Houthi Attack on Ship Kills 3 – Ocean Shipping Balanced “at Maximum Capacity” and Vulnerable

The situation in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, forcing ocean freight carriers to route ships away from the Suez Canal, got worse yesterday (Wednesday, March 6th). Antisemitic, Iran-backed Houthi [...]

Top 10 International Shipping Blog Posts of 2023!

What were Universal Cargo's top blog posts of 2023? Every year, we like to count it down from 10 to 1, classic David Letterman style. Sometimes we do the top 10 international shipping news [...]

Air Freight Regulations: Compliance Guidelines for Smooth Shipping Operations

This is a guest post by Evelina Thorne. Air freight regulations, often intricate and dynamic, demand unwavering attention from U.S. business professionals involved in import and export. [...]

Exporters Still Suffering High International Shipping Costs

Importers can thank goodness that their freight rates and international shipping costs are generally on par with pre-COVID levels and behaviors. To say the astronomically high freight rates and [...]

Answering Your Questions About International Shipping Peak Season 2023

Freight rates, particularly Asia to U.S. West Coast (USWC) freight rates, have increased by more than 100% since June. That's not too surprising, since we're in the peak season, and freight rates [...]

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