2025 marked a breakthrough year for Metro as we continued to advance the MVT digital platform, delivering new applications, enhanced visibility, and significant improvements to our underlying infrastructure.
These investments reflect our commitment to helping customers operate more efficiently, make better-informed decisions, and maintain complete control of their global supply chains.
Over the past year, we rolled out a series of major upgrades across MVT, including the launch of our Invoice App and E‑Bookings, making it easier than ever for customers to manage essential logistics processes from one integrated platform. We also completed a substantial investment in real‑time airfreight tracking, now fully embedded into Track and Trace. This enhancement provides accurate milestone visibility, fewer information gaps, and a more reliable digital airfreight experience strengthening Metro’s position as a leader in technology‑enabled freight solutions.
A select group of customers also gained early access to MVT Reporting & Analytics, a powerful new analytics suite designed to unlock deeper insight into supply chain performance. This comprehensive reporting tool provides dynamic dashboards, trend analysis, and operational KPIs that enable smarter planning and problem‑solving. Successive release phases will continue until the end of Q2 2026, with general release beginning 1 March 2026 for all customers.
Delivering Measurable Value for Our Customers
The expansion of the MVT application suite delivers tangible benefits that help customers run more agile and resilient supply chains, including:
- Enhanced end‑to‑end visibility: Real‑time tracking across multiple modes allows for faster exception management and improved operational confidence.
- Greater efficiency and workflow automation: Digital tools reduce manual activity, eliminate duplication, and accelerate core logistics processes.
Looking Ahead: What’s Coming to MVT in 2026
With an ambitious roadmap for 2026, Metro is continuing to expand and enhance the technology experience in MVT to support our customers’ evolving needs.
Q1 2026 Highlights
We look forward to sharing these imminent product releases and will provide more information via your Metro dedicated customer relationship management contacts and future newsletters.
- Web‑based Booking App – A streamlined, modern interface that simplifies the placing of multimodal shipment bookings for our customers.
- Port Congestion App – Real‑time insight into port performance, dwell times, and congestion risks, empowering customers to plan proactively.
- Enhanced RoRo Vessel Tracking – More accurate sailing milestones, live ETAs, and improved visibility of delays, critical for automotive, machinery, and high‑value supply chains customers that rely heavily on RORO movements.
Q2 2026: Introducing the Schedules App
The new Schedules App will provide customers with comprehensive global carrier schedules for ocean movements. This capability enables better planning, transit‑time comparison and service selection, helping customers make informed decision around optimise their supply chain performance.
We will also release significant improvements to road freight visibility through an externally‑facing Carrier App that integrates road freight milestones directly into MVT in real time.
Continuing the Journey: Q3, Q4 and Beyond
Further enhancements through the second half of 2026 include:
- Advanced customer‑configurable notifications across all MVT applications.
- DCM (Demurrage, Detention & Free Time) upgrades to give greater visibility of risk and help customers manage free‑time allocation more effectively.
Simultaneously, our product and development teams will be focusing on detailed research and scoping for new digital capabilities, including customer rate tariff management and automated digital quoting, planned for release between late 2026 and early 2027.
These investments reflect Metro’s ongoing commitment to building a modern, connected, and data‑driven supply chain experience for our customers.
At Metro, our digital solutions are shaped by the people who use them every day. The MVT platform, and the wider suite of Metro applications, are developed with direct input from our customers ensuring the tools we create solve real‑world challenges and deliver meaningful value.
We are always keen to hear from customers about their experiences with our existing products, as well as the pain points, bottlenecks, and opportunities they see across their supply chains. This insight is essential in guiding future development, influencing new product ideas, and helping us prioritise the digital capabilities that matter most. Your feedback fuels our roadmap, strengthens our innovation, and ensures Metro continues to deliver technology that truly supports your business.
For any enquiries, further information or feedback on Metro digital products and developments, please EMAIL Ian Powell, Customer and Technical Solutions Director
