This is a guest post by Brittney Reed. TL;DR: AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude can compress weeks of freight forwarder research into an afternoon if you ask them the right way. They are [...]

“Peak season is fraud season.” It’s a catchy slogan, and one shippers would do well to heed. Fraud spikes every year during peak season, and this year is no different. [...]

Introduction: The Post-Tariff Shipping Paradox Demand is supposed to be dropping this week, but freight rates are rising. What’s happening in the international shipping market right now? [...]

This seems like a here-we-go-again moment as 25 states jointly filed a lawsuit yesterday against President Trump’s newest tariffs. But could this actually be different? Similar lawsuits [...]

Universal Cargo CEO Devin Burke gave a candid interview at a coffee shop about the international shipping market, covering topics like how companies survive tough times in this business and an [...]

As expected, President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs arrived last week to replace his struck-down IEEPA ones. On Thursday, the Trump Administration announced the U.S. would impose tariffs [...]

Last Thursday, we posted a candid interview with Universal Cargo CEO Devin Burke. He sat down at a coffee house and spoke about the international shipping industry and how businesses – both [...]

Shipping surge, new tariffs on the way, 50% tariff on specific Canadian goods announced, subdued peak season predicted, and a new reciprocal trade deal with Jordan… Wow. That’s a lot [...]

Last Thursday, Universal Cargo CEO Devin Burke sat down at a coffee house and gave a great candid interview, which includes an outlook of the international shipping industry and how businesses – [...]

A practical walk-through with a worked example — factory price, ocean freight, duties and fees, insurance, plus the line items first-time importers routinely miss (consolidation, compliance, the [...]

Iran attacked three ships trying to cross the Hormuz Strait this week. The U.S. responded by striking approximately 170 Iranian military targets over a 48-hour period. Iran then tried to [...]

Trans-Pacific freight rates have been surging after strong shipper demand spurred an early start to international shipping’s peak season. Last week, ocean freight carriers implemented [...]

The Trump Administration decided not to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Andrew Moran reported on it in the Epoch Times, quoting the U.S. Trade Representative’s July 1st [...]

Shippers and President Trump’s political adversaries went hard, challenging his tariffs in court. And they were successful. Were being the keyword. First, the president’s [...]

On Sunday (June 14th), President Trump announced a peace deal with Iran via a Truth Social post: The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully [...]