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Shipper Alert: Trump Announces UK Trade Deal – Full White House Fact Sheet Text on Deal

The Trump Administration announced the first big trade deal in the wake of its reciprocal tariffs and their 90-day pause for trade negotiations. The deal is with the UK. The framework for the [...]

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Watch Out! Chinese Exporters Attempting to Skirt Tariffs with Fraud, Making U.S. Importers Complicit

Warning: there are tempting deals offered to importers right now that might look good for businesses' bottom lines but could result in serious legal trouble. Find out all about it in Universal [...]

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China Is Feeling the Tariffs – Is Trade Deal on the Way?

China is feeling the effects of the Trump Administration's tariff hikes, which have reached 145% on Chinese goods. While tariff retaliation has been President Xi Jinping's response, the [...]

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Preparing for the Unexpected: How Shipping Companies Can Respond to Natural Disasters

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. When natural disasters occur, a domino impact reverberates throughout the supply chain, and the disruptions can be pricey for companies. While defense [...]

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90-Day Pause on Reciprocal Tariffs, Except for China

After about ten hours and twenty minutes of reciprocal tariffs being put in place, the Trump Administration paused them, returning to the 10% baseline tariff on countries' goods. Except for [...]

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Negotiations Dominate Over Retaliation as Reciprocal Tariffs Hit

President Trump's reciprocal tariffs are set to go into effect tomorrow (or tonight at midnight, depending on how you look at it). We've had about a week since "Liberation Day" and the Trump [...]

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Tariffs – Amounts, Date, Retaliation, & Negotiations

On Wednesday April 2nd – the Trump Administration's "Liberation Day" – President Trump announced the reciprocal tariffs the U.S. would impose on goods from various countries around the world. [...]

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Low Freight Rates & Breaks on Tariffs

How about a positive-looking headline for shippers? We could all use a little positivity sometimes, and international shipping news this week is highlighted by a couple positive stories for U.S. [...]