Dealing With China – Devin Burke's Book Review
It’s been asked, “How can a successful person have time to read books?” The answer: “How can a person be successful without reading books?” If that answer is true, [...]
It’s been asked, “How can a successful person have time to read books?” The answer: “How can a person be successful without reading books?” If that answer is true, [...]
Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local – and Helped Save an American Town This book is the story of the Bassett family in south western Virginia from just [...]
This book deals with 10 trends shaping China and how it effects all of us. The Author, Bill Dodson, makes a very good case to back up his statement that these trends are irreversible, which is a [...]
“And now for something completely different…” We take a break from our regular blogs to reach out to our readers and shippers everywhere, asking you how we can serve your needs [...]
Below is a list of major shipping lines and other companies related to shipping with updated news and information concerning the radiation crisis in Japan. Please visit these sites to learn more [...]
Earlier this week, on the 26th of February, the Federal Maritime Commission issued its final rules for demurrage and detention billing as set up for it to create by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act [...]
This is a guest post by Naveen Kumar. Managing the supply chain and logistics work for any business is not an easy task. It can easily make or break any new business. Being a global business, if [...]
A hot topic just popped up in international shipping. It revolves around the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) potentially getting involved in regulating pricing when it comes to importing and [...]
It's said that the United States Congress can't work together. It's said that Democrats and Republicans can't agree on anything – that all they do is fight with each other. If that's the rule, [...]
This is a guest post by Brad Smith. Cryptocurrencies, and the underlying technology, blockchain, have made waves around the world over the past few years. News headlines have highlighted the [...]
The Journal of Commerce (JOC) published a very interesting article by Larry Gross. Gross is president and founder of Gross Transportation Consulting and a JOC analyst. Despite the dramatic growth [...]
This is a guest post by Darren Hann. Supply chain managers who are eyeing global markets and planning to scale up operations need an efficient freight company to manage their goods, [...]
This blog is the publishing of a letter from Universal Cargo's house customs broker concerning the duty deferment for importers whose businesses are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. It [...]
Whether you need to move goods across the state or across the country, choosing a domestic freight forwarder to handle the job for you is a wise business move. Professionals in the freight moving [...]
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday, April 17th that includes a 90-day duty deferment on goods imported in March and April because of the COVID-19 crisis the country, along with [...]
This is a guest post by David Fan. Get a perspective from a freight forwarder on what digitalization means for the future of the companies shippers import and export their goods through by [...]
At Universal Cargo, we've always advised that it is optimal for shippers who import goods from China to go to China, if possible, and meet in person with business partners, manufacturers, [...]
This is a guest blog post by Daniel Lummis
Though never introduced as a formal concept in business management until the 20th century, the supply chain has nevertheless been the [...]
Right now, NFL Network is in the middle of releasing its top 100 list of football players as voted by fellow players in the National Football League. While Universal Cargo has no chance of making [...]