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This is a guest post by Erica Sunarjo.

There are layers to running every business, and each layer needs to be perfect to make the whole thing work smoothly. The same goes for the [...]

The changes in fees at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will go into effect on November 19th.

Back in April we shared in a blog post sharing the good news that PierPass is [...]

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 [...]

This blog provides two solutions shippers can utilize to mitigate or avoid financial losses from the new tariffs the U.S. is levying on Chinese goods. But first, a quick look at what's happening [...]

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 [...]

The international shipping industry has traditionally been a male-dominated one. In fact, it still seems to be largely behind when it comes to gender equality in the workplace. 

A [...]

Traditionally, when it comes to international shipping, there are two major modes to choose between: ocean freight and air freight. But now, shippers are starting to eye a combination service [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Back in June, we blogged that the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a dockworkers agreement that should bring stability to the East [...]

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 [...]

A week ago, we posted a blog from Universal Cargo's own Cherry Chen outlining the section 301 tariff exclusion process shippers can use to request a one year tariff exclusion on products they [...]

Don't look now, but peak season is upon us. Yes, those big volume shipping months when importers are bringing in products to line store shelves for the back to school and holiday seasons are [...]

Trade wars are often thought of as lose-lose situations. However, President Trump obviously thinks the U.S. can win the trade war he has ignited with China. And it looks like he isn't alone in [...]

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 [...]