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I carved a pumpkin and I liked it… Universal Cargo Management welcomed Halloween with a good old fashioned pumpkin carving competition (all pictures can be found on our Facebook page). [...]

Often, people think being on a vessel handling ocean freight is boring and all routine; however, there are many waters out there where international shipping can be downright scary for the [...]

Let’s face it, blogs and stories related to international shipping can be a bit on the dry side and even, I dare say, boring. However, every once in a while there’s an international [...]

by Jared Vineyard The nation breathes a collective sigh of relief that the government shutdown is over. Many are angry over the levels of dysfunction that exist in Congress, but things could have [...]

TT Club, an insurance company that specializes in the insurance of Intermodal Operators, NVOCs, Freight Forwarders, Logistics Operators, Marine Terminals, Stevedores, Port Authorities, and Ship [...]

Agency/Department Effect Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Website unavailable. Review or authorization of notifications or permits for the importation, interstate movement or [...]

Government shutdown. It’s happening. It has many effects. If you’re an international shipper, you know government paws have to touch all imports and exports. You know, that little [...]

For the past three months SSA Terminals have had severe delays at the Port of Oakland. Inside Bay Area News described it as “a debilitating cargo backlog” in an article about a month [...]

This is an update to our recent blog, Is Mandatory Weight Verification of Shipping Containers on the Way? The answer seems to be yes, but with a compromise for shippers where it is not feasible. [...]

For the last 3 months, the Port of Oakland has been experiencing delays and backlog at SSA terminals. Waiting time at the port is causing a blockade from truckers. Shippers should try to avoid [...]

Last week we looked at the question, “Can anyone be a freight forwarder?” It was inspired by a blog sharing the same title on ShippingandFreightResource.com written by Hariesh [...]