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Happy World Trade Week! Never heard of it? You’re not alone. I’ve only peripherally heard of it, and I write a blog about international shipping. I don’t think we’ve ever [...]
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 [...]
Halted Strikes on Iran Today could have been a day of war escalation. President Trump posted on Truth Social that there was a military attack on Iran scheduled, but he held it off at the request [...]
Do you know what country is the number one trading partner for the U.S.? It’s not China. It’s not Canada…. 2026 marks the third consecutive year that Mexico is the United [...]
Ocean freight rates have been elevated since the start of the Iran War. However, as we’ve covered in Universal Cargo’s blog, international shipping’s capacity is not stretched [...]
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 [...]
Import fraud enforcement is at an all-time high. Consider following: Why the Crackdown? Large factors in government enforcement increases on tariff evasion and import fraud are the creation of [...]
Summit Delay Request Many refer to the current trade deal with China as a trade truce. Shippers would be forgiven for thinking of it as tenuous after the tension of escalating tariffs of trade [...]
Competition on the waters of international shipping looks to be shrinking again as the world’s fifth-largest ocean freight carrier, Hapag-Lloyd, made a buyout deal yesterday to acquire the [...]
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 [...]
This is a guest post by Samuel Lane. The global market for online sales continues to expand for many American companies. High growth levels often require businesses to find new ways to store [...]
2025 is drawing to a close, and that means it’s time to look back at the Top 10 Universal Cargo blog posts of the year! It’s always a fun exercise to count down the top 10 – David [...]
This is a guest post by Dave Brobey. In every part of doing business, one can expect to find costs that seem to appear right out of nowhere. They’ll hide in contracts, invoices, and polite [...]
Ocean freight rates in the international shipping industry are classically volatile. However, lately we’ve been seeing freight rates consistently fall. To show what we mean, the Drewry [...]
Here we go again. We have a government shutdown as Democrats, wanting to show strong opposition to the Trump Administration, refuse to pass the Republican-led spending bill that would keep the [...]
As September wraps up and we head into October, President Trump announced new tariff escalations, with some to go into effect in October. I’m dubbing it Octariffest. It’s not as fun [...]
This is a guest post by Jake Cavanaugh. A shipment misses its deadline. Customs flags the wrong forms. A truck arrives at the wrong warehouse dock. These things don’t just happen in theory. They [...]
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 Jordan Ellis Shipping high-value furniture can feel like watching money roll away on a pallet. One bump in the road, one slip of a forklift, and the piece may never be the [...]
This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Worldwide, major global ports are increasingly embracing digitalization. Artificial intelligence, internet-enabled sensors, and modern networking technologies [...]
