International Shipping Hazards
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 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 [...]
Snow in Florida, record breaking drought in California, January temperatures in the 60’s in Alaska… Talking about the weather is not just a topic to break the ice or an awkward [...]
Go back to 2011. Carriers experience losses in the billions of dollars. In 2012, those shipping companies put together strategies to raise freight rates and regain profitability. General Rate [...]
Guest Blog by Mary James from Pacific Tycoon. There are various reasons people choose one transportation company or other in order to meet their shipping needs. Whatever your reason be and the [...]
China’s new Value Added Tax (VAT) policy is now officially in effect throughout all of the People’s Republic of China. In previous Universal Cargo Management blogs, we covered the [...]
Let’s get in a DeLorean and travel back in time. We’ll go back 57 years. You’re standing on a dock at the busy Port of Newark as large numbers of union dockworkers load a [...]
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 Grace Bailey Professional cargo moving offered by international shipping companies offers great opportunities to move pretty much anything. From vehicles to entire households, containers can [...]
Universal Cargo Management received a gift Monday for being part of shipping history. Representatives from Mitsui O.S.K Lines—better known as MOL, one of the biggest shipping companies in the [...]
Where do cholera, international shipping, and the spread of invasive aquatic species all intersect? In the water that carriers use as ballast on voyages between international shipping [...]
Modern Vs. Old-School International Shipping While we may think that modern international shipping is profoundly different from old-school under-sail shipping, a brief look at the history of the [...]
Is this really it? The long awaited rebound…? Having visited a few of this year’s round of furniture shows in the U.S. (as Universal Cargo Management takes care of international [...]
The U.S. auto industry has certainly seen rough times recently. While the Big 3–GM, Chrysler, and Ford–try to recover from the Automotive Industry Crisis of 2008-2010, China’s [...]
“We all know that time is money. We are less aware that time is a historical invention of businessmen.” – The World that Trade Created by Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik. You don’t have to be [...]
“Instant” is the word of the day. We can instant message people; stream movies instantly; buy a new book online with only a click of the mouse, reading an e-copy right this instant; and even book [...]
Guest Blog by John Gibbons Intro: An international shipping company is a multitasking firm that takes care of not only the safe transfer of your commercial and household goods [...]
Ocean carriers face a shortage of containers in the coming months as the demand for cargo exceeds the existing equipment capabilities of most or all Carriers. I guess when they all ordered [...]
Part I Although slow steaming or super slow steaming saves shipping lines’ fuel cost, it does not benefit certain exporters who consider transit time is their enemy. According to an online [...]
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) rises above Maersk Line and serves as number 1 in export volumes in the U.S. On the other hand, the standing for the number 1 spot in the U.S. for import [...]