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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is losing another commissioner. Commissioner William P. Doyle announced in a press release yesterday (November 27th) that he is stepping down from the FMC: [...]

For years now, we’ve talked about overcapacity plaguing carriers in the international shipping industry and putting downward pressure on freight rates. Over the last couple years, freight [...]

It’s back! The most entertaining way to look at definitions of international shipping terms: comparing Logistics Glossary definitions to their Urban Dictionary counterparts. Let’s [...]

Despite the reshuffling of ocean carriers into just three alliances–the 2M, Ocean Alliance, and THE Alliance–being described as a disaster, U.S. shippers have seen little impact on [...]

2017 international shipping predictions Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017, shippers. Last week, in the last blog of 2016, we took a look back at the top stories of the year. This week, in the first [...]

This is it! Universal Cargo’s last blog of 2016. What better way to close out the year than with a look back on the top international shipping stories of 2016. Below you’ll find a [...]

If you’re a shipper and you’ve heard the words “blank sailing,” there’s a decent chance they were accompanied by frustration. That’s because blank sailing [...]

Tuesday (November 1st, 2016), the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) met to discuss a contract extension. Well, they met to discuss the [...]

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) are officially going to meet to discuss an early contract extension. Sort of. In a joint press [...]

With the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, all eyes in the international shipping industry have turned their gaze on carriers. For years, carriers have struggled to be profitable, suffering huge [...]

Following an analysis on Hanjin’s demise released by SeaIntel, shipping blogs and news sources are posting headlines laying responsibility for the major carrier’s bankruptcy on the [...]

It’s happening right now! Peak season for the international shipping industry. Or is it? Traditionally, August and September are huge months for the international shipping industry as U.S. [...]

Dockworker and cargo containers It’s happening right now! Peak season for the international shipping industry. Or is it? Traditionally, August and September are huge months for the international [...]

After years of labor and billions of dollars have been invested in expanding the Panama Canal to allow much larger cargo ships through, many shippers worry sending their cargo through the canal [...]

July 1st is less than a month away. Many in the international shipping industry are nervous about that. That’s because July 1st is when the International Convention for the Safety of Life [...]

  Back in March, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) officially requested the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) start early talks to extend the current contract that [...]

A $500 million rail project that would serve the Port of Los Angeles, and certainly the Port of Long Beach too, is on the verge of being scrapped. Over a decade in the making, the Southern [...]

“While there are several factors involved, the primary is market demand. Traditionally from Dec through April for imports, especially from Asia to the U.S., it is called the [...]

As the international shipping industry is on the verge of a shakeup from carrier alliances rearranging themselves, maritime regulators throughout the world should reexamine whether these large [...]

Things have seemed a little “doom and gloom” lately with blogs about a decade-long recession for the international shipping industry, China shipbuilding struggles, and even an aground [...]