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This is a guest post by Marcus Dokken. International trade was, and still is, one of the main drivers of economic expansion. We might even say that it's directly responsible for shaping the [...]

This is a guest post by John Nicks. The pandemic triggered many changes in various industries all across the world. One of the most affected areas is shipping costs. As the prices go up, the [...]

On November 30th, the MV One Apus had a massive shipping container collapse as it was hit by a storm and massive waves in the Pacific Ocean on its way to the Port of Long Beach. We blogged about [...]

There are many reasons why you might need to ship heavy machinery. If you’re in construction, you might have a whole fleet of backhoes, excavators and other equipment that need to travel [...]

Ocean freight carriers are supposed to lose billions of dollars in 2020, right? Wrong. They're going to make billions. Probably. As long as things continue the way they're going. Wait. [...]

There have been concerns with all the shutdowns happening to fight the spread of COVID-19, the novel Wuhan coronavirus, that ports are also closing. It's not surprising people would think ports [...]

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Musical instruments are some of the most intricately designed items that manufacturers must ship all across the world. Since musical instrument manufacturers typically produce instruments like [...]

The trade war between the U.S. and China drags on without an end in sight. However, things are not all bad news for U.S. importers. Shippers who import from China got good news last week as Trump [...]

More than 8,000 UPS drivers will be trained by Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) “how to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking activity” according to an article from Transport [...]

2017 international shipping predictions Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017, shippers. Last week, in the last blog of 2016, we took a look back at the top stories of the year. This week, in the first [...]

Thanks for coming back! In our previous blog, we went over how a freight forwarder can help with Amazon shipments. This blog is going to cover the specific requirements that Amazon has for their [...]

During these trying times for ocean carriers in the international shipping industry, carrier alliances dominate the shipping lines, sharing ship operations to reduce costs. On the outside looking [...]

Guest Post By Kevin Hill The freight management industry witnessed some massive changes in 2016 and some of these are likely to last beyond 2017. Shipping services and logistics providers are now [...]

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) are officially going to meet to discuss an early contract extension. Sort of. In a joint press [...]

Last week, BBC News reported that another container ship hit a wall of the newly expanded Panama Canal. Yes, another container ship. After being open for about a month, the enlarged Panama Canal [...]

Finally, all Incoterms defined and in one easy to access place! A video series on Incoterms from Universal Cargo’s Universal Shipping News has just been completed, allowing shippers and [...]

They say change is a constant. What’s certainly constant about change is someone always finds a way to make money on it. U.S. ports are in position to cash in on the upcoming regulation [...]

In the spirit of Devin’s Sevens, today’s blog features the top ten resources Universal Cargo Management offers to help you with your international shipping. This is by no means a [...]