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This is a guest post by Luka Marin. Peak season can make overseas shipping feel less predictable. Rates move quickly. Space can tighten before many businesses expect it. Schedules can also change [...]

This is a guest post by Jake Herrera. During each year, shipping volume swings wildly. It only takes weeks for freight availability to go from comfortable to tight. This often happens when [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Many overseas shipments stall before leaving the factory. Oftentimes, it is due to supplier gaps, which cause costly delays and forced rework. Whether it is a [...]

There’s some good news for shippers’ bottom lines where many were worried. Next month, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will start collecting fees on China-built ships [...]

This is a guest post by John Stockton. The times, yes, they are a-changin’. The terms of global trade have also changed – the tone of boardroom conversations has become slightly different, and [...]

I was curious what news and blog sources artificial intelligence (AI) would rank as the best resources for importers and exporters, so I went to the three biggest AI chatbots – ChatGPT, Microsoft [...]

At the G7 Summit in Canada yesterday, President Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a trade deal between the U.S. and UK. The White House published a fact sheet on the trade deal, [...]

Universal Cargo's blog post on Tuesday was about what's happening with America's trade deal negotiations with China and India. Apparently, that post came one day too early. Yesterday morning, [...]

This is a guest post by Richard Newsom. Shipping goods across borders isn’t just about loading containers. One document, in particular, can throw everything off if you mess it up. That’s the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Today’s businesses that import and export goods depend on logistics companies to get their goods to the correct destinations on time. Advanced technologies [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Extended producer responsibility laws are creating ripples of change in international supply chains, from packaging to product design. Over the past several [...]

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’ [...]

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 Alice Lawrence. In today's frantic business environment, meeting deadlines is more important than ever. When shipments are late, businesses risk losing customers and [...]

Patrick E. McLean wrote in his book How to Succeed in Evil, "There is no such thing as coincidence, Topper. It is always, always your enemies conspiring against you." Shippers may feel that's an [...]

A group of 238 state, local, and federal trade associations sent a letter to President Biden, imploring him and his administration to mediate the International Longshore & Warehouse Union [...]

This is a guest post by Matthew Rayden. The pandemic has played havoc on anyone looking to make a living by importing and exporting goods. The question we are left with is just how bad the [...]