Universal Cargo Wins Best Freight Forwarder 2017 Award from TFG
Trade Finance Global (TFG) just announced its 2017 International Trade Awards, recognizing innovative practice in international trade. The 2017 TFG International Trade Award for Best Freight [...]
Maersk Hit By Cyber Attack!
In this age when people and businesses are more and more dependent upon technology, it seems no company–no matter how big–is invulnerable to cyber attack. Or is it cyberattack? Or [...]
Advice for Trump on Dealing with China
China has changed over the last few years, and the U.S. should consider changing its policy toward China according to an excellent, and somewhat long, article called “China’s Great [...]
What Does Trump Presidency Mean for Shippers?
Donald Trump, seemingly despite all polls and predictions, has been elected the next president of the United States, and the impact his presidency could have on international shipping is, as he [...]
Not Another Customs Exam! Part 1
Uh oh… your container has been flagged for an exam. You insist you haven’t done anything wrong! We believe you. Exams are just a part of the international shipping world that we’ve all [...]
China's February Manufacturing Shows Disturbing Economic Trend
China boasts the second largest economy in the world, but economic research and numbers show a declining Chinese economy in February. And that is not an anomaly, but a disturbing trend. Voice of [...]
3 China News Stories Shippers Should Know About
Yuan Value Continues Decrease, Rising China Market Volatility China’s renminbi, commonly referred to as the yuan, has made many headlines this last year. Big drops in value, accompanied by [...]
Top 11 International Shipping Blogs of 2015 (w/ Pics)
It’s hard to believe we are only hours away from 2016. 2015 seems to have come to an end incredibly quickly, but a lot happened in the international shipping industry this year. So much has [...]
Alarming Yuan Devaluation Good for Importers, Bad for Exporters
It has been a crazy couple of weeks for the global economy. First, the world was astounded by a sudden devaluation of China’s yuan against the U.S. dollar on August 11th. Then came [...]
Shipping Companies Stop Going to Iran as U.S. Increases Sanctions
U.S. sanctions on Iran are about to get tougher than they already are making international shipping even harder for the country. On July 1st, new U.S. sanctions on Iran will be implemented that [...]
Sudden China Trade Deficit Gives Shipping Companies Profit Outlook
The last few years have been tough on carriers in the international shipping industry. Rate wars and overcapacity were large factors for hurting the bottom line of the companies that own and [...]
China Australian Deal Good for Aussie Shippers, Bad for U.S. Dollar
Australia is working on a currency deal with China that would allow the Australian dollar to be directly converted into the Chinese yuan, bypassing the U.S. dollar (USD). When it comes to [...]
Is China Cheating in the International Trade Market?
With the imminent presidential economic debates, there is no way that US trade relations with international import/export powerhouse China would not become a big topic. Presidential candidate [...]
What the Freight!?! Gold Not Money?
Inflation: International Shipping Delayed by Shangai Trucker Strikes
Inflation eats away at the very core of what you work for – your value. We exchange our lives, our time, our energy and resources for a return; wage, salary, return on investment, profits [...]
UPDATE on Japan Radiation Crisis: Vessels & Containers
Below is a list of major shipping lines and other companies related to shipping with updated news and information concerning the radiation crisis in Japan. Please visit these sites to learn more [...]
Inflation: Margin Killer Affects Cargo and International Shipping Part II
Inflation: Margin Killer Affects Cargo and International Shipping Part I Continuing to detail the effects of inflation on the American families who are the end client of those in the [...]
Inflation: Margin Killer Affects Cargo and International Shipping Part I
The Problem While many are now speaking about the fact that inflation is coming, due to the radical fed policy of hyper quantitative easing, few are detailing what happens to the people of a [...]
Import and Export Affected by Sovereign Debt Crisis
Greece had an issue spending too much money on salaries and austerity benefits. This pressed the country to the brink of Receivership. Not such a thing for Sovereigns- but all of Europe was [...]