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This is a guest post by Eric Weisbrot.

Millions of goods are imported into and exported out of the United States each year, and US shippers are a crucial part of each [...]

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 [...]

You would think the trade war between the U.S. and China would be nothing but bad for transpacific shipping; however, it may have just saved the year for carriers.

Back in June, we [...]

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. [...]

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Note from the editor: Universal Cargo has many clients and blog readers who import goods to sell online. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Right now, shipping containers are being used to violate the basic human rights of thousands of people.

We've posted before about uses of shipping containers for purposes other than [...]

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 [...]

We’ve talked a lot about the escalating tariffs and tariff threats between the U.S. and China in this blog, but Asia is not the only battle front for President Trump’s trade wars. [...]

Do you feel that breeze? It's either the winds of change or a collective sigh of relief from shippers as the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance [...]

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 [...]

Worried about a trade war with China? Here's some good news.

“We’re putting the trade war on hold,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview on Fox News [...]

The numbers are in from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis for March, revealing a drop in the U.S. trade deficit after six consecutive months of [...]

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 [...]

Here we go again, kicking off the High Point Market with a Universal Cargo sponsored Classy Art party!

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— DATE: Friday, April 13th, 2018 — TIME: [...]

From the election of President Trump, there have been worries about protectionist policies and a potential trade war with China because of Donald Trump's promises to decrease the U.S. trade [...]

There's good news for shippers and the supply chain. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are resuming labor contract negotiations for [...]