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This is a guest post from Karthik Reddy of Webmastersjury. Founded on July 5th, 1994, Amazon is one of the biggest success stories of the digital boom and has transformed every area it operates [...]

Japan’s “Big 3” shipping companies—K Line, MOL, and NYK— joined forces to form the joint venture Ocean Network Express (ONE). And starting today (February 1st, 2018) you can [...]

Decarbonization is one of the top priorities of the ocean freight industry in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight global warming. But apparently, emissions from all those ships out [...]

Big, bold letters reading, “Fourth Industrial Revolution will disrupt shipping” headline an article Wolfgang Lehmacher wrote for the Journal of Commerce (JOC). Is this just a [...]

We here at Universal Cargo would like to invite you to join us tomorrow at an event in Los Angeles. The Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF) is holding their big annual event, Gala for [...]

It’s no secret that pollution in China is bad. If you ever visit the country, you’ll probably notice some people walking around wearing surgical masks because of the haze from [...]

Maersk is the biggest name in international shipping. It is the largest ocean carrier by capacity and sets industry trends with the moves it makes. Another advantage Maersk has over its [...]

Read to the end for a tip that could make your business stand out from the competition and increase your profits. For those of you who don’t know, Universal Cargo’s headquarters is [...]

Tragic news came out of the international shipping industry about a week ago when a Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) container ship collided with a US Navy destroyer, killing seven US sailors. [...]

It’s back! The most entertaining way to look at definitions of international shipping terms: comparing Logistics Glossary definitions to their Urban Dictionary counterparts. Let’s [...]

The current East and Gulf Coast labor contract between the International Longshore Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) expires next year. While shippers and the [...]

We now know who will be buying Hanjin’s Asia-U.S. assets. Yes, we’re still talking about Hanjin Shipping. Yes, we know Donald Trump was elected president last week. Yes, we posted a [...]

Following an analysis on Hanjin’s demise released by SeaIntel, shipping blogs and news sources are posting headlines laying responsibility for the major carrier’s bankruptcy on the [...]

Welcome back! As promised, here is some information that you may find helpful when it comes to navigating the stormy waters of CBP exams. As an international shipper, one of the most important [...]

Uh oh… your container has been flagged for an exam. You insist you haven’t done anything wrong! We believe you. Exams are just a part of the international shipping world that we’ve all [...]

As the 2016 Olympics in Rio drew closer, many athletes were worried about competing for fear of contracting the Zika virus while in Brazil. Some athletes, including golfer Jason Day and American [...]

Aedes Mosquito China Zika Regulation As the 2016 Olympics in Rio drew closer, many athletes were worried about competing for fear of contracting the Zika virus while in Brazil. Some athletes, [...]

The Port of Oakland reported big numbers for the month of July. The numbers were so high, in fact, that they made headlines. American Shipper headlined with “Port of Oakland experiences [...]