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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...
Container shipping capacity remains under pressure as carriers increase blanked sailings, schedule reliability weakens and port congestion ties up vessels across key gateways. According to maritime...
Metro has expanded its UK footprint with the opening of three new offices in Leeds, Liverpool and Belfast, as part of its continued national growth strategy. Investing in strategically important...
Severe winter weather across the United States has triggered the sharpest short-term trucking spot rate spike in more than three years, with disruption now filtering upstream into inland rail and...
As Metro accelerates its UK and international expansion, the business has strengthened its People function with the appointments of Paul Davies as Head of Organisational Development, who will be...
The Global Trade Observatory Outlook 2026, based on insights from more than 3,500 senior supply chain executives globally, delivers a clear message: customs is now the single biggest operational...
Chinese New Year 2026 falls on Tuesday, 17 February, marking the start of the Year of the Fire Horse. While the official public holiday in China runs from 17–23 February, the operational impact on...
Air freight markets have entered the new year on firmer footing than many expected, with volumes rebounding sharply through January as shippers accelerate movements ahead of earlier-than-usual...
Sterling has strengthened meaningfully against the US dollar and held a relatively firm range against the euro, reshaping landed costs, sourcing decisions and margin dynamics for UK importers and...
With the flow of goods providing the real momentum, global trade closed 2025 at record levels, with the outlook for an even more robust 2026. Despite geopolitical tension, shifting trade policy and...
Hopes of a return to Red Sea and Suez Canal transits are fading again as renewed security threats from the potential resumption of Houthi attacks inject fresh uncertainty into global container...
While headline capacity and rate volatility have eased, equipment positioning, schedule reliability and geopolitical uncertainty continue to shape outcomes for temperature-controlled chemical cargo....