AVOID Uniworld Cargo FMC LICENSE 17952N

THoulihan · Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Ireland

WARNING TO ALL!
My family and I recently relocated to Ireland and used Uniworld Cargo of 4000 West Side Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047.
HUGE MISTAKE!
Uniworld Cargo is very unprofessional and when you need to talk to someone, no one is 'conveniently' available.
The communication within the company is highly deficient and no one ever seems to have any information. We tried for weeks to get an update on the status of our shipment and only got promises of return calls, which never happened.
They kept our personal effects in storage that they are now forcing us to pay otherwise they will not clear our shipment. Additionally, we finally got information about our shipment but not from Uniworld Cargo, it was from a removal and storage company in the UK.
Based on our experience, I would not recommend this company to anyone, as this has not been a satisfactory experience to say the least.
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T Houlihan

HELEN · Guest

HELLO. THIS IS HELEN FROM UNIWORLD CARGO AT 4000 WEST SIDE AVENUE.

WHAT YOU ARE STATING TO CONSUMERS IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE. YOU CONTACT OUR COMPANY TO PICK UP 8 BOXES FROM YOUR FLORIDA APARTMENT DURING THE MIDST OF A HURRICANE. IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE YOU SINCE YOU WERE FLYING OUT OF THE COUNTRY, WE SENT ONE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTORS (A PERSONAL FRIEND) OF OUR OFFICE IN MIAMI IN HIS OWN VAN ON A SUNDAY TO PICK UP YOUR BOXES (AGAIN DURING A HURRICANE). HE HAD TO MAKE TWO TRIPS BACK AND FORTH TO THE WAREHOUSE. YOU THEN CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO HOLD THE BOXES IN OUR WAREHOUSE IN MIAMI AS YOU WERE TRYING TO SELL YOUR CAR AND IF YOU COULD NOT, YOU WANTED TO SHIP THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I PROVIDED YOU WITH THE SHIPPING COST AND YOU TOLD ME YOU WOULD GET BACK TO ME WHICH YOU NEVER DID UNTIL OVER A MONTH LATER ASKING WHERE YOUR BOXES WERE. WE INFORMED YOU THAT THE BOXES WERE BEING STORED IN MIAMI AS WE WERE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU AT WHICH TIME YOU MENTIONED YOU SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN OUR OFFICE (WHO YOU COULDNOT PROVIDE A NAME FOR) AND TOLD HER TO SHIP THE BOXES. ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS CORRESPONDANCES WERE IN WRITING, EXCEPT THIS CORRESPONDANCE FROM YOU. ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTATION CLEARLY STATES TO PUT SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS IN WRITING.

WE AT UNIWORLD CARGO WORK VERY HARD TO SERVICES OUR CLIENTS WITH THE HIGHEST OF LEVEL OF SERVICE AVAILABLE.

WE ACCOMODATED YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN A TIME OF NEED. THIS YOU FORGOT TO MENTION IN YOUR MESSAGE. NO OTHER COMPANY WOULD HAVE OR COULD HAVE ACCOMODATED YOU IN THE MIDST OF A HURRICANE LIKE WE DID. YOU SHOULD RE-THINK YOUR COMMENTS.

I THINK THAT UNIWORLD CARGO HAS BEEN SCAMMED HERE WITH THIS MESSAGE FROM AN UNGRATEFUL CLIENT.

MusicMom · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 18784 Location: DC Metro

Helen, what about the three unsolicited complaints on this non-moving website?

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237984

Are they scamming you, too?

Guest

Helen

I don't know how you have the gall to write this response. I had the exact same experience with your comapny - you treated us like dirt, didn't perform the service you promised, took 6 months to deliver our goods, and charged us $1000 over the estimate for the priviledge. You have now lost your license with the Federal Maritime Commission. You owe this customer, and all your other clients, a massive apology and money back. Even your staff told me that they heard complaints all the time and that, when customers would call up with problems, no one would speak to them. Dealing with your company was one of the most stressful experiences of my life.

MusicMom · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 18784 Location: DC Metro

Notice she never came back after that...

Cheated? · Guest

Does anybody know anything? I have paid over $4000 to Uniworld Cargo shipping my container but emails are not received anymore, www.uniworldcargo.com doesn't response. What can I do!? Help me please!

Guest

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff139499.htm

http://ming.tv/flemming2.php/__show_article/_a000010-000900.htm

http://www.my3cents.com/showReview.cgi?id=10808
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REVOKED LICENCE

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-23472.htm

LOOK AT ALL OF THEM. MAY WANT TO ADD THIS TO A HOT LIST ON YOUR INTERNATIONAL SITE AS A REVOKED INTERNATIONAL MOVER LIST.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANY

http://www.theboxauthority.com/about.asp

ADDITIONAL INFO
HELENS LOCATION FROM ONE OF THE OTHER COMPLAINT SITE
Uniworld Cargo (201) 442-0333, 5600 Kennedy Blvd West New York, NJ
ANOTHER SITE FOR REVOKED

http://www2.fmc.gov/fmcfrm1/scripts/ExtReports.asp?tariffClass=oti&inactive=yes&yr=2

Guest

I'm investigating Uniworld Cargo for one of my executive's whose belongings are tied up in Australia and will not be released because Uniworld owes over $2000.

I understand that Helen had "disappeared" for a while; however, I've learned she has re-surfaced at:

www.ltvrelocation.com
helen@LTVRelocation.com
tel # (305) 681 0000

Wish me luck! If she does not respond, our next step is to hire an attorney... and BY GOD WE MEAN TO DO IT! ugh

Guest

Direct number for Helen at LTV is 786-866-9888

MusicMom · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 18784 Location: DC Metro

I hate to say this, but your employee will have to pay the shipper that is holding the goods, get the load delivered as should have been, THEN go to court to get that $2000 back. The longer the load waits, the more storage fees get racked up.

Thanks for the update on Helen. I'm sure we will look into that company more.

PatR

WOW after reading this listing of all the companies that have had their maritime privileges revoked, I hope that there is some way for consumers to check that first link who are considering overseas moves! The list is rather lengthy and one needs to look at it closely to see if the company they might be thinking of hiring is on there!!!

Retiredscotty · Guest

I agree. They had a company in Las Vegas come out and when he oversetimated my shipment I was charged anyway. I called Helen and she said that the company was the professional. I was in the military for 25 years and never with 5 family members used 196 boxes. They argued of course so my shipment would set in the port at Manila and gather extra charges for another moving company, Goetz. Goetz keeps asking for more money even after I have paid and received my shipment. I urge everyone to avoid uniworld at any cost. I was promised delivery and "ASSEMBLY" at destination, the people that delivered were hired off the doc's they were not movers, just a truck that could haul the container. I assembled everything myself and if I didn't have good help at the house most items would never have made it upstairs. These people want your money and then more, avoid them.

American EXPAT · Guest

I moved from NJ to Brazil 2 years ago, unhappily, with the help and stress of UNIWORLD. The most horrible experience of my life, and I have moved world wide 4 times. They held my goods for ransom, broke countless things, never packed alot of things, etc, etc,. I successfully sued the company and won for breach of contract even though I lost on the consumer fraud part. I am having a really hard time collecting my judgement from them. If anyone can help provide information about this company, please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it (and so would my credit card bills!!)

matthew.martin@uol.com.br

farrah7031 · Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 4619 Location: Tallahassee, FL

deleted what I posed because what I found was a different company, sorry

Guest

In case anyone still needs to contact Helen at Uniworld here is her latest contact information.

From her reply on this tread it seems she looks forward to hearing from you and how she can assist in explaining your situation in full

helen@ltvrelocation.com

http://www.movingscam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8084&start=15&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=