Guest Post by William Mckeen. When moving goods, one of the greatest challenges is providing security to those shipments and being able to both notice and deter tampering or theft. This can be [...]
In our last blog before Christmas, we take a break from international shipping to focus on the people around us. In particular, a man who made such an impact on the community of Lawndale, a small [...]
It’s bad news for ocean freight carriers but good news for U.S. shippers. At least, it’s good news for U.S. shippers in the short run. 2018 could see transpacific freight rates drop [...]
VoyageLA posted an interview with Universal Cargo President Shirley Burke this month. In the interview, Mrs. Burke shares how Universal Cargo CEO Devin Burke went from VP of Sales for Universal [...]
The leviathan just ate the top dog. Perhaps that’s a bit overdramatic, but China Cosco Shipping Corporation (Cosco), China’s international shipping leviathan, is now the world’s [...]
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is losing another commissioner. Commissioner William P. Doyle announced in a press release yesterday (November 27th) that he is stepping down from the FMC: [...]
It’s back! The blog I know we’re all most thankful for… Universal Cargo’s Thanksgiving Turkey Blog! Yes, it’s become a Universal Cargo tradition that every year when [...]
Last month, Maersk said it expects carrier competition to shrink to only three global companies. It’s possible that Maersk is wrong, but it’s hard not to take the words and [...]
What kind of freight rates are shippers getting right now on their ocean shipping? The last time we posted on freight rates was in August with a blog titled Freight Rate Wars: Carriers Strike [...]
Maersk is the largest carrier by capacity in international shipping and clearly the leader of the industry. We’ve talked about this before in Universal Cargo’s blog: The moves Maersk [...]
Guest Post by Kevin Hill Do you transport goods or commodities by sea? If yes, then you must be aware of the various challenges that come with transporting the containers safely. You can adopt [...]
THE Alliance members are “falling further behind in the megamax vessel stakes,” Alphaliner was quoted as saying in an article by Mike Wackett in the Loadstar. The headlining point of [...]
China has beef with the U.S. again, and it’s worth billions of dollars. The Port of Oakland wants in on that money, and is spending $11 million to be a part of it. It was almost exactly a [...]
It’s no secret that pollution in China is bad. If you ever visit the country, you’ll probably notice some people walking around wearing surgical masks because of the haze from [...]
We haven’t even gotten over Hurricane Harvey, and already another deadly hurricane is headed for U.S. landfall. Hurricane Irma is a category 5 storm that is likely to make landfall in [...]
The U.S. hasn’t seen a hurricane as powerful as Hurricane Harvey hit in a decade. It came right through the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, [...]
I read something very disturbing this week. According to a brief from Supply Chain Dive, most cargo imported to the U.S. travels uninsured. In fact, according the brief, 9 out of 10 shipping [...]
Trucking, obviously, is crucial to the supply chain and international shipping as a whole. Therefore, when there’s news that affects the trucking industry, it also affects the international [...]
It has been a dark time for ocean carriers. Investing heavily in megaships–ships so large they can destroy entire planets–carriers created capacity greatly surpassing disappointing [...]