This is a guest post by Evelyn Thistlewood. Navigating the complexities of international trade requires a strategic approach to handling unexpected ocean freight issues. In a world where global [...]

Two of the world's most important international shipping route connections are being disrupted simultaneously: the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal. When one important international shipping hub [...]

This is a guest post by Rabab Toor. There is a lot of red tape involved in customs export paperwork, making international shipping a risky business. This article will go over nine shipping [...]

In case you were worried the government isn't upping its involvement enough in international shipping and the supply chain with recent legislation, including the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 [...]

This is a guest post by Evelina Thorne. Air freight regulations, often intricate and dynamic, demand unwavering attention from U.S. business professionals involved in import and export. [...]

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’ [...]

Sometimes bad news isn't as bad as it appears. This isn't one of those times. Last week, I wrote about the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) using the word shippers most fear [...]

If there's one word shippers hate to hear in relation to the dockworkers and their unions that control the jobs up and down the U.S. coasts, it's strike. We're a little under a year away from the [...]

This is a guest post by Patrica Garcia. Customs regulations when shipping internationally are a crucial aspect of global trade. For U.S. businesspeople, understanding these rules is not just [...]

Panama's drought, affecting the water level of the Panama Canal, continued in October. According to the Weather Channel, "The driest October since at least 1950 has left the Panama Canal with too [...]

This is a guest post by Moyofade Ipadeola. Your business can't do without shipping, yes. But who says you have to do the shipping yourself? Let’s face it; the complexities of import and export [...]

By now, everyone should know what's happening in Israel, but there's a heavy propaganda machine muddying it. So before getting into the related international shipping story, I'll make my position [...]

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 Samuel Davis. In the dynamic world of importing and exporting, ensuring the safe storage of your goods in transit is paramount. Every step, from packing to [...]

I admit it. I write about ocean freight shipping in Universal Cargo's blog a whole lot more than air freight. Perhaps I have a bias in the ocean freight vs. air freight debate. The last time I [...]