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Recently it has almost seemed as if all the ocean carrier lines have been acting in congruity, even unison, to affect prices of shipping cargo containers internationally. However, in a shrewd [...]

The U.S. auto industry has certainly seen rough times recently. While the Big 3–GM, Chrysler, and Ford–try to recover from the Automotive Industry Crisis of 2008-2010, China’s [...]

Last weekend the wrecked cargo ship Rena split in two, leaving two miles of “a light sheen of oil” on the water according to an MSNBC.com article. Universal Cargo Management first [...]

With the end of 2011 came the end of the Clean Truck Fee for shippers importing and exporting through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Or did it? A previous Universal Cargo Management [...]

Universal Cargo Management’s last blog of 2011 was about carriers using a General Rate Increase (GRI) or Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) to raise container rates for international shipping from the [...]

The Coalition for American Hardwood Parity (CAHP) scored a major victory as 2011 drew to a close. The U.S. International Trade Commision ordered antidumping and countervailing duty on imports of [...]

Some claim that capitalism is to blame for the woes facing Main Street America. High unemployment; wage stagnation; and increases in living costs, food, fuel, and energy all impinge on the normal [...]