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     New Suez Toll Hike Significant for U.S. Importers
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In freight rates, importers, importing, ocean freight rates, ocean shipping
    Posted March 1, 2022

    New Suez Toll Hike Significant for U.S. Importers

    There are many world events affecting current and upcoming ocean freight rates. Sanctions on Russia with its aggression on Ukraine obviously affects cargo movement to and from that region, and [...]

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     Devin Burke Gets Inside Scoop from Port of L.A.
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In cargo, import, importer, ocean freight, ocean freight rates, Port of Los Angeles, shippers
    Posted September 14, 2021

    Devin Burke Gets Inside Scoop from Port of L.A.

    Let’s talk rail and what’s happening with getting shipping containers out of the Port of Los Angeles, so your goods can get to your businesses around the U.S. Universal Cargo’s [...]

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     3 Ways To Protect Your Supply Chain from Likely ILWU Port Disruption
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In container ports, export, exporters, exports, ILWU, ILWU Contract Negotiation, importers, importing, Imports, International Shipping, PMA
    Posted August 26, 2021

    3 Ways To Protect Your Supply Chain from Likely ILWU Port Disruption

    In the last blog we talked about the very likely scenario that, with the master contract for the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) expiring in less than a year, contract [...]

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     Updates on the Port of Ningbo Terminal Closure
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In China, Import from China, importing, International Shipping, ports, shippers, shipping ports
    Posted August 19, 2021

    Updates on the Port of Ningbo Terminal Closure

    The Port of Ningbo – the third busiest container port in the world – was supposedly going to start a phased reopening yesterday (Wednesday, August 18th) after its Meidong Container Terminal [also [...]

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     Coronavirus Disrupts Supply Chain, Highlights Overdependence on China, Gets Used in Politics
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In China, Congress, Container Shipping & Transport, economics, economy, Global Economy, importers, importing, International Shipping
    Posted February 27, 2020

    Coronavirus Disrupts Supply Chain, Highlights Overdependence on China, Gets Used in Politics

    Peter Tirschwell, in a Journal of Commerce (JOC) article, says the coronavirus outbreak is causing disruption "on a scale that has yet to be seen in container shipping’s more than 60-year [...]

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     5 Tips to Perfect the Supply Chain for your Startup
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    By Universal Cargo
    In business tips, e-commerce, Global Business, international business, International Shipping, logistics
    Posted February 26, 2019

    5 Tips to Perfect the Supply Chain for your Startup

    This is a guest post by Keith Coppersmith.

    For a brand-new company entering the competitive global and local market, efficient and effective logistics will mean the difference [...]

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     3 Tech Innovations Shaking Up the Supply Chain
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    By Universal Cargo
    In business, Global Business, logistics
    Posted November 6, 2018

    3 Tech Innovations Shaking Up the Supply Chain

    This is a guest blog post by Daniel Lummis

    Though never introduced as a formal concept in business management until the 20th century, the supply chain has nevertheless been the [...]

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     Shippers’ Supply Chains Could Take Hit from Electronic Logging Device Mandate
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In shippers, shipping, Truck Driver Shortage, truckers, trucking
    Posted November 14, 2017

    Shippers’ Supply Chains Could Take Hit from Electronic Logging Device Mandate

    By December 18th, the trucking industry must use electronic logging devices. This electronic logging device (ELD) mandate will likely not only affect truckers but also significantly impact [...]

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     Hurricane Harvey Update – Gulf Coast Shipping Resumed
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In cargo, container ports, container shipping, International Shipping, oil, shippers, shipping, truckers, trucking
    Posted September 5, 2017

    Hurricane Harvey Update – Gulf Coast Shipping Resumed

    The biggest news to hit U.S. Shippers and international shipping last week was also the biggest hurricane to hit the U.S. in a decade. We shared how Hurricane Harvey hurt the supply chain last [...]

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     Hurricane Harvey Hurts People & Supply Chain
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    By Jared Vineyard
    In business, Container Shipping & Transport, international business, International Shipping, international shipping news, logistics, shipping ports, truckers, trucking, Universal Cargo Management
    Posted August 29, 2017

    Hurricane Harvey Hurts People & Supply Chain

    The U.S. hasn’t seen a hurricane as powerful as Hurricane Harvey hit in a decade. It came right through the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall as a category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, [...]

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