by Jared Vineyard The nation breathes a collective sigh of relief that the government shutdown is over. Many are angry over the levels of dysfunction that exist in Congress, but things could have [...]
TT Club, an insurance company that specializes in the insurance of Intermodal Operators, NVOCs, Freight Forwarders, Logistics Operators, Marine Terminals, Stevedores, Port Authorities, and Ship [...]
Government shutdown. It’s happening. It has many effects. If you’re an international shipper, you know government paws have to touch all imports and exports. You know, that little [...]
For the past three months SSA Terminals have had severe delays at the Port of Oakland. Inside Bay Area News described it as “a debilitating cargo backlog” in an article about a month [...]
This is an update to our recent blog, Is Mandatory Weight Verification of Shipping Containers on the Way? The answer seems to be yes, but with a compromise for shippers where it is not feasible. [...]
IMPORTANT ISSUE: The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program has expired as of 7/31/13. U.S. importers who have benefitted from this program, paying zero duty on imports from [...]
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is currently working to address a serious problem that faces the international shipping industry: misdeclared container weights. Containers with [...]
The Carrier Craziness Bracket is back! When China’s Ministry of Commerce halted the P3 Network back in June, it busted my Carrier Craziness Bracket faster than upsets and choosing my alma [...]
The nerdy overview of the international shipping industry continues. To be fair, this is an overview that looks at ocean freight shipping with an emphasis on Trans-Pacific trade. In Part 1 of our [...]
Want an overview of how the international shipping industry is looking? Specifically looking at ocean freight? You’re in the right place. It’s time for a good old fashioned nerdy blog [...]
This blog is a blog to highlight the blogs on the UCM Blog Page which are our top blogs in terms of popular blog reading. Too many blogs in that sentence? I can never tell. To narrow out blogs on [...]
This blog is a blog to highlight the blogs on the UCM Blog Page which are our top blogs in terms of popular blog reading. Too many blogs in that sentence? I can never tell. To narrow out blogs on [...]
Now could be the perfect time to be a U.S. manufacturer or exporter. According to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), “Export manufacturing has recently become the unsung hero of the U.S. [...]
Terrorism, terrorists, terrorist attacks… These have become common household words in the modern, post 9/11 world. We hear the words so much that perhaps we’ve gone numb to them. [...]
The U.K. government and members of the international maritime community gathered to launch the first ever London International Shipping Week according to an article from MarineLink.com. [...]
“It was a nightmare. It was a horror show.” The above words are from Jeff Bader, president of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers trade group as quoted by Bloomberg News on [...]
In the spirit of Devin’s Sevens, today’s blog features the top ten resources Universal Cargo Management offers to help you with your international shipping. This is by no means a [...]
Tuesday’s blog covered China’s new value added tax (VAT) reform going nationwide on August 1st. For the basics on what a VAT is and background on China’s VAT reform, check out that blog. [...]
Get ready for a change that is right on the horizon in China. Goodbye business tax (BT), hello value added tax (VAT). It’s not quite as simple as that. Are taxes ever really that simple? [...]
Do you have your own business selling online? Want to increase your sales and better manage your costs to generate more profit? If you’re just starting to use sites like Amazon and eBay to [...]