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TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING NEWS STORIES OF 2017 - Universal Shipping NewsWatch this video on YouTube This is it! Universal Cargo’s final blog of 2017. This year certainly seems to have [...]

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 [...]

The “Tripartite Agreement” is what it was called–an agreement between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) that included [...]

On Thursday (March 23, 2017), legislation was introduced to stop labor slowdowns at U.S. ports. The legislation is aptly called the Prevent Labor Union Slowdowns Act (PLUS). It was introduced [...]

We talk about how volatile the international shipping industry is in terms of freight rates all the time. But international shipping news can be quite volatile too, with stories taking twists and [...]

2017 international shipping predictions Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017, shippers. Last week, in the last blog of 2016, we took a look back at the top stories of the year. This week, in the first [...]

This is it! Universal Cargo’s last blog of 2016. What better way to close out the year than with a look back on the top international shipping stories of 2016. Below you’ll find a [...]

Try not to hear Steve Carell saying, “That’s what she said!” in your head when considering the international shipping industry’s stance on size: bigger is better. It seems [...]

When it comes to carriers in the international shipping industry, Maersk is, and seems to have always been, the big dog on the porch, even with the newly merged China Costco Shipping Corporation [...]

    It’s not as catchy as, “Heeere’s Johnny!” But here comes China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited, the result of the merger between China Cosco Group and [...]

So as not to “bury the lead” as they say in journalism, let me start this blog by stating that Amazon is entering the international shipping game as a freight forwarder. I seem [...]

Right now is a great time to import products from China. China’s devaluation of its renminbi, commonly referred to as the yuan, has been all over the news lately. In fact, it was the first [...]

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 [...]

There’s quite a sight to be seen of ships off the coast of Galveston, TX. And it all has something to do with oil. You may have noticed a little thicker wallet or fuller purse this year [...]

International shipping is a complicated business. That’s why freight forwarders exist; they help shippers with all the international shipping details so shippers can focus on the details of [...]

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 [...]

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 of [...]

Here’s another story for our “international shipping fought the law and the law won” annals (always be careful to include both n’s when using that word). The Federal [...]