a couple years ago, I keep saying in these introductions that we're just beginning to see the legislation's results. Case in [...]
Earlier this week, on the 26th of February, the Federal Maritime Commission issued its final rules for demurrage and detention billing as set up for it to create by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act [...]
This is a guest post by Diana Zheng. The seamless movement of goods across international boundaries is crucial for businesses involved in global commerce. Among the many terms and regulations [...]
This is a guest post by Moyofade Ipadeola. Your business can't do without shipping, yes. But who says you have to do the shipping yourself? Let’s face it; the complexities of import and export [...]
This is a guest post by Naveen Kumar. Managing the supply chain and logistics work for any business is not an easy task. It can easily make or break any new business. Being a global business, if [...]
This is a guest post by Emily Sullivan. Whether you are aware of it or not, the impact of global supply chain disruptions on imports and exports will be felt. However, if you learn more about [...]