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Monday May 23, 2011, the price of crude dropped on the Mercantile Exchange $2.40 per barrel for the July contracts/delivery. (Link to Desert News – for today’s oil price and their view of why) [...]

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan provides guidelines for measuring the amount of radiation on export containers and ships. Since the catastrophic events [...]

Strikes led by truckers that were angry at the rising fuel prices and low wages begin to dwindle as the Shanghai authorities propose some relief to the situation. The strike that began on [...]

On Thursday, April 20th, 2011, there was a strike by Shanghai Truckers.  The rising fuel prices and low wages have caused a civil unrest with Shanghai citizens and truckers. “The [...]

Concerns continue to spread over the radiation leak that occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Governments all around the world are implementing ways to monitor and [...]

As Japan is recuperating from last months tragic events, shipping lines are providing minimal services and operating with caution to transport goods. Hyundai Shipping Line is the only shipping [...]

Greece had an issue spending too much money on salaries and austerity benefits. This pressed the country to the brink of Receivership. Not such a thing for Sovereigns- but all of Europe was [...]

In September, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released its publication of Incoterms 2010.  Short for International Commercial Terms, Incoterms are a series of internationally [...]

Worried about the environmental impact of your ocean shipping containers? An article in the June 2010 issue of America Shipper details a variety of companies that are taking on the challenge of [...]

Key Points: Vietnam’s economy has experienced rapid growth since the 1986 economic reforms and growth in international exports to Europe and the United States has accelerated in the past 5 years. [...]

Tip #1: Save container transport cost by preparing to load your container in less less than 2 hrs. When the driver shows up to your site, the first 2 hours are included in your fees. We recommend [...]