A Little Mistake Cost the Panama Canal Expansion Big Time
Despite reportedly being 95% complete, there’s a good chance the Panama Canal expansion won’t be completed by April of next year as currently projected. I can hear those groans and [...]
Despite reportedly being 95% complete, there’s a good chance the Panama Canal expansion won’t be completed by April of next year as currently projected. I can hear those groans and [...]
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 [...]
No, it’s not an expletive, but you’d think shippers were cussing when they talk about ISF. Actually, in some cases they probably are cursing because of how much money these three little letters [...]
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 [...]
“Why do I need cargo insurance?” I’ve heard this question asked. The short answer is: “Because you’re a shipper.” If that isn’t enough for you, keep [...]
You may have noticed a little trend lately in our blogs. Two weeks ago, we blogged 7 tips to beat cargo theft from identity theft. Last week, we blogged about a heist of a shipping container [...]
The big item in the news today is that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman ruled to overturn Tom Brady’s four game suspension from the NFL. New England Patriots fans are celebrating. [...]
People are asking, “What is the fallout from the tragic explosions that took place last week on the waterfront in Tianjin, China?” Today’s blog gets into that from more [...]
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 [...]
Here’s another story for our “international shipping fought the law and the law won” annals (always be careful to include both n’s when using that word). The Federal [...]
This international shipping story is just plain sad. It starts innocuously enough: “The first container ship to call on the Port of Portland in three months arrived last Tuesday and stayed [...]
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 [...]
“Advertisements for shipping to Prince Rupert in British Columbia tout ‘infrastructure solutions’ at the ‘congestion-free’ port,” reports an L.A. Times article [...]
What’s wrong with U.S. ports? Now that the contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are over [...]
When we asked last week what you–shippers, our blog readers, our social media followers, or general internet perusers–would like to read about in Universal Cargo Management’s [...]
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, [...]