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It’s actually happening. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) is extending its contract before the current one expires. This might be one of the most exciting news items [...]

In this age when people and businesses are more and more dependent upon technology, it seems no company–no matter how big–is invulnerable to cyber attack. Or is it cyberattack? Or [...]

The current East and Gulf Coast labor contract between the International Longshore Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) expires next year. While shippers and the [...]

There could not have been a worse time for one of international shipping’s major ocean carriers to sink than peak season. However, that’s exactly what’s happened with Hanjin [...]

Hanjin Container Ship Photo by: Flickr user Ingrid Taylar There could not have been a worse time for one of international shipping’s major ocean carriers to sink than peak season. However, that’s [...]

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, … And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey, nonny nonny. –William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing The new [...]

It’s a showdown for the ages. The two heavyweights of the international shipping industry facing off. In one corner: Air Freight. In the other corner: Ocean Freight. This is like Ali vs. [...]

Yes, it’s already time to start talking about West Coast ports’ labor contract negotiations again. The import and export disruption and port congestion from the contentious 2014/2015 [...]

It’s hard to believe we are only hours away from 2016. 2015 seems to have come to an end incredibly quickly, but a lot happened in the international shipping industry this year. So much has [...]

All this West Coast labor contract ugliness is almost behind us. Maybe. Last week, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) held a Coast Longshore Caucus in San Francisco with 90 [...]

The news of a tentative contract agreement being reached by the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) was music to shippers’ ears. [...]

Remember the 2012/2013 ILA Strike Watch? Wouldn’t it be nice to never have one of those again? Wouldn’t it be nice not to be trying to recover from the port slowdowns and congestion [...]

After nine months of negotiations, billions of dollars in damages to the U.S. economy, and critical port slowdowns and shutdowns for shippers who depend on West Coast ports for their imports and [...]

The Clash, with their classic “I Fought the Law” song, gives a warning of the common outcome of going against the law. However, the temptation of financial profit that can be made [...]

There’s always an element of uncertainty in the international shipping industry. There are always factors that make freight rates volatile, but the 2M, Ocean 3, G6, and CKYHE carrier [...]

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have been in contract negotiations for months. For the first several months, negotiations seemed [...]

Here at Universal Cargo Management, we like to keep shippers up on the latest things happening in the world of international shipping. Today’s blog does just that, giving you three top [...]

Today we take a break from blogging about all the things making the port congestion situation worse for shippers like ILWU job action, carriers’ congestion surcharges, and truckers strikes [...]

“The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) has initiated orchestrated slowdowns at the Pacific Northwest ports of Seattle and Tacoma, severely impacting many of the largest [...]

There’s a lot happening in the international shipping industry right now. Isn’t there always? How do you keep up with it all?Let today’s Universal Cargo Management blog help. [...]