Shipping News Alert: Prepare for a Lockout!
Get ready. It looks like the West Coast ports are about to shut down. The Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (LACBFFA) forwarded the following words of warning from [...]
Get ready. It looks like the West Coast ports are about to shut down. The Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (LACBFFA) forwarded the following words of warning from [...]
There’s a lot happening in the world of international shipping which affects shippers. In today’s blog we bring together the three top stories affecting shippers right now. Mayor [...]
And then there were four. Four alliances of carriers fight for profitability and market share in the international shipping industry: 2M Ocean 3 CKYHE G6 In our last blog, we outlined the [...]
There’s always an element of uncertainty in the international shipping industry. There are always factors that make freight rates volatile, but the 2M, Ocean 3, G6, and CKYHE carrier [...]
Here at Universal Cargo Management, we like to keep shippers up on the latest things happening in the world of international shipping. Today’s blog does just that, giving you three top [...]
Congestion at West Coast ports, especially the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has been a growing problem for shippers and everyone involved in the international shipping industry. The [...]
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 [...]
On January 1st, 2015 the sulphur content in the fuel of ships will have to be reduced by 90%. At least in Emission Control Areas (ECA). While there are more places that will probably join the ECA [...]
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, [...]
Obviously, the negotiations taking place in San Francisco between the ILWU and PMA are extremely pertinent to shippers who import and export in the US. The way the negotiations go have serious [...]
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 [...]
Today’s blog is a little bit different. Rather than looking at a news story that affects international shipping or giving international shipping tips, I’m going to share a list of [...]
Never let them tell you international shipping isn’t dangerous. The dangers of shipping cargo across the seas and oceans from port to port are ever present, even without terrorism or piracy. At [...]
A billion dollars a day. That’s all estimates say strikes or lockouts at West Coast ports cost the U.S. economy. As Seth Meyers would say, “To give you an idea of how much money that is, I can’t [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Yes, it’s another story of shrinking carrier competition in the international shipping industry. China Ocean Shipping Co., perhaps better known as Cosco, and China Shipping Co. are forming an [...]
Guest Blog by Gareth Collins The shipping industry of today as well as the maritime commerce one has been experiencing a rise in fraud cases with different levels of ingenuity and sophistication [...]