This is a guest post by Cory Levins. Progress happens at an astounding pace. The world we inhabit today is very far away from the world of yesteryear. The past couple of decades have seen [...]
This is a guest post by Lucas Parker. Efficient packaging and shipping methods are very important when it comes to shipping laboratory goods, especially if they are dangerous goods. This is [...]
It's scary. Over 7,711 people are confirmed as infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, which has already killed 170 people, according to the last numbers I saw from the New York Times. The Wuhan [...]
This is a guest post by Mary Walton Marijuana products have long been used for medical treatments. But marijuana is not legal in all countries, whereas some states made it legal. Because of [...]
This is a guest post by David Fan. Background Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China with a statutory 7-day long holiday. [...]
This is a guest post by Jeremy Raynolds. In December 2018, we reached a new record level of carbon dioxide emissions. The global CO2 emissions for 2019 are still not in, but one thing is [...]
Before 2020 hits, let's take a look back at 2019. What happened in international shipping this year didn't happen in a bubble. Just like events of years past affected this year, the things [...]
2020 is less than a month away, and it's not an exaggeration to say it will be one of the most eventful new years the international shipping industry has ever seen. First, IMO 2020 goes into [...]
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's second largest ocean freight carrier by capacity for the moment, put out a press release on Monday concerning its executive leadership: MSC [...]
The outlook on shipping through the Arctic is changing. And I'm not just talking about the changes in climate making shipping through the North Pole possible. Ocean freight carriers are coming [...]
In case you missed the big news this weekend, a drone attack hit two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (September 14th, 2019). Here's a brief summary from an Aljazeera news [...]
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced in a press release on Friday (September 6th, 2019) that it would "address detention and demurrage charge issues" by adopting a set of [...]
This is a guest post by Ummul Fidha. Risk Management Picture — Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images Businesses involved in international trade have to deal not just with risks [...]
This is a guest post by Cory Levins. A marathon runner might run a great race, but if they fall behind in the final lap, competitors can often overtake them. For companies who are determined [...]
In only 5 months, starting on January 1st, 2020, cargo ships have to meet the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) new 0.5% sulfur cap on fuel known as IMO 2020. [...]
This is a guest post by Dave Gilbert. The United States imported over $3 trillion worth of goods in 2018 alone. Hundreds of thousands of businesses depend on foreign suppliers and producers [...]
This is a guest post by Ken Hyden. Digitization and new technologies are rapidly changing all industries, forcing them to prepare for a tomorrow that is unpredictable. This also applies to the [...]