Prosecutors Seek Death Sentence for Captain in Tragic Ship Accident
There’s an old idiom, “The captain goes down with the ship,” that refers to the maritime tradition that a sea captain is responsible for his or her ship and everyone, the [...]
There’s an old idiom, “The captain goes down with the ship,” that refers to the maritime tradition that a sea captain is responsible for his or her ship and everyone, the [...]
Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) have received approval from the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for their 2M Vessel Sharing Agreement (VSA) and now await approval from China. [...]
UPDATE: 9/23 @ 9:45 am PST – Most of Los Angeles Terminals are closed today due to the heavy smog from Pasha Facility Fire last night at APL Terminal. Port of Los Angeles West Basin: [...]
I’ve avoided this blog subject like the plague. While the Ebola Virus has similar symptoms to the plague, I’ve been remiss in ignoring the Ebola epidemic in this blog for at least [...]
On January 1st, 2015 the sulphur content in the fuel of ships will have to be reduced by 90%. At least in Emission Control Areas (ECA). While there are more places that will probably join the ECA [...]
In all the joint statements from the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) the reassurance that “both parties have pledged to keep cargo [...]
“Suddenly beneath you swims the biggest creature there’s ever been. He sings a booming, lonely song into the empty blue.” My two-year-old son likes to say these words, quoting one of his [...]
Some things you just don’t ship, shippers. At the top of the list of things not to ship are arms and related material. No, not body parts, people; we’re talking about weapons. Though, [...]
Goodbye P3, hello 2M. It didn’t take long after China halted plans for the P3 Network, what would have been an operational alliance between the three biggest carriers in the international [...]
Obviously, the negotiations taking place in San Francisco between the ILWU and PMA are extremely pertinent to shippers who import and export in the US. The way the negotiations go have serious [...]
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s (ILWU) contract expires next week, but don’t expect negotiations between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) to be resolved by [...]
The P3 approval saga continues. The P3 Network—yes, the triumvirate of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co., and CMA CGM combining their operational forces to dominate the world of international [...]
Today’s blog is a little bit different. Rather than looking at a news story that affects international shipping or giving international shipping tips, I’m going to share a list of [...]
What’s going on between Vietnam, the Philippines, and China? Are my imports from this region in danger? Shippers are asking these kinds of questions, and with good reason. It’s all centered on [...]
Never let them tell you international shipping isn’t dangerous. The dangers of shipping cargo across the seas and oceans from port to port are ever present, even without terrorism or piracy. At [...]
Perhaps having a main character who is a New York hedge fund manager is what drew so many Wall Street investors to the book The Shipping Man. According to an article from Bloomberg: In recent [...]
Yes, approval from competition authorities will be necessary, but Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV have signed a binding agreement that merges Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores’ cargo container [...]
זָרַע – (zä·rah’) In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will [...]
We’ve talked about carrier alliances and specifically the P3 Network quite a bit in Universal Cargo Management’s blog. But last week, there was big news on the P3 Network that makes it worth [...]
Yes, it’s another story of shrinking carrier competition in the international shipping industry. China Ocean Shipping Co., perhaps better known as Cosco, and China Shipping Co. are forming an [...]