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 [...]
Growing businesses are continuously looking for ways to lower costs and streamline operations while reaching a wider market base. With the rapid expansion of global commerce, savvy businesses [...]
Being able to source high-quality, affordable products to sell to your customers is the lifeblood of all commerce. Without the ability to source products from a variety of reputable suppliers, [...]
This is a guest post by Jeremy Raynolds. In December 2018, we reached a new record level of carbon dioxide emissions. The global CO2 emissions for 2019 are still not in, but one thing is [...]
This is a guest post by Phil Edwards. Note from the editor: While this article is not directly about international shipping itself, as most of our posts are, global packaging trends affect [...]
This is a guest post by Cory Levins. A marathon runner might run a great race, but if they fall behind in the final lap, competitors can often overtake them. For companies who are determined [...]
There's good news for U.S. retailers and shippers who import from China, and probably U.S. consumers too, as they prepare for the 2019 holiday season. Many, many items from list 4 of the Section [...]
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 [...]
As expected, China retaliated against the U.S. for the tariffs hike President Trump ordered on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. China announced its plan for tariff increases on $60 billion [...]
One of the biggest issues of our time is global warming. The ocean freight sector of the international shipping industry, in particular, faces an incredible challenge of reducing its greenhouse [...]
Growing your business to the global market is the single most important step you can ever make as a business owner or manager. I mean, globalization enables you to tap [...]
Many shippers are concerned, and rightfully so, about how the partial government shutdown will affect their international shipping.
You probably already know the standoff between [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At Universal Cargo, we're always happy to provide shipping quotes; however, today's quotes are of a completely different kind than we normally dispense.
Instead of freight rate [...]
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 [...]
Get ready for High Point pictures worth high-fiving about. Or fist-bumping if you're not really the high five sort. We invited you to Seductive Reflections, the party Universal Cargo sponsored to [...]
Guest Post by Ryan Hoek The standard shipping container is a widely used medium for loading, unloading and transporting goods from one international port to a distribution center across the [...]