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Universal Cargo Management’s mission statement is: To enrich the lives of those within our company as well as those we do business with. This mission statement has lead UCM to a commitment [...]

by Jared Vineyard Coming off a year with losses in the billions, carriers have been working hard at increasing freight rates this year. The Drewry Container Rate Benchmark indicates success as it [...]

Mega-ships are the latest rage in ocean freight shipping. Mega-ships or mega-vessels as they’re also referred to are giant carrier ships that look like small islands if you watch them [...]

If you’re an international shipper, freight rates are important to you. How much you pay to import and export your goods is a big factor for your bottom line. 2011 was a great year for [...]

The transpacific carrier market is in transition and many in the industry are trying to determine how best to profit by marginal economic growth in US markets. This marginal growth (up 5% from [...]