freight forwarders

This is a guest post by Jake Rheude. The final days of 2020 ended with some of China's highest container rates in recent memory coupled with port congestion, space demands, and other metrics [...]

This is a guest post by Paul Zhang. The epidemic made the entirety of 2020 beyond all expectations. Global trade stirred by the "black swan" of the epidemic ushered in a great recession and fell [...]

For many, today couldn't get here quickly enough. At midnight tonight, we say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021, hoping for a better year. Traditionally, Universal Cargo has said goodbye to years [...]

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the incredible opportunity presented to furniture importers and sellers by spiking demand that is predicted to stay strong over the next few years. In Part [...]

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 is a guest post by Arslan Hassan. Businesses that cater to customers on a global scale require an efficient and powerful logistics system that ensures the safe delivery of their products. [...]

This is a guest post by Darren Hann. Supply chain managers who are eyeing global markets and planning to scale up operations need an efficient freight company to manage their goods, [...]

This is a guest post by Darren Hann. Every supply chain is unique in its own way and ideally includes a series of well-defined and tightly managed operations. Factors such as a lack of [...]

This is a guest post by Darren Hann. International Commercial Terms (Incoterms®) play a significant role when you are importing or exporting goods in and out of all major cities. Irrespective [...]

The apparent cyber attack on MSC spotlights the increased risk of fraud, cyber attack, and cargo theft during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the middle of all this highly increased working remotely [...]

This is a guest post by David Fan. Background Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China with a statutory 7-day long holiday. [...]

This is a guest post by Ken Hyden. Digitization and new technologies are rapidly changing all industries, forcing them to prepare for a tomorrow that is unpredictable. This also applies to the [...]

There are a number of stories about ocean freight carriers making headlines right now. So let's round up the top ones and put them all in one blog.

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The share of shipments in the international shipping industry going to freight forwarders and Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCC) is increasing.

Furthermore, it is not just [...]

This is a guest post by Emily Marchant.

Because of the international shipping industry's volatility and the surge of shipments that happened in July of 2018 and lasted until the end [...]

We've noticed an uptick recently in international shipping scams by fraudulent individuals or companies impersonating freight forwarders.

We here at Universal Cargo hate to see [...]

In this blog we'll answer a frequently asked question (FAQ) dealing with Incoterms. Specifically, which Incoterm is the best to use when importing from China. As a bonus, we'll also tell you the [...]

Whether you’re new to Universal Cargo’s blog or a regular reader, this post will help you navigate through to the most useful and popular articles we’ve posted here over the [...]

This is a Guest Post from Betty White of Moving Offices San Diego.

If you need your goods transported overseas but are worried about handling the process, you need to hire a reliable [...]

This is a Guest Post by Daniel Moore

selling overseasInternational goods trading is a well-known and popular business today. This is the reason that leading international brands have [...]