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The outlook on shipping through the Arctic is changing. And I'm not just talking about the changes in climate making shipping through the North Pole possible. Ocean freight carriers are coming [...]

This is a guest post by Dakota Murphey. Note from the editor: While most of our blog content is focused on international shipping itself, many of Universal Cargo's blog readers and customers [...]

This is a guest post by David Fan. Get a perspective from a freight forwarder on what digitalization means for the future of the companies shippers import and export their goods through by [...]

This is a guest post by Ummul Fidha. Risk Management Picture — Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images Businesses involved in international trade have to deal not just with risks [...]

This is a guest post by David Fan. According to reports: Danish shipping major A.P. Moller – Maersk has decided to join its counterparts CMA CGM and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as [...]

What would happen if ocean freight carrier alliances were brought to an end?

Many shippers would cheer as they're currently seeking to make such an outcome a reality. But would it [...]

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 [...]

International shipping spot rates are, not surprisingly, falling at the moment. But they have been falling massively.

Freight rate pricing tends to fall after the Chinese New Year as [...]

This is a Guest Post by Grant Polachek.

Note from the editor: While this article is not directly about international shipping, as is our normal fare, it could be very useful for [...]

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 by Alexandra Reay.

In the past 40 years, the Arctic sea ice extent maximums and minimums have gotten increasingly smaller. Sea ice loss is happening, and it’s [...]

This is a guest post by Alexandra Reay.

Note from the editor: Most articles in Universal Cargo's (UC) blog deal with international shipping to help and inform U.S. importers and [...]

This is a guest post by Martina Sanchez

In the 21st century, global trade is booming. E-commerce has allowed goods to criss-cross the world in ever-increasing amounts, and online [...]

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 [...]

Something about international shipping has countries worried. And they're considering legislating it, which makes shipping industry professionals nervous.

What's the issue? Invasive [...]

This is a Guest Post by Grace Carter Note from the editor: While this is not an article about international shipping as most of our blog posts are, we think many of our readers will still find [...]

Right now, shipping containers are being used to violate the basic human rights of thousands of people.

We've posted before about uses of shipping containers for purposes other than [...]

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 by Cory Levins, Director of Business Development for Air Sea Containers.

It is remarkable that in an age of flight and space travel, most cargo transport around [...]