shipping prices

As 2019 draws to a close, a ton of things are happening in international shipping. You would think with the last three blogs getting into IMO 2020, Incoterm changes with Incoterms 2020, and the [...]

Maersk predicted, a couple years ago, that carrier competition would shrink to just 3 global companies. Of course, Maersk is at the top of the list of carriers expected to be left if its [...]

In case you missed the big news this weekend, a drone attack hit two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (September 14th, 2019). Here's a brief summary from an Aljazeera news [...]

This blog provides two solutions shippers can utilize to mitigate or avoid financial losses from the new tariffs the U.S. is levying on Chinese goods. But first, a quick look at what's happening [...]

Traditionally, when it comes to international shipping, there are two major modes to choose between: ocean freight and air freight. But now, shippers are starting to eye a combination service [...]

Don't look now, but peak season is upon us. Yes, those big volume shipping months when importers are bringing in products to line store shelves for the back to school and holiday seasons are [...]

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 [...]

What kind of freight rates are shippers getting right now on their ocean shipping? The last time we posted on freight rates was in August with a blog titled Freight Rate Wars: Carriers Strike [...]

Shippers are tired of paying the price for port congestion, and rightly so. Demurrage, detention, and per diem fees have unfairly been charged to shippers on top of the lost money and overseas [...]

On January 1st, 2015 the sulphur content in the fuel of ships will have to be reduced by 90%. At least in Emission Control Areas (ECA). While there are more places that will probably join the ECA [...]