Less than half a year away from the IMO 2020 cleaner fuel mandate, the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) put out a media release raising safety concerns around the [...]
This is a guest post by Ken Hyden. Digitization and new technologies are rapidly changing all industries, forcing them to prepare for a tomorrow that is unpredictable. This also applies to the [...]
This is a guest post by Chloe Bennet.
When it comes to fulfilling orders for customers, retailers have two options to choose from – either fulfilling them in-house or outsourcing [...]
This is a guest post by Keith Coppersmith.
Even though your brand and your supply chain seem like two completely unrelated aspects of your business, they are in fact two inextricable [...]
This is a guest post by Emily Marchant.
Because of the international shipping industry's volatility and the surge of shipments that happened in July of 2018 and lasted until the end [...]
Are you unhappy with your current freight forwarder? It might be time to change your freight partner. To be sure you are changing a freight forwarder at the right time, look for these telltale [...]
We've noticed an uptick recently in international shipping scams by fraudulent individuals or companies impersonating freight forwarders.
We here at Universal Cargo hate to see [...]
This is a guest post by Keith Coppersmith.
For a brand-new company entering the competitive global and local market, efficient and effective logistics will mean the difference [...]
This is a guest post by Alexandra Reay.
If you import from or export to Canada or Mexico, you may be closely monitoring the latest changes in the North American Free Trade Agreement [...]
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 [...]
This is a guest post by Cory Levins.
If you are a manufacturer, the owner of a distribution company, or anyone else who ships freight on a regular basis, investing in a [...]
Want to have an article you've written published in Universal Cargo's blog? This post will help you achieve that goal.
After spending years building our blog into a recognized, [...]
Big news hit in January when it was announced Maersk and IBM were forming a joint venture. The giants in international shipping and information technology, respectively, were introducing a [...]
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 [...]
When it comes to international shipping in regards to the U.S. and China, trade war has been dominating the news. But as this week draws to a close, two huge, potentially deadly storms are [...]
Maersk announced that it is sending the first container ship from East Asia to Europe through the Arctic Ocean. Daniel Shane reports in CNN Money:
The newly built Venta Maersk is set [...]
This is a Guest Post from Betty White of Moving Offices San Diego.
If you need your goods transported overseas but are worried about handling the process, you need to hire a reliable [...]
The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 gives President Trump the legal right to impose tariffs at his discretion if he determines there's a national security threat to justify it. Therefore, when the [...]
"We're all going to go bust," MOL President and CEO Junichiro Ikeda said to the Financial Times about the near future of ocean carriers in the international shipping industry.
For [...]