We’re still only beginning to see how the recent and ongoing changes to U.S. shipping law will affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers’ and other industry stakeholders’ [...]
Importers can thank goodness that their freight rates and international shipping costs are generally on par with pre-COVID levels and behaviors. To say the astronomically high freight rates and [...]
We’re still only beginning to see how the recent and ongoing changes to U.S. shipping law will affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers’ and other industry stakeholders’ [...]
We’re still only beginning to see how the recent and ongoing changes to U.S. shipping law will affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers’ and other industry stakeholders’ [...]
This is a guest post by Naveen Kumar. Managing the supply chain and logistics work for any business is not an easy task. It can easily make or break any new business. Being a global business, if [...]
Did you know that most U.S. port terminals are owned and operated by foreign entities? Do you find that a concerning fact about these important access points to the country? If that seems like a [...]
Freight rates, particularly Asia to U.S. West Coast (USWC) freight rates, have increased by more than 100% since June. That's not too surprising, since we're in the peak season, and freight rates [...]
This is a guest post by Stewart Dunsmore. In the supply chain management process, invoice disputes are very common. These disagreements may occur for a number of reasons, including [...]
Introduction We’re still only beginning to see how the changes to U.S. shipping law will affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers’ and other industry stakeholders’ operations [...]
I posted a week ago about the massive delays happening at the Panama Canal. I've seen new articles on the topic, published today and yesterday, that would make you think the situation has only [...]
Controversy continues to swirl around the Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC's) proposed rules on "unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate with respect to vessel space accommodations provided [...]
Chain reaction. Noun. A series of events where one event causes another, then another, and so on. Example: there's a drought happening in Panama. The drought lowers the water level of Gatun Lake. [...]
This is a guest post by Emily Sullivan. Whether you are aware of it or not, the impact of global supply chain disruptions on imports and exports will be felt. However, if you learn more about [...]
Even people who have never swung a club know that business is done on the golf course. If you don't play, you're missing out. Don't know how to play? Universal Cargo is hosting a golf event that [...]
A hot topic just popped up in international shipping. It revolves around the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) potentially getting involved in regulating pricing when it comes to importing and [...]
