Going green may not be as trendy a topic as it once was, but the maritime shipping industry is still taking the movement very seriously. And when it comes to international shipping through ocean [...]
“Why do I need cargo insurance?” I’ve heard this question asked. The short answer is: “Because you’re a shipper.” If that isn’t enough for you, keep [...]
You may have noticed a little trend lately in our blogs. Two weeks ago, we blogged 7 tips to beat cargo theft from identity theft. Last week, we blogged about a heist of a shipping container [...]
What: 16,000 kilograms (35,274 pounds) or 16 metric tons of silver bars worth 10 million dollars. Where: In a Maersk–only the world’s biggest shipping company–shipping container [...]
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, [...]
The big item in the news today is that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman ruled to overturn Tom Brady’s four game suspension from the NFL. New England Patriots fans are celebrating. [...]
Congestion at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit unbelievable levels during the contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & [...]
It has been a crazy couple of weeks for the global economy. First, the world was astounded by a sudden devaluation of China’s yuan against the U.S. dollar on August 11th. Then came [...]
Last week, on August 17th, a BNSF Railway intermodal storage policy change went into effect that is making shippers unhappy. The displeasure with the new policy couldn’t be missed in a [...]
People are asking, “What is the fallout from the tragic explosions that took place last week on the waterfront in Tianjin, China?” Today’s blog gets into that from more [...]
Whose GSP is Automated and Whose is Not We recently blogged about President Obama signing a bill that retroactively extended the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) so importers can get their [...]
Merger from Rumors to Reality To be clear, a merger has not happened yet. But first there were rumors. Then there were confirmed merger talks. It seems all but inevitable that the rankings [...]
Merger from Rumors to Reality To be clear, a merger has not happened yet. But first there were rumors. Then there were confirmed merger talks. It seems all but inevitable that the rankings of [...]
Here’s another story for our “international shipping fought the law and the law won” annals (always be careful to include both n’s when using that word). The Federal [...]
This international shipping story is just plain sad. It starts innocuously enough: “The first container ship to call on the Port of Portland in three months arrived last Tuesday and stayed [...]
Many people are importing goods and making big money selling on Amazon. You could be one of them! In this blog series, we’re sharing the secrets of making money on Amazon like a boss. Last [...]
On June 30th, the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter expired for the first time since President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the federal credit agency by executive order in 1934. [...]
Back by popular demand, today’s blog is a second installment of international shipping definitions vs. Urban Dictionary definitions. Well, mainly, my wife wanted me to do another [...]
In the last blog, we discussed Congress passing and President Obama signing into law a bill that extended the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program retroactively. The president [...]
The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program is back! If you’re one of the many shippers who benefited from the GSP program, then you remember vividly when the program expired [...]