Our alerts, news and guides embrace all transport modes and explore global developments across all aspects of the supply chain, to keep you informed and guide decision making.
Record-low water levels on the Rhine are creating another significant challenge for European supply chains, restricting barge capacity, increasing transport costs and putting additional pressure on...
The global airfreight market is becoming increasingly difficult to predict through headline averages. While worldwide volumes remain above last year’s levels, conditions are diverging sharply...
Exporters across India and Bangladesh are facing a difficult combination of strong demand, restricted vessel space, equipment shortages and weather-related disruption, with pressure particularly...
Container shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal is gradually increasing as major carriers test a return to the shorter Asia–Europe route, potentially signalling an important change for global...
US importers face another period of significant trade policy change as the Trump administration expands its use of tariffs across countries, commodities and industries. The immediate challenge is...
The transpacific market is entering an even firmer phase, with stronger cargo demand, restricted vessel capacity and new Panama Canal constraints combining to increase costs and tighten space,...
Container shipping markets in India and China are experiencing significant operational disruption, resulting in longer transit times, reduced schedule reliability, constrained equipment availability...
Metro's Q3/26 Peak Season Survey suggests businesses are entering the second half of the year with growing confidence, despite ongoing uncertainty across global supply chains. While current shipping...
Spot freight rates have eased from their summer highs, but the container market remains far from settled. While demand has softened following an unusually early peak season, ocean carriers continue...
For decades, global shipping followed a familiar rhythm. Demand built steadily through the summer, peaked during August and September, then eased once Christmas cargo had left Asia. That pattern has...
For years, weather disruption was largely viewed as an operational inconvenience. A storm might delay a vessel, flooding could close a road for a day or two, or high winds might temporarily suspend...
Metro's latest employee engagement survey has delivered our strongest results yet, with colleagues reporting significant improvements across every key area measured. With a 74% response rate across...