International shipping is, by its very nature, risky business. So many things can disrupt a global supply chain, from sluggish port operations to geopolitical conflict to capacity shortages. Heck, even the..

The Port of Baltimore channel has fully reopened to all vessel traffic as of June 10, 2024, following 11 weeks of painstaking progress clearing debris from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The transportation industry is brimming with jargon; terminology, acronyms and abbreviations that are unique to the business of freight movement. To the uninitiated, the sheer amount of things to learn and..

Shipping freight by air for the first time — or even the 101st time! —  can feel overwhelming, especially for shippers unfamiliar with the many unique terms and processes involved.

On March 26, 2024, the 984-foot cargo ship M/V Dali hit a pillar of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its total collapse into the Patapsco River. 

In its 2022 Review of Maritime Transport, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) states that marine vessels carried more than 80 percent of global trade cargo volumes in 2022. This..

We live in a big world, a world with seven continents comprising 195 countries that house more than eight billion people. 

It’s a big world out there and there’s a lot of freight moving around it. Every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported between nations. This work is shouldered by thousands of transportation..