As expected, China retaliated against the U.S. for the tariffs hike President Trump ordered on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. China announced its plan for tariff increases on $60 billion [...]
Maersk & IBM Team to Innovate Shipping - Universal Shipping NewsWatch this video on YouTube Always seeming to be a step ahead of the competition, Maersk is at it again. The industry-leading [...]
Big, bold letters reading, “Fourth Industrial Revolution will disrupt shipping” headline an article Wolfgang Lehmacher wrote for the Journal of Commerce (JOC). Is this just a [...]
A container ship crossing the Pacific Ocean sounds like nothing new. Importers and exporters know that carriers have ships sailing goods between Asia and America every day. However, a ship Nippon [...]
It was only a matter of time. Well, there still is some time, really. But not much. The first automated containership is scheduled to set sail in 2018. Check out this video from Kongsberg [...]
A draft of the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) update has been released by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. You have between now and September 18th to submit written comments on it. An [...]
Attorneys from Nofeeinjurylawyers.com.au has stated that as there are a great deal of parties and laws involved in international shipping. Therefore, it is not surprising that the courts play a [...]
Can the Port of Los Angeles, the continent’s largest port by container volume, completely eliminate its pollution? Not only is that the goal, but the port is rolling out zero and near-zero [...]
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 [...]
Residents feel betrayed. Green groups are enraged. Politicians call for change. What happened? In 2003, an anti-pollution agreement was made–well, a settlement, really–in which the [...]
Guest Blog by Mary James from Pacific Tycoon. There are various reasons people choose one transportation company or other in order to meet their shipping needs. Whatever your reason be and the [...]
Part I Part II and Ms. Benson’s Comment It’s inevitable to cut conventional reefer ships because of the convenience of reefer containers loading, unloading & transporting among [...]