June 2023 - Universal Cargo

In export, exporters, exports, ILWU, ILWU contract, ILWU Strike, ocean freight, ocean shipping, shippers, U.S. Export Shipping

Posted June 29, 2023

ILWU Canada Announces Strike & Possible Opportunity for U.S. Exporters

The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) gave formal notice yesterday that it will strike starting Saturday morning. The union sent a short letter of notice to British [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In export, exports, importing, Imports, international business, International Shipping, ocean shipping, shippers, shipping

Posted June 27, 2023

Decoding OSRA – Section 4. Shipping Exchange Registry

Introduction What exactly does the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) say and do? This blog series goes through it section by section, so you can see exactly what our lawmakers changed in [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In Congress, container carriers, exporters, importers, International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean shipping, shippers

Posted June 22, 2023

Decoding OSRA – Section 3. Service Contracts

What exactly does the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) say and do? This blog series goes through it section by section, so you can see exactly what our lawmakers changed in the U.S. Code [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In export, ILWU, ILWU contract, ILWU contract negotiations, ILWU Negotiations, import, International Shipping, international shipping news, ocean freight, ocean shipping, peak season, PMA

Posted June 20, 2023

New ILWU Tentative Contract Details & Fallout

Things were getting tense at West Coast ports when a tentative agreement for a new International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) contract was finally reached last week. The union and [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In export, exporters, exports, ILWU, ILWU contract, ILWU Contract Negotiation, ILWU Negotiations, ILWU Strike, importers, importing, Imports, international business, International Shipping, international shipping news, ocean freight, ocean shipping

Posted June 8, 2023

Highly Paid ILWU Workers Want More, So Shippers Pay the Price

The latest International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) labor action that shut down terminals and slowed down port operations up and down the West Coast is all about money. The ILWU is [...]

ILWU Disrupts West Coast Ports Friday & Continues Labor Action This Week

International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) labor action shut down port terminals up and down the West Coast on Friday. The labor action actually started on Thursday evening and has [...]

By Jared Vineyard

In International Shipping, ocean freight, ocean shipping, Supply Chain

Posted June 1, 2023

Decoding OSRA – Section 2. Purposes

What exactly does the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) say and do? This blog series goes through it section by section, so you can see exactly what our lawmakers changed in the U.S. Code [...]