MSC Joanna – photo by Alf van Beem Let’s take a break from the relentless COVID-19 news, kind of, to talk about a topic we thought would be dominating ...

Picture by Debora Cartagena, USCDCP As COVID-19 has spread from an epidemic in China to a world-wide pandemic, countries have restricted or banned the ...

We could probably all use a little good news right now. Shippers, specifically, who are seeing blank (cancelled) sailings from ocean carriers, operating ...

You won’t find a more complete roundup of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting international shipping, specifically the ocean freight sector, right ...

Universal Cargo’s house customs broker, INLT gave a great webinar outlining the U.S. requirements around importing pandemic supplies during this COVID-19 ...

The apparent cyber attack on MSC spotlights the increased risk of fraud, cyber attack, and cargo theft during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the middle of all ...

The following is a letter from Universal Cargo’s house customs broker concerning the duty deferment for importers whose businesses are suffering from the ...

From when the novel coronavirus outbreak in China first started registering in international shipping news, stories have been published about how ocean ...

This is a guest post by Derek Jones. Toilet paper hardly makes the news. But save for handwash and hand sanitizer, no other commercial product better ...

We’re fast approaching what’s known as the peak season for international shipping. Traditionally, August and September are huge months for the ...

This is a guest post by David Madden. Few things will disrupt your supply chain operations like a global pandemic. Unlike a natural disaster and other ...

A month ago, Greg Miller reported in an American Shipper article that not only had freight rates finally stopped rising but they also dropped a bit. He ...