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.
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I've seen a lot of headlines this year about various ocean freight carriers losing money. However, it all came to a head for me with Mike Wackett's article in the Loadstar last week with the [...]
This is a guest post by Michelle Arios.
selling overseasImporting and exporting can rarely be a lone wolf operation. You’re going to need boots on the ground in other countries, [...]
This is a Guest Post by Daniel Moore
international business successWhen you pursue international business expansion, you may be tempted to simply copy the marketing tactics that [...]
This is a Guest Post by Kate Thora
Shipping Containers at Port Importing ExportingImporting and exporting businesses can be relatively easy to run. On the end of imports, you don’t [...]
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 [...]
Japan’s “Big 3” shipping companies—K Line, MOL, and NYK— joined forces to form the joint venture Ocean Network Express (ONE). And starting today (February 1st, 2018) you can [...]
Maersk & IBM Team to Innovate Shipping - Universal Shipping NewsWatch this video on YouTube Always seeming to be a step ahead of the competition, Maersk is at it again. The industry-leading [...]
In light of digital technologies, big data, and the Internet of Things–yes, the 4th Industrial Revolution–the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company imagined what [...]
Big, bold letters reading, “Fourth Industrial Revolution will disrupt shipping” headline an article Wolfgang Lehmacher wrote for the Journal of Commerce (JOC). Is this just a [...]
Guest post by Gemma Davies On Tuesday the 28th of March, 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May signed article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, triggering the UK’s formal exit from the European Union [...]
Truckers are some of the most important, and possibly most under-appreciated, people in the international shipping industry. Economies all over the world depend on truckers to get imports and [...]
Attorneys from Nofeeinjurylawyers.com.au has stated that as there are a great deal of parties and laws involved in international shipping. Therefore, it is not surprising that the courts play a [...]
2017 international shipping predictions Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017, shippers. Last week, in the last blog of 2016, we took a look back at the top stories of the year. This week, in the first [...]
Try not to hear Steve Carell saying, “That’s what she said!” in your head when considering the international shipping industry’s stance on size: bigger is better. It seems [...]
When it comes to carriers in the international shipping industry, Maersk is, and seems to have always been, the big dog on the porch, even with the newly merged China Costco Shipping Corporation [...]
There are a number of big changes happening in the international shipping industry. Just to name a few, ships have been getting much, much bigger; the Panama Canal is expanding; and carriers, the [...]
October is a big month for international shipping. At least, normally it is. Usually imports see a big bump around this time of year, especially at West Coast ports, as shippers and retailers are [...]
International shipping is a complicated business. That’s why freight forwarders exist; they help shippers with all the international shipping details so shippers can focus on the details of [...]
Who says international shipping has to be boring? For many, international shipping is a fascinating subject; however, for many, many, many more, it is not. Yet, over the last several years, [...]