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Growing your business to the global market is the single most important step you can ever make as a business owner or manager. I mean, globalization enables you to tap [...]

This is a guest post by Emily Marchant.

Because of the international shipping industry's volatility and the surge of shipments that happened in July of 2018 and lasted until the end [...]

Are you unhappy with your current freight forwarder? It might be time to change your freight partner. To be sure you are changing a freight forwarder at the right time, look for these telltale [...]

This is a Guest Post by Grant Polachek.

Note from the editor: While this article is not directly about international shipping, as is our normal fare, it could be very useful for [...]

This is a guest post by Keith Coppersmith.

For a brand-new company entering the competitive global and local market, efficient and effective logistics will mean the difference [...]

This is a guest post by Alexandra Reay.

If you import from or export to Canada or Mexico, you may be closely monitoring the latest changes in the North American Free Trade Agreement [...]

This is a guest post by Cory Levins.

If you are a manufacturer, the owner of a distribution company, or anyone else who ships freight on a regular basis, investing in a [...]

This is a guest post by Alexandra Reay.

As a businessperson, you are going to have situations where you’re not quite sure whether your supply partner is doing what they’re supposed [...]

This is a guest post by Alexandra Reay.

In the past 40 years, the Arctic sea ice extent maximums and minimums have gotten increasingly smaller. Sea ice loss is happening, and it’s [...]

This is a guest post from Alexandra Reay.

Note from the editor: Universal Cargo has many great clients in the furniture industry, which is why we're at the High Point market every [...]

This is a guest post by Florian Frese.

Demurrage and Detention quickly become a shipper’s nightmare and can result in thousands of dollars in per diem charges. Costs that arise [...]

This is a guest post by Mario Cummings.

Being able to sell products on a global scale is considered an achievement by many businesses. It’s a clear indication of a business’s growth and [...]

This is a guest post by Sharmistha Sarker.

Third-party logistics has always been an integral part of supply chain management. Increase in international trading activities and use of [...]

This is a guest post by Martina Sanchez

In the 21st century, global trade is booming. E-commerce has allowed goods to criss-cross the world in ever-increasing amounts, and online [...]

This is a guest post by Eric Weisbrot.

Millions of goods are imported into and exported out of the United States each year, and US shippers are a crucial part of each [...]

This is a Guest Post by John from Anster Special Vehicles When you import or export heavy equipment or oversized equipment, getting it to your destination is always a big challenge. Heavy lift [...]

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 [...]

This is a guest post by Erica Sunarjo.

There are layers to running every business, and each layer needs to be perfect to make the whole thing work smoothly. The same goes for the [...]

This is a guest post by Kristin Savage.

It hit the scene as that mysterious technology behind Bitcoin. No one paid much attention at first. A digital currency that its founders said [...]

This is a guest post by Dakota Murphy

Note from the editor: While this article breaks from Universal Cargo's traditional international shipping fare, it is still relevant for most of [...]