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 [...]

Trade wars are often thought of as lose-lose situations. However, President Trump obviously thinks the U.S. can win the trade war he has ignited with China. And it looks like he isn't alone in [...]

Right now, shipping containers are being used to violate the basic human rights of thousands of people.

We've posted before about uses of shipping containers for purposes other than [...]

Whether you’re new to Universal Cargo’s blog or a regular reader, this post will help you navigate through to the most useful and popular articles we’ve posted here over the [...]

This is a Guest Post by Cory Levins, Director of Business Development for Air Sea Containers.

It is remarkable that in an age of flight and space travel, most cargo transport around [...]

This is a Guest Post from Betty White of Moving Offices San Diego.

If you need your goods transported overseas but are worried about handling the process, you need to hire a reliable [...]

Guest Post & Infographic by Webmastersjury and 16Best.net

Note from the editor: Since many Universal Cargo customers import goods to sell online, the following content is relevant to [...]

It is a clichéd joke that Canadians are so polite they'll apologize to you if you insult them. It seems the U.S. tested that cliché's punchline on a national level.

The U.S. insulted [...]

The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 gives President Trump the legal right to impose tariffs at his discretion if he determines there's a national security threat to justify it. Therefore, when the [...]

We’ve talked a lot about the escalating tariffs and tariff threats between the U.S. and China in this blog, but Asia is not the only battle front for President Trump’s trade wars. [...]

In a statement on Monday, President Donald Trump announced plans to pursue a whopping additional $400 billion worth of tariffs to the $50 billion dollars worth already planned on imports from [...]

At Universal Cargo, we're always happy to provide shipping quotes; however, today's quotes are of a completely different kind than we normally dispense.

Instead of freight rate [...]