What Does It All Mean? International Shipping & Logistics Glossary
Ever find yourself asking the question, “What does it all mean?” I’m not talking about the philosophical or spiritual questions searching for the meaning of life. I’m [...]
Ever find yourself asking the question, “What does it all mean?” I’m not talking about the philosophical or spiritual questions searching for the meaning of life. I’m [...]
As a friend to your business, Universal Cargo Management not only wants to see you succeed, we want to help you succeed. There is a wide range of international shippers whom we help with [...]
What pops into your head at the word “pirate”? For many, it’s Johnny Depp and Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Usually, our pirate imagery goes back to the scalawags of centuries gone [...]
“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 [...]
Anyone who drives through densely populated areas knows the frustration of traffic jams. There are stretches of roads notorious for frustrating drivers and making perfectly punctual people late [...]
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 [...]
Inflation eats away at the very core of what you work for – your value. We exchange our lives, our time, our energy and resources for a return; wage, salary, return on investment, profits [...]
Constantly in our industry we hear terms like CIF, FOB, and DDU tossed around. And, from time to time, you may catch yourself wondering “Who pays for what now?” I figured I could [...]
We are just coming out of the peak season, as that traditionally starts late fall through early spring. Last year, most carriers in the westbound export market to Asia implemented numerous rate [...]
Inflation: Margin Killer Affects Cargo and International Shipping Part I Continuing to detail the effects of inflation on the American families who are the end client of those in the [...]
The Problem While many are now speaking about the fact that inflation is coming, due to the radical fed policy of hyper quantitative easing, few are detailing what happens to the people of a [...]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) noted that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been notified by many countries of proposed regulatory changes that may affect U.S. [...]
Another world record will be created…The world’s largest solar-powered ship, Turanor PlanetSolar, has arrived on the Galapagos Islands (Santa Cruz and Puerto Ayora) off the coast of Ecuador [...]
Right before the new year began, President Obama signed a piece of legislation that will ultimately change the way many food companies do business in the states and internationally. This is the [...]
"Nobody knows anything." If I were Joe Biden, I'd make up a story about my father or grandpop telling me that when I was a kid as we all discussed blue collar issues around the dinner table. But [...]
This is a guest post by Eric Laurence. Trade policies and tariffs significantly impact the global economy, affecting various industries, including shipping. Recent changes in tariffs can [...]
When it comes to freight rates, the international shipping industry has always been a volatile ride. Imagine going up and down the waves of choppy waters in a small boat. Freight rates tend to [...]
While we've made mention of its status in some articles, we haven't done a full update on the Panama Canal situation since a February post. That post was a much needed moment of good news for [...]