The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is currently working to address a serious problem that faces the international shipping industry: misdeclared container weights. Containers with [...]
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 [...]
Terrorism, terrorists, terrorist attacks… These have become common household words in the modern, post 9/11 world. We hear the words so much that perhaps we’ve gone numb to them. [...]
The U.K. government and members of the international maritime community gathered to launch the first ever London International Shipping Week according to an article from MarineLink.com. [...]
“It was a nightmare. It was a horror show.” The above words are from Jeff Bader, president of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers trade group as quoted by Bloomberg News on [...]
Tuesday’s blog covered China’s new value added tax (VAT) reform going nationwide on August 1st. For the basics on what a VAT is and background on China’s VAT reform, check out that blog. [...]
Let’s get in a DeLorean and travel back in time. We’ll go back 57 years. You’re standing on a dock at the busy Port of Newark as large numbers of union dockworkers load a [...]
Last weekend, I rented a car for a short road trip. I didn’t travel outside the country or even out of the state so what does this have to do with international shipping? I’m getting [...]
By Grace Bailey Professional cargo moving offered by international shipping companies offers great opportunities to move pretty much anything. From vehicles to entire households, containers can [...]
It’s the rainy season in Honk Kong, but that’s not stopping dockworkers and crane operators from camping out in the cold. They’re striking at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal [...]
Megalomania (me-gə-lō-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə) n., 1: a mania for great or grandiose performance[1] There is a craze right now in the international shipping industry. A craze for megaships; behemoths of [...]
We recently blogged about shipping through the Arctic Ocean. Research showed that by midcentury, there would be significant increases to shipping through the Arctic using various routes along the [...]
Universal Cargo Management is not here just to be your freight forwarder. We’re a friend to your business. As a friend to your business, we at UCM are always looking for ways to help you [...]
Egypt and Upheaval: What’s happening and what it means for import/export traffic through the Suez Canal. An article posted two days ago (Jan 29th) in the Telegraph described Egypt as a nation on [...]
Recently my wife and I traveled throughout Asia, visiting Thailand, Vietnam, and China. We flew on Japan Airlines and even though they are not as high end as some of the other carriers, such as [...]
Automobile and Vehicle Shipping When it comes to automobile shipping, you have two main options. You can ship your vehicle in a container or ship via Roll On Roll Off (RORO). But which option is [...]
All terminals of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are open as of 7am Wednesday morning. The OCU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit) strike that [...]
The fingerprint of Hurricane Sandy is still to be seen on the North East Coast. Storm damages and loss of life cast a shadow on the election day festivities as residents affected by Sandy made [...]