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The values of Universal Cargo’s President Shirley Burke and CEO Devin Burke translated into the values of their company, shaping Universal Cargo’s mission statement to enrich the [...]

This is a Guest Post by Grace Carter Note from the editor: While this is not an article about international shipping as most of our blog posts are, we think many of our readers will still find [...]

Maersk announced that it is sending the first container ship from East Asia to Europe through the Arctic Ocean. Daniel Shane reports in CNN Money:

The newly built Venta Maersk is set [...]

I've seen a lot of headlines this year about various ocean freight carriers losing money. However, it all came to a head for me with Mike Wackett's article in the Loadstar last week with the [...]

Back in June, we blogged that the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a dockworkers agreement that should bring stability to the East [...]

In today's blog we're doing something new that we plan to continue doing intermittently from now on. Spotlighting members of our team, so you can get to know us a little [...]

A week ago, we posted a blog from Universal Cargo's own Cherry Chen outlining the section 301 tariff exclusion process shippers can use to request a one year tariff exclusion on products they [...]

Don't look now, but peak season is upon us. Yes, those big volume shipping months when importers are bringing in products to line store shelves for the back to school and holiday seasons are [...]

By Cherry Chen

Are you an exporter or importer impacted by the trade war between China and the United States? Here is good news for you.


On July 6th, the United [...]