Holy Crap! Maersk & IBM Team Up to Change International Shipping!
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 [...]
Cable Seals to Ensure Security for Goods in Transit
Guest Post by William Mckeen. When moving goods, one of the greatest challenges is providing security to those shipments and being able to both notice and deter tampering or theft. This can be [...]
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Fallout of Hurricane Irma on Shipping
The worst is over with Hurricane Irma; however, Florida and Georgia took pretty big hits. Millions are without power. Homes and businesses were damaged. Worse, ABC reported the death toll in the [...]
You Won’t Believe What Was Shipped In This Potato Chip Can
They say eating too many potato chips could eventually kill you; however, just opening these potato chip cans could cost you your life. A man was arrested after allegedly importing king [...]
Universal Bizargo: 4 Men Found in Shipping Container
Imagine you’re a port security guard, walking up and down rows of stacked shipping containers when you hear cries for help. You investigate. Getting closer to the sounds, unsure exactly [...]
Making Overseas Sending Simpler
Guest Post by Dakota Murphey NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: While Universal Cargo’s blog usually focuses on international shipping for businesses or news in the international shipping industry, we [...]
What Does Article 50 Mean for International Trade?
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 [...]
Universal Cargo Teaching About Incoterms in Lorman Live Webinar
Here’s your chance to learn all about Incoterms from Universal Cargo’s General Manager Raymond Rau. When it comes to international business deals involving importing and exporting, [...]
Freight Rates Primed to Increase on U.S. Imports But May Not Be Bad for Shippers
Despite all the worries of slowed U.S. imports because of a potential protectionist policies from the Trump administration, strong growth is projected for U.S. imports over the next six months. [...]
President Trump’s New Executive Orders on U.S. Trade
President Trump signed two executive orders last week to attack trade abuses and the United States’ trade deficit. The executive order going after trade abuses is focused on enforcement of [...]
New WTO Deal Supposed to Boost International Trade by $1 Trillion
Global trade has been growing slowly over the last several years, but it might have just gotten a big shot in the arm. As of yesterday (February 22nd, 2017), the World Trade Organization’s [...]
Are Automated Freight Forwarders Better for Shippers?
Freight forwarders and non-vessel operators (NVOs) have been under a great deal of scrutiny for their lack of automation lately. For anything consumers want, they can go online and with a [...]
How a Freight Forwarder Can Help with Amazon FBA Shipments
Some of you have been coming around here for a while now and most of you know who we are and what we do. What many of you may not know is that Universal Cargo can continue to help with your [...]
Don’t Turn Your Overseas Shipment into a High Seas Adventure!
Shipping internationally is much more inherently challenging than shipping domestically; therefore, it is vitally important beforehand that you do the necessary research and strategic planning to [...]
Don’t Turn Your Overseas Shipment into a High Seas Adventure!
Shipping internationally is much more inherently challenging than shipping domestically; therefore, it is vitally important beforehand that you do the necessary research and strategic planning to [...]
How To Eliminate Duties Through New Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
A recently passed bill has U.S. shippers primed to save millions of dollars in tax breaks through tariff reductions and eliminations. You might be able to take advantage of this bill to [...]