cargo

U.S. Started Assisting Ships to Cross the Strait of Hormuz this Week While Star Wars nerds, like me, were saying “May the 4th be with you,” family and friends of crew members and [...]

This is a guest post by Alexander Bley. International shipping often feels like a gamble. You book a container and schedule the pickup. You expect your goods to arrive on time. Then, you receive [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Because of China’s enormous supplier base, well-developed logistics network and production expertise, it has been the centerpiece of global supply [...]

Let’s take a break from tariffs for a moment and talk about the railroads that move not only domestically sourced goods across the country but also cargo to and from the ports for export or [...]

This is a guest post by Josh Broswick. There’s a certain kind of invisible architecture hiding beneath every shipment, behind every crate, below every container – an architecture made of [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Companies exporting or importing goods internationally understand how complex it is to achieve end-to-end supply chain visibility. Disruptions and cargo [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Cargo disappearances are becoming more common. Heightened diligence will pay off, potentially reducing loss value. Unfortunately, for those importing or [...]

Canada's West Coast ports are going to reopen. Not because negotiations between dockworkers and employers reached resolution or made progress. In fact, part of why they're reopening is because [...]

Today (Tuesday, April 2nd), the Biden Administration announced a new rule that increases the minimum crew size to two on every train for all large freight railroads. That doesn't mean every train [...]

What should shippers expect when it comes to freight rates in 2024? Predicting trends is never an easy thing, as international shipping's freight rates have always been highly volatile. Shippers [...]

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack ships in the Red Sea. They hit the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Al Jasrah today, which set the ship on fire, as reported by Jon Gambrell in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is a guest post by Christopher Garcia. Beneath the vast and mysterious expanse of our oceans lie secrets untold – tales of forgotten shipwrecks, lost cargo, and historical artifacts that [...]

This is a guest post by Olivia Montgomery. If you are undecided on the best method of shipping goods, then we have a guide that might just help! Check out our guide on how to unleash your [...]

This is a guest post by Gale Richards. Shipping oversized cargo can present a unique set of challenges that require specialized knowledge and expertise. Oversized cargo refers to any shipment [...]

This is a guest post by Patrick Chown. Logistics is simply about moving goods from one location to another in the right amount of time. However, it is one of the most complex and critical parts [...]

Shippers are preparing themselves for the more and more likely outcome of a rail strike in November. Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz went on CNBC, laughing off the idea of a perspective strike on [...]

News broke on Thursday of last week that a tentative agreement had been reached between the railroads and the two largest rail worker unions, BLET and SMART-TD, preventing a [...]