While the tariff situation between the U.S. and China has been heating up, the tariff situation between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico has been cooling off.

On Friday (May 17th, 2019), [...]

Don't like the tariff hikes on imports from China? Do these tariffs hurt your business? Here comes your chance to be heard by the Office of the United States Trade Representative on the [...]

As expected, China retaliated against the U.S. for the tariffs hike President Trump ordered on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. China announced its plan for tariff increases on $60 billion [...]

This is a guest post by Christopher Mansfield.

What are the commonly used international shipping terms? Shipping goods across the globe is a far more sophisticated process than just [...]

For a while now, optimism has been high that the U.S.-China trade talks have been going well and the tariffs increase on $200 billion worth of Chinese products that was originally scheduled for [...]

Pallets form an indispensable foundation to the international freight forwarding industry. Worldwide shipments by sea and air would be severely restricted without palletized goods heading for [...]

One of the biggest issues of our time is global warming. The ocean freight sector of the international shipping industry, in particular, faces an incredible challenge of reducing its greenhouse [...]

There are a number of stories about ocean freight carriers making headlines right now. So let's round up the top ones and put them all in one blog.

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The share of shipments in the international shipping industry going to freight forwarders and Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCC) is increasing.

Furthermore, it is not just [...]

Maersk and IBM edged forward in the BlockChain race. However, don't let anyone fool you into thinking they'll be doing a victory lap anytime soon.

It was November the last time we [...]

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 [...]

Despite the fact their Master Contract permits port automation by terminal operators, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) is fighting hard against APM Terminals' plan to automate [...]

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 [...]

There's a new import certification requirement of which U.S. shippers of goods containing composite wood need to be especially aware. It is actually worth it for all importers to be aware, as [...]

We're finally seeing news on how carriers will pass higher fuel costs, which are on the way, to shippers.

It seems that all the news around the International Maritime Organization's [...]