4PL

Increase efficiency, drive costs down, build competitive advantage and improve focus on core business activities
4PL <br />clients

20+

4PL
clients

dedicated<br />staff

300+

dedicated
staff

transactions managed

500K

transactions managed

Freight Solutions

  • ERP integration
  • Air, Ocean, Road operating 24/7/365
  • Tailored and dedicated solutions

Supply Chain

  • Audit, design and optimise
  • Global inventory control
  • Integrating systems stakeholders

Documentation

  • Digitise and automate data
  • Quality and productivity gains
  • Full range of compliance

4PL News & Insights

  • Growth Sustained, But Reliability and Policy Risks Loom for Air Freight

    Air cargo volumes surprised on the upside again in August, rising by around 5% year on year, the second consecutive month of growth at this pace. C... Read more

  • Road freight prices edge higher in August

    Stronger August demand lifted UK road transport prices, with both haulage and courier markets firming despite fresh capacity entering the system. ... Read more

  • Resetting UK–EU trade

    Five years on from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and with the 2026 review fast approaching, the UK and EU have a chance to move beyond ... Read more

  • Carriers Sustain Transpacific Rate Momentum with Strategic Blanking

    Transpacific carriers have achieved notable success this September in upholding spot freight rates despite softer volumes and ongoing market pressu... Read more

  • Asia Pacific Freight Markets Reshape as Tariffs Shift Trade Flows

    Air and sea freight in the Asia Pacific region is at the centre of global freight realignments, as eCommerce and feeder shipping operations are res... Read more

  • Managing an Oversupplied Sea Freight Market

    Unpredictable scheduling, blank sailings and overcapacity continue to unsettle the major east–west, transatlantic and transpacific trade lanes. B... Read more

  • Gold’s Record Surge Amid Falling Dollar: A Global Signal for Trade and Transport

    On the 2nd September Gold surged past $3,500 per troy ounce, setting a historic high that resonates beyond financial markets. While often seen as a... Read more

  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Season 2025

    The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is an agricultural pest native to China, Japan and the Korean peninsula. Each year, Australia and New Zealand... Read more

  • US Tariffs Reshape Global Supply Chains

    The wave of new US tariffs has triggered a recalibration across global trade and supply chains. While markets initially reacted with relative calm,... Read more

Case Study

Nurturing an icon for thirty years

This 4PL client is an iconic global brand and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling and demolition.

Operating from 22 factories across Asia, Europe, North America and South America, this client has an 11,000 strong workforce and its products are sold in over 150 countries.

A dedicated Metro department support the global manufacturing sites inbound and outbound supply chains, raising documentation, managing customer deliveries and providing logistics support to 750 worldwide dealers.