This is a guest post by Brad Smith. Around the world, more advanced information and communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) systems are changing the way we live, do business, [...]
U.S. agricultural exporters are getting screwed. All the international shipping attention in the U.S. seems focused on importing rather than exporting. International shipping news sources, when [...]
Headlines about soaring freight rates are still prevalent in international shipping. In fact, just yesterday (November 18th), Marine Link published an article by Roslan Khasawneh called Container [...]
This is a guest post by Jonathan Miller. Given that as much as 90% of world cargo is transported by ships, it is curious that the general population knows so little about such a large and [...]
U.S. shippers and truckers are being hit with detention and demurrage fees for reasons beyond their control. Again. Or maybe I should say still. For those who are unsure or unaware of what these [...]
Check out the latest post in Universal Cargo's blog for an overview of what's happening with transpacific shipping from last month to the end of the year. This could help you decide the best [...]
The Mediterranean Shipping Company, better known as MSC, is poised to surpass Maersk as the biggest ocean freight carrier in the world by capacity. And the shipping line could to do it soon. [...]
This is a guest post by Lucas Parker. One of the first lessons anyone learns in business school is about supply and demand. Those principles are so ingrained in business and commerce as to be [...]
This is a guest post by Jane Boyd. Maritime and shipping organizations are facing an increasing number of malicious cyber attacks. In the past couple of years, we have witnessed a series of [...]
Could freight rates from China to the US actually rise again in November? There are a couple indicators that make it look like a possibility. Find out what's happening right now with cargo [...]
There's a new 2020 doomsday word floating out there: shipageddon. NBC, New York Times, and the Washington Post – none of which is my favorite news source – have all been throwing the word into [...]
This is a guest post by Jake Rheude. Like a line of dominoes, one small failure can bring down the entire structure. That’s the nature of the modern logistics environment for many businesses, [...]
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), with its IMO 2020 regulation capping ships' sulfur emissions at 0.5% and heavily publicized goal of cutting in half international shipping's 2008 [...]
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has opened an inquiry to the public regarding the billing practices of ocean freight carriers. There have been many complaints and accusations regarding [...]
This blog will get into what's happening with freight rates, cargo volume behavior, and implications those have for shippers through the rest of the year and into 2021. But first – and I promise [...]
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