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As we continue to see the beginnings of how the recent and ongoing changes to U.S. shipping law affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers’ and other industry stakeholders’ [...]

"How can it be a spy satellite if they announce on television that it's a spy satellite?" --George Carlin If you're ever at a major U.S. port, take a look at the cranes looming over the [...]

Shippers should make no plans for a return to ocean freight routes through the Suez Canal in the near future. Perhaps the most damaging attacks in the Red Sea area so far happened on Sunday. [...]

It's been a while since our last entry in this series, where we go through the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) section by section, but we haven't forgotten. We’re still only beginning to see how [...]

You wouldn't know it by watching the news, but the water conditions at the Panama Canal have improved. More ships can transit the canal than restrictions had been and were planning to allow. With [...]

Maybe this will finally be the last time I write about this story. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) will at last pay one of the parties it wronged at the Port of Portland, [...]

Many shippers feel like ocean freight carriers are unfairly taking advantage of recent global events for financial gain. In particular, many believe the Red Sea-related surcharges carriers are [...]

Shippers are waiting for someone to do something about the Iran-backed Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, which have escalated, disrupted international shipping, and catapulted freight [...]

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, [...]

Big changes are happening in the international shipping landscape, or waterscape (?), as the 2M, Ocean, and THE carrier alliances are reshuffling. These three carrier alliances, tying all of [...]

Embarking on the global trade journey brings unparalleled opportunities, but it's not without its challenges. International shipping comes with its own set of risks that can jeopardize your [...]

This is a guest post by James Raussen, Eaint Hmue Htut, and Ye Yint Zaw Win. Myanmar's maritime landscape boasts seven major ports, each playing a vital role in the nation's international trade. [...]

What were Universal Cargo's top blog posts of 2023? Every year, we like to count it down from 10 to 1, classic David Letterman style. Sometimes we do the top 10 international shipping news [...]

This is a guest post by Dylan Jacobson. Container ships are the unsung heroes of global trade, transforming the movement of goods worldwide. Their role is vital, as these colossal vessels serve [...]

Expect trucking to become even more expensive in California. Since about 40% of U.S. containerized imports and approximately 30% of all U.S. exports go through the Golden State's ports, this [...]

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack ships in the Red Sea. They hit the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Al Jasrah today, which set the ship on fire, as reported by Jon Gambrell in [...]

This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Extended producer responsibility laws are creating ripples of change in international supply chains, from packaging to product design. Over the past several [...]

The Departement of Homeland Security just added three companies in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List: COFCO Sugar Holding Co. Ltd, Sichuan Jingweida Technology [...]

Two of the world's most important international shipping route connections are being disrupted simultaneously: the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal. When one important international shipping hub [...]

This is a guest post by Rabab Toor. There is a lot of red tape involved in customs export paperwork, making international shipping a risky business. This article will go over nine shipping [...]