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There have been concerns with all the shutdowns happening to fight the spread of COVID-19, the novel Wuhan coronavirus, that ports are also closing. It's not surprising people would think ports [...]

This is a guest post by Jake Rheude. The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, striking more fear into the heart of people [...]

2020's international shipping news cycle so far has been an exercise in good news, bad news. To get at what I'm talking about, let me introduce you to a fun book by Jeff Mack I read [...]

This is a guest post by Cory Levins. Food shipped internationally by sea and air across countries and continents is the most cost-effective way to transport consumable products. Frozen storage [...]

There have been a ton of blank sailings related to COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus or novel coronavirus. In fact, according to an advisory that Tommy Chan, Compliance Manager of [...]

This is a guest post by Jared Marcus. Running a production business or any other business connected to manufacturing or selling goods means you will always have to find the best shipping [...]

Peter Tirschwell, in a Journal of Commerce (JOC) article, says the coronavirus outbreak is causing disruption "on a scale that has yet to be seen in container shipping’s more than 60-year [...]

This is a guest post by Cory Levins. Progress happens at an astounding pace. The world we inhabit today is very far away from the world of yesteryear. The past couple of decades have seen [...]

This is a guest post by Sandy Burkhart. Have you already started planning your shipping activities for the year that's just started? Then you might want to consider learning all about the [...]

We promised to blog on this, so here it is... the controversy surrounding low sulfur surcharges. Big news events affecting the international shipping industry, specifically the Phase One Trade [...]

Many returned to work yesterday (February 10th) in China after the Spring Festival Holiday (Chinese New Year) shutdown was extended by the novel coronavirus that quickly spread from its epicenter [...]

This post could be thought of as an update to both last week's post about how the coronavirus is affecting international trade with China and our three part series going through the Phase One [...]

It's scary. Over 7,711 people are confirmed as infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, which has already killed 170 people, according to the last numbers I saw from the New York Times. The Wuhan [...]

You could call this phase three of the Phase One Trade Agreement with China breakdown, but we won't call this post that to avoid making it sound confusing. Still, this is the third part of our [...]

In the last blog, we began a chapter by chapter look at the new Phase One Trade Agreement with China. That post gave an introduction with background and looked at chapters 1-4 of the [...]

Though it seemed overshadowed in media coverage by shiny Nancy Pelosi pens, last week was a big news week for international trade. On Wednesday, January 15th, President Trump and China's chief [...]

This is a guest post by Arslan Hassan. Combine ever-advancing technology with economic situations along with fluctuations in demand and the result is the occurrence of unprecedented changes in [...]

No matter the industry, importing can be a valuable step to help your business grow and expand. Whether you currently import products or are looking to begin, there are many items to consider. [...]

IMO 2020 went into effect on January 1st, requiring sea vessels, including container ships, to abide by a 0.5% sulfur cap on fuel or use scrubbers (systems that clean fuel in engines) in order to [...]

This is a guest post by Mary Walton Marijuana products have long been used for medical treatments. But marijuana is not legal in all countries, whereas some states made it legal. Because of [...]