The Jones Act Debate Part 5: Disaster Relief
The Jones Act debate often flairs up during times of natural disaster in the U.S., particularly when that natural disaster hits a noncontiguous state or territory, such as Puerto Rico. As a [...]
The Jones Act debate often flairs up during times of natural disaster in the U.S., particularly when that natural disaster hits a noncontiguous state or territory, such as Puerto Rico. As a [...]
Happy Chinese New Year! This year, the Chinese New Year falls on February 12th, and though it is still February 11th here as I'm typing these words, it is already February 12th in Beijing. [...]
Among the flurry of executive orders from the new administration (President Biden had already signed 40 executive orders and actions as of a week ago) is an order in which the president reaffirms [...]
This is a guest post by Jake Rheude. The final days of 2020 ended with some of China's highest container rates in recent memory coupled with port congestion, space demands, and other metrics [...]
I've typed the words "ocean freight carriers are notoriously unreliable" so many times over the last decade of writing in Universal Cargo's blog that I should probably have the statement [...]
Right now, demand for furniture is soaring, but supply chain disruptions are making it difficult for furniture importers and sellers to meet that demand. Today we continue to look at this moment [...]
Furniture demand shot up in 2020, and the increase in demand does not look like a momentary spike ready to plummet. Demand for furniture should continue to be high for the next few years. While [...]
On Monday night, a violent storm hit an Ocean Network Express (ONE) containership on its way to the Port of Long Beach. A large number of shipping containers were lost overboard. Others were [...]
This is a guest post by Jonathan Miller. Given that as much as 90% of world cargo is transported by ships, it is curious that the general population knows so little about such a large and [...]
This is a guest post by Jake Rheude. Like a line of dominoes, one small failure can bring down the entire structure. That’s the nature of the modern logistics environment for many businesses, [...]
This is a guest post by Samuel Reeds. In the contemporary world, the pace of technological progress is truly astounding. Consequently, the rate at which new technologies are implemented in [...]
The massive explosion at the Port of Beirut last week shined a light on a problem in international shipping that has long been hidden in the shadows. The blast – which killed 171 people and [...]
This is a guest post by Brad Smith. Swift technological developments over the past 30 years have provided critical benefits to multiple global industries, with international shipping being no [...]
This is a guest post by Darren Hann. Warehouse and distribution operations are not only complicated but highly challenging on a day-to-day basis due to the multiple processes and risks [...]
This is a guest post by Jake Rheude. It may feel like time is meaningless and we’ve lived through 329 Mondays in a row at this point, but for supply chains, this time is more crucial than [...]
This is a guest post by Melissa Sorano. Cutting healthcare costs is an ever-present goal that hospitals and physician practices are striving hard to reach. One of the strategies that might [...]
This is a guest post by Ofer Tirosh. Translation is involved in virtually every aspect of business for an international logistics company. For the domestic shipper, it is still likely that [...]
This is a guest post by Jake Rheude. The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, striking more fear into the heart of people [...]
This is a guest post by Cory Levins. Progress happens at an astounding pace. The world we inhabit today is very far away from the world of yesteryear. The past couple of decades have seen [...]
In the last blog, we began a chapter by chapter look at the new Phase One Trade Agreement with China. That post gave an introduction with background and looked at chapters 1-4 of the [...]