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This is a guest post by Berta Melder.

According to research, 71% of shippers consider real-time analytics highly valuable, and 61% of them evaluate third-party logistics trade lanes [...]

As expected, China retaliated against the U.S. for the tariffs hike President Trump ordered on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. China announced its plan for tariff increases on $60 billion [...]

Pallets form an indispensable foundation to the international freight forwarding industry. Worldwide shipments by sea and air would be severely restricted without palletized goods heading for [...]

One of the biggest issues of our time is global warming. The ocean freight sector of the international shipping industry, in particular, faces an incredible challenge of reducing its greenhouse [...]

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 [...]

We're finally seeing news on how carriers will pass higher fuel costs, which are on the way, to shippers.

It seems that all the news around the International Maritime Organization's [...]

Shippers need to be extra careful about the trucking companies they hire to transport their shipping containers to and from the ports. If not, shippers could find themselves liable in legal [...]

A combination container and RORO ship called the Grande America caught fire and sunk.

Read the blog for all the details.

A's Want to Build a Ballpark in the Port of Oakland

The Oakland Athletics, lovingly known by their fans as the A's, don't want to play baseball at the Oakland Coliseum anymore. Their [...]

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 [...]

We live in a global economy where about 90% of the world's goods are transported by sea, but it hasn't been smooth sailing for the ocean freight shipping industry in recent years. And the waters [...]

This is a guest post from Alexandra Reay.

Note from the editor: Universal Cargo has many great clients in the furniture industry, which is why we're at the High Point market every [...]

China's Ministry of Transport announced a while back upcoming changes to the country's fuel regulations in regard to sulfur content and emissions. We're fast approaching the implementation of the [...]

The ocean freight sector of international shipping is getting closer and closer to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 0.5 percent sulfur cap on fuel. That goes into effect in [...]

This is a guest blog post by Daniel Lummis

Though never introduced as a formal concept in business management until the 20th century, the supply chain has nevertheless been the [...]

You would think the trade war between the U.S. and China would be nothing but bad for transpacific shipping; however, it may have just saved the year for carriers.

Back in June, we [...]

This is a guest post by Dakota Murphy

Note from the editor: While this article breaks from Universal Cargo's traditional international shipping fare, it is still relevant for most of [...]

Whoah!

Collisions and incidents with cargo ships are not uncommon; however, it's not every day one is caught on video. But that's exactly what happened at South Asia Pakistan [...]

Maersk & IBM Team to Innovate Shipping - Universal Shipping NewsWatch this video on YouTube Always seeming to be a step ahead of the competition, Maersk is at it again. The industry-leading [...]

Guest Post by William Mckeen. When moving goods, one of the greatest challenges is providing security to those shipments and being able to both notice and deter tampering or theft. This can be [...]