6 Ways Blockchain Technology Can Transform Logistics
This is a guest post by Kristin Savage.
It hit the scene as that mysterious technology behind Bitcoin. No one paid much attention at first. A digital currency that its founders said [...]
This is a guest post by Kristin Savage.
It hit the scene as that mysterious technology behind Bitcoin. No one paid much attention at first. A digital currency that its founders said [...]
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 [...]
For obvious reasons, U.S. shippers who import from China tend to be against the tariff increases President Trump is imposing on China. There have been hearings over items listed in the new tariff [...]
Hurricane Florence and Super Typhoon Mangkhat struck over the weekend, bringing tragedy with them. This article gives an update on the aftermath of these two devastating storms that took [...]
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 [...]
This is a Guest Post by Alana Downer
Currency is somewhat unpredictable, and when you have transactions taking place in multiple countries using different currencies, keeping track [...]
The values of Universal Cargo’s President Shirley Burke and CEO Devin Burke translated into the values of their company, shaping Universal Cargo’s mission statement to enrich the [...]
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 [...]
In today's blog we're doing something new that we plan to continue doing intermittently from now on. Spotlighting members of our team, so you can get to know us a little [...]
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 [...]
Guest Post & Infographic by Webmastersjury and 16Best.net
Note from the editor: Since many Universal Cargo customers import goods to sell online, the following content is relevant to [...]
This is a Guest Post by Daniel Moore
selling overseasInternational goods trading is a well-known and popular business today. This is the reason that leading international brands have [...]
Fuel costs have significantly increased this year, causing many carriers to post first-quarter losses for 2018.
At least, carriers are saying higher fuel bunker prices are the cause [...]
This is a guest post by Jake Rheude
3PL WarehouseEveryone is looking for a leg up in their business, but we often focus too much internally to see how existing partners can help us [...]
For those of you who don't know, Universal Cargo's CEO Devin Burke and President Shirley Burke have a son who is a pro golfer. Micah Burke, who put off joining the family shipping business to [...]
I was recently asked to contribute my top 3 tips about importing from China for a big list of advice to help new shippers to, well, import from China.
Since at Universal Cargo we [...]
There are two main questions I’m seeing among exporter companies to help them grow revenue.
1. How can I fine-tune my current processes to save costs and increase [...]
It doesn't take much perusing of international shipping news stories to see that the machines are rising. Robot ships, driverless trucks, delivery drones, and port automation interrupting [...]
There's good news for shippers importing and exporting goods through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. PierPass is overhauling its OffPeak program, significantly reducing fees at the [...]