Is Port Automation Finally Coming to the U.S.?
If there is an industry where efficiency and productivity matter (and is there an industry where it doesn’t?), it is international shipping. For years, technology has existed, been [...]
If there is an industry where efficiency and productivity matter (and is there an industry where it doesn’t?), it is international shipping. For years, technology has existed, been [...]
It’s hard to believe we are only hours away from 2016. 2015 seems to have come to an end incredibly quickly, but a lot happened in the international shipping industry this year. So much has [...]
Okay, I wasn’t going to do a Thanksgiving blog that brings together turkeys and international shipping this year because I was pretty sure the previous ones were the least read blogs [...]
What are you talking about?! Every industry has its own special vocabulary. The international shipping industry probably has more than most, along with a great many acronyms. It can be hard for [...]
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 [...]
What: 16,000 kilograms (35,274 pounds) or 16 metric tons of silver bars worth 10 million dollars. Where: In a Maersk–only the world’s biggest shipping company–shipping container [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Back by popular demand, today’s blog is a second installment of international shipping definitions vs. Urban Dictionary definitions. Well, mainly, my wife wanted me to do another [...]
China is going after container shipping lines for freight rate abuses and wants help from the U.S. and Europe. Antitrust is the big keyword in this story (yes, I realize I haven’t used the [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
I’ll miss you, P3 Network, if only for your ability to give me a dependable topic to write blogs about (the P3 Network was prominently featured in at least 10 blogs here on the UCM [...]
Anti-China protests have arisen in Vietnam and the Philippines as tensions have been rising in the region. This week, protests turned to riots in Vietnam when China deployed an oil rig in [...]
Guest Blog by Anna Jennifer International shipping is an incredibly important aspect of a country’s growing economy. Cargo control measures, safe passage and other factors contribute to [...]
Guest Blog by John Collings Shipping containers are the best cost-efficient way of intercontinental and international transport. They are cheap, large-scaled, and completely protected from the [...]
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By Grace Bailey International shipping is not a cheap task, that’s why it’s best to use the services of one international shipping company and ideally to build a long-lasting relationship with [...]
by Jared Vineyard He’s ba-aaaack. Back in November of 2011, I posted a blog on Tony Munoz, editor-in-chief of The Maritime Executive Magazine and MarEx e-Newsletter, calling President Obama out [...]