Why Is This International Shipping Story So Sad?
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 [...]
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 [...]
At Universal Cargo Management, we love Drewry Shipping Consultants. Drewry researches and consults on the international shipping industry, and they always have great insights to share. If you [...]
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 [...]
Shippers are tired of paying the price for port congestion, and rightly so. Demurrage, detention, and per diem fees have unfairly been charged to shippers on top of the lost money and overseas [...]
China is going to dominate international shipping in 2030. Just ask them. The Shanghai International Shipping Institute released a 2-year study called China Shipping Development Outlook 2030 that [...]
What’s wrong with U.S. ports? Now that the contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are over [...]
Iran Seizes Maersk Container Ship at Gunpoint Iran detained a Maersk container ship at gunpoint this week, complicating already delicate international relations. Helene Cooper and Danny [...]
The 6 episode first season of Super Shipping received about 150,000 views. Season 2 is coming soon and your business could take advantage of the views it gets for free advertising! Imagine your [...]
There’s a lot happening in the international shipping industry right now. Isn’t there always? How do you keep up with it all?Let today’s Universal Cargo Management blog help. [...]
International shipping is an industry with many moving parts. In order for international shipping to run smoothly for importers and exporters, all those parts have to be coordinated and clicking [...]
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 [...]
Most of us don’t like to be behind big-rig trucks on the road. Okay, maybe I’m projecting. I don’t like being stuck behind a big-rig truck; however, I want to see more truck [...]
“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 [...]
Are we talking about the holiday season already? Of course we are! When it comes to international shipping and importing products for what is the most lucrative time of year for many, many [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Guest Blog by Greg D. If you need to ship perishable food or anything else that won’t last a long time, then you will need to take extra care that it arrives in perfect shape. This will [...]
Truckers who move import and export cargo in and out of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went on strike today (Monday, April 28th). Justice for Port Truck Drivers, a group backed [...]
Have you noticed new chassis fees on your international shipping bills lately that didn’t used to be on your invoices? You’re not alone. What’s going on? Many international [...]
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 [...]