port congestion Archives - Universal Cargo

Lumps of Port Congestion for Your Stocking

'Tis the season for congestion. No, I'm not talking about whatever bug your kid brought home from school, although there is plenty of that. I'm talking port congestion. [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In China, container ports, Global Business, international business, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean shipping, port congestion, ports

Posted September 18, 2018

Hurricane Florence & Super Typhoon Mangkhat Updates

Hurricane Florence and Super Typhoon Mangkhat struck over the weekend, bringing tragedy with them. This article gives an update on the aftermath of these two devastating storms that took [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In business, carriers, container shipping, international business, International Shipping, Maersk, port congestion

Posted June 29, 2017

Maersk Hit By Cyber Attack!

In this age when people and businesses are more and more dependent upon technology, it seems no company–no matter how big–is invulnerable to cyber attack. Or is it cyberattack? Or [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In carrier alliances, carriers, port congestion, shippers, shipping

Posted April 19, 2017

Shanghai’s Yangshen Port Suffers Congestion in Wake of Carrier Alliances

Shippers were worried about potential delays or disruptions that April first’s carrier alliance reshuffle might bring. It turns out, those fears were well founded. Major congestion is [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In International Shipping, port congestion, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles

Posted July 26, 2016

Ports of LA & LB PierPass Fee Increase About to Take Effect

In two weeks, the Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are going to increase. TMF is part of the PierPass OffPeak program designed to reduce congestion at the [...]