The words cargo and freight are similar, but even though they share a few things in common, the meanings are quite different. 

As lockdown procedures are still in effect in many U.S. states and other areas around the world, COVID-19’s impact on global shipping is far from over.

Global shipping and trade since the coronavirus emerged have done a complete 180. 

Shippers canned dozens of Chinese exports since the coronavirus outbreak, preventing commodities like toys, textiles, electronics, and auto parts from reaching their European and North American destinations.

When I’m preparing to deliver a Risk Assessment Report, the first question clients often ask is, “What’s our compliance score?” While the intention is good, we are asking the wrong question. Numbers may not lie, but they don’t tell the whole truth, particularly in compliance – and in the gap is where good companies get into trouble.