The Trump administration on Friday released its plan to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding and other maritime businesses, paid for in part by port fees on cargo delivered to the United States on ships made in China - levies the U.S. and China agreed to pause for one year. The Maritime Action Plan offers a road map for the revival of U.S. shipbuilding, which has shrunk since World War Two and now severely lags China and other nations. Coming in at more than 30 pages, the plan calls for

The European Union will resume work to implement a framework trade agreement with the United States after halting efforts in response to tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Last month, Trump floated potential levies on eight European countries as part of his push to wrest control of Greenland, leading European Parliament members to vote to indefinitely suspend a pact reached with the U.S. in August in Turnberry, Scotland. Although Trump later walked back the thre

The Challenge Shipping project cargo of this scale to a remote mining site requires more than just moving freight, it demands precision logistics, meticulous planning, and seamless execution. Our 1UP Cargo team was entrusted with 6 x 40’ open-top containers from Qingdao, China, destined for a mining site in Mardie, Western Australia. The 1UP Solution From the outset, our team took ownership of the end-to-end operation. Once the cargo arrived at Fremantle port, we coordinated

The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. "We did it, we delivered the mother of all deals," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a media briefing in Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the pact "historic". It will allow free trade of goods between the bloc of 27 European states and the world's most populous country,

Continuing uncertainty in international markets have not been eased by the arrival of the US carrier group into the Middle East, forcing container operators to shelve rate increases. The arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its escorts into the troubled region was, seemingly, enough for French operator CMA CGM to reverse its decision to return its Asia-Europe FAL1, FAL3 and MEX services to the Suez Canal, with these services now sailing around the Cape of G

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday denied Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claim that, in a private call with President Donald Trump, he had backtracked on some of the remarks from his much-discussed speech in Davos, Switzerland, last week. “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president, I meant what I said in Davos,” Carney told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, pushing back on Bessent’s remarks from the night before. Bessent, in a Fox News int

The Challenge Transporting highly specialized semiconductor manufacturing equipment involves more than freight forwarding, it demands precision, compliance, and coordinated execution. Our teams at 1UP Cargo Australia and 1UP Cargo United States recently completed a complex project to transport a chip oven from Australia to a customer’s facility in the United States. Due to the high value, sensitivity, and technical complexity of the chip oven, the project required meticulous

Shipping lines have been exploring a reopening of their container line services through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. News about the Red Sea continues to dominate headlines as renewed instability threatens one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes. CMA CGM has led the way. After having maintained some transits using naval protection during the conflict with the Houthis, the French carrier has returned two regular container line services starting this month. It follow