Hong Kong Dockworkers Strike!
It’s the rainy season in Honk Kong, but that’s not stopping dockworkers and crane operators from camping out in the cold. They’re striking at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal [...]
It’s the rainy season in Honk Kong, but that’s not stopping dockworkers and crane operators from camping out in the cold. They’re striking at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal [...]
Megalomania (me-gə-lō-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə) n., 1: a mania for great or grandiose performance[1] There is a craze right now in the international shipping industry. A craze for megaships; behemoths of [...]
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 [...]
Egypt and Upheaval: What’s happening and what it means for import/export traffic through the Suez Canal. An article posted two days ago (Jan 29th) in the Telegraph described Egypt as a nation on [...]
Recently my wife and I traveled throughout Asia, visiting Thailand, Vietnam, and China. We flew on Japan Airlines and even though they are not as high end as some of the other carriers, such as [...]
Automobile and Vehicle Shipping When it comes to automobile shipping, you have two main options. You can ship your vehicle in a container or ship via Roll On Roll Off (RORO). But which option is [...]
All terminals of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are open as of 7am Wednesday morning. The OCU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit) strike that [...]
The fingerprint of Hurricane Sandy is still to be seen on the North East Coast. Storm damages and loss of life cast a shadow on the election day festivities as residents affected by Sandy made [...]
With the imminent presidential economic debates, there is no way that US trade relations with international import/export powerhouse China would not become a big topic. Presidential candidate [...]
ILA Strike Watch 2012 The International Longshoreman Association (ILA) has threatened to strike after the expiration of their current contract at the end of September with the U.S. Maritime [...]
Recently the first Chinese merchant vessel reached the Atlantic from the Pacific via the North East Passage. This is a major international shipping breakthrough for China and could result in [...]
Imagine you’re shipping your ocean freight cargo and the carrier vessel transporting your goods crashes into a giant blue whale. This is becoming a common occurrence off the coast of Sri [...]
International shipping freight rates are always volatile. There are many factors that contribute the volatile nature of freight rates causing them to rise and fall like a cargo container roller [...]
It’s a popular legend. An Ethiopian shepherd boy notices the antics of his sheep after they graze among the fruit of the plant coffea arabica. But there’s more to the story. My wife, [...]
Boeing, the largest exporter in the U.S. by value, predicts the world’s fleet of aircraft will double in the next 20 years according to a recent Air Cargo World article. Despite saying [...]
The Commerce Department is looking to place a 31% tariff on solar panel imports from China. The complaint has been raised that China is “dumping” solar panels into the U.S. market. In [...]