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 [...]

Happy World Trade Week! Never heard of it? You’re not alone. I’ve only peripherally heard of it, and I write a blog about international shipping. I don’t think we’ve ever [...]

This is a guest post by Luka Marin. Peak season can make overseas shipping feel less predictable. Rates move quickly. Space can tighten before many businesses expect it. Schedules can also change [...]

When I first started writing about international shipping more than 15 years ago, a rollercoaster was the best metaphor to describe the industry, with its volatile, up-and-down freight rates for [...]

Halted Strikes on Iran Today could have been a day of war escalation. President Trump posted on Truth Social that there was a military attack on Iran scheduled, but he held it off at the request [...]

Appeals Court Stays Ruling Against Trump’s 10% Tariff Last week, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled against the Trump Administration’s usage of Section 122 of the Trade Act of [...]

Do you know what country is the number one trading partner for the U.S.? It’s not China. It’s not Canada…. 2026 marks the third consecutive year that Mexico is the United [...]

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled against the Trump Administration’s usage of Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to implement a broad 10% tariff on imports to the U.S. President [...]

The Trump Administration is moving forward with a new 25% tariff on European Union (EU) automobiles. However, there are still some indications this tariff threat is to pressure the EU to follow [...]