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What pops into your head at the word “pirate”? For many, it’s Johnny Depp and Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Usually, our pirate imagery goes back to the scalawags of centuries gone [...]

“We all know that time is money. We are less aware that time is a historical invention of businessmen.” – The World that Trade Created by Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik. You don’t have to be [...]

Anyone who drives through densely populated areas knows the frustration of traffic jams. There are stretches of roads notorious for frustrating drivers and making perfectly punctual people late [...]

  Guest Blog by John Gibbons   Intro: An international shipping company is a multitasking firm that takes care of not only the safe transfer of your commercial and household goods [...]

Inflation eats away at the very core of what you work for – your value.  We exchange our lives, our time, our energy and resources for a return; wage, salary, return on investment, profits [...]

Constantly in our industry we hear terms like CIF, FOB, and DDU tossed around.  And, from time to time, you may catch yourself wondering “Who pays for what now?” I figured I could [...]

We are just coming out of the peak season, as that traditionally starts late fall through early spring. Last year, most carriers in the westbound export market to Asia implemented numerous rate [...]

Inflation: Margin Killer Affects Cargo and International Shipping Part I Continuing to detail the effects of inflation on the American families who are the end client of those in the [...]

The Problem While many are now speaking about the fact that inflation is coming, due to the radical fed policy of hyper quantitative easing, few are detailing what happens to the people of a [...]

Right before the new year began, President Obama signed a piece of legislation that will ultimately change the way many food companies do business in the states and internationally. This is the [...]

This is a guest post by Patrica Garcia. Customs regulations when shipping internationally are a crucial aspect of global trade. For U.S. businesspeople, understanding these rules is not just [...]

This is a guest post by Ceci Amador.

As a business owner or manager, it’s only natural for you [...]

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 [...]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) noted that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been notified by many countries of proposed regulatory changes that may affect U.S. [...]

Anti-Israel protests essentially shut down the Port of Oakland yesterday, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Such protests have taken aim at ports around the world, to varying degrees [...]

A boy waits for his mother to pick him up. But she doesn't show. She doesn't call. No one can get a hold of her. The woman is reported missing, and the police investigate. Nothing. There's no [...]

The situation in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, forcing ocean freight carriers to route ships away from the Suez Canal, got worse yesterday (Wednesday, March 6th). Antisemitic, Iran-backed Houthi [...]

This is a guest post by Juan Turcios. Smoothly navigating international trade requires mastering your approach to using Incoterms to define your shipping terms and responsibilities. Therefore, [...]

This is a guest post by Evelina Thorne. Air freight regulations, often intricate and dynamic, demand unwavering attention from U.S. business professionals involved in import and export. [...]