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Universal Cargo Management is giving you a quick and simple way to keep up with what’s happening with Port Congestion Surcharges. What follows is a summary of what’s been happening [...]

Long months ago, in a Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) office not so far, far away… Carriers filed Port Congestion Surcharges to be implemented in the case labor unrest significantly [...]

Don’t look now, but Black Friday is next week and so many shippers are thinking they’ll have to get lucky to receive their imports and have products on shelves for the holiday season. [...]

UPDATE: Carriers are implementing Port Congestion Surcharges. Retailers fear shelves being as empty during the Christmas and holiday season as the gates pictured right after International [...]

Things are not going well with the contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The ILWU is resorting to [...]

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. [...]

“The port congestion is not getting better but worse,” Daphne Chang, Operations Manager at the Los Angeles office of Universal Cargo Management, wrote as the opener of a company-wide [...]

The Port of Los Angeles, along with its sister port of Long Beach, is congested. Badly congested. No Vicks or Sudafed is going to take care of it. Frustrations over the congestion are running [...]

You never know what will be found in a shipping container. The recently seized contents of one shipping container led to an unexpected, 46-year reunion. Universal Bizargo, Universal Cargo’s [...]

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 [...]

What are all these grumblings and rumblings about the ILWU dockworkers joining the truckers strike at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach? In Universal Cargo Management’s last blog, I [...]

China Customs is implementing China Advance Manifest (CCAM) for all import shipments to China. Could we fit one more “China” into that opening sentence? If you export cargo to [...]

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 [...]

There are tensions at the Port of Portland. A judge’s ruling on Friday (May 30th) sparked more anger and controversy there, increasing that tension. What’s going on? I’m glad you asked. There’s a [...]

*EDIT (June 18, 2014):  Congestion Surcharge, should it be applied by carriers, affects ALL shipments Inbound to USA regardless of Port of Entry.* Just what we all want to hear about. More [...]

UPDATE FROM GLOBAL NEWS: “Unifor says agreement has been reached. It will be taking the agreement to members no later than Saturday. Protests will remain in place until then. Non-union [...]

Intimidation. Brake lines cut. A thrown rock smashing through the window of a truck traveling 70 kilometers per hour on the highway. It’s getting real at Port Metro Vancouver! Port Metro [...]

by Jared Vineyard   Today’s Universal Bizargo is a shipping mystery. We want to hear you weigh in on what you think happened. On January 18th, a ship disappeared from Angolan waters. [...]

by Jared Vineyard It’s not official yet, but it appears the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is merging with the Chilean shipping company Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV). The [...]

This blog is the third part in a series about the G6, P3, and CKYH carrier alliances. Check out Part 1: Hunger Games of the Sea: G6, P3, & CKYH Alliances Fight for Shipping Dominance and Part [...]