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Shippers will start seeing random container inspections from Maersk on U.S. imports and exports.

Gavin van Marle reports in the Loadstar:

Maersk Line is set to begin [...]

This is a guest post by Florian Frese.

Demurrage and Detention quickly become a shipper’s nightmare and can result in thousands of dollars in per diem charges. Costs that arise [...]

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 [...]

This is a guest post by Martina Sanchez

In the 21st century, global trade is booming. E-commerce has allowed goods to criss-cross the world in ever-increasing amounts, and online [...]

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 John from Anster Special Vehicles When you import or export heavy equipment or oversized equipment, getting it to your destination is always a big challenge. Heavy lift [...]

There is so much potential for what blockchain technology can bring to the international shipping industry. So much potential, in fact, there's a fight for who can successfully bring blockchain [...]

Big news hit in January when it was announced Maersk and IBM were forming a joint venture. The giants in international shipping and information technology, respectively, were introducing a [...]

At Universal Cargo, we help many businesses import goods from China. This means many of our customers are being affected by the tariff increases President Trump is imposing on Chinese imports. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Cherry Chen

Are you an exporter or importer impacted by the trade war between China and the United States? Here is good news for you.


On July 6th, the United [...]

Whether you’re new to Universal Cargo’s blog or a regular reader, this post will help you navigate through to the most useful and popular articles we’ve posted here over 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 Jake Rheude

3PL WarehouseEveryone is looking for a leg up in their business, but we often focus too much internally to see how existing partners can help us [...]

I was recently asked to contribute my top 3 tips about importing from China for a big list of advice to help new shippers to, well, import from China.

Since at Universal Cargo we [...]

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 [...]

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into detention, demurrage, and per diem charges. And the shippers rejoice. Eric Johnson reported in American Shipper: The [...]