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June 2021; Post-Brexit trade update
Dover is seeking a judicial review of a Cabinet Office decision, while the Government offer financial aid to exporters, as food and drink exports to the EU fall by half and critics decry post-Brexit...
Finished car shipments at pre-COVID levels
Car carriers that have been lying idle since the onset of the pandemic have been taken out of mothball, as one of the worst affected shipping segments, is quickly returning to pre-COVID activity...
Carriers profits soar, but shippers are distressed as a consequence
Rising shipping rates, sea freight disruption and port congestion, will only come to an end when global consumer demand eases, shipping lines believe. But as demand continues to outstrip supply,...
Air cargo peak season starts early with no end in sight
Chaotic sea freight markets are driving delayed distressed planned ocean cargo over to faster air freight, creating an artificial early peak season, in which massive global demand meeting limited...
Yantian port looking to resume full container operations
Hutchison Port’s Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) have announced that they will resume full operation from 00:00 on the 24 th June, with effective controls of COVID-19...
Brexit and pandemic challenged road freight supply chain with Europe
The twin impacts of Brexit and the pandemic had a negative effect on road freight in the first quarter of 2021, with freight tonnage and vehicle movements down significantly, marked by lack of...
Metro’s ECO portal prepares for July launch
The new MVT Eco module monitors the energy emissions, emission costs and CO2 equivalent emissions, of each consignment we move, by every mode and will be available free from the 1st July, which...
Hundreds of vessels waiting for berths, as congestion continues on a Global scale
Over 300 vessels, the most in the history of container shipping, are currently waiting for berths around the globe, as the industry continues to struggle with the operational impacts of COVID-19 and...
Sea freight rates from China 1,000% higher than a year ago into UK/ Europe
With the container shipping lines imposing yet another round of general rate increases (GRI), FAK (freight all kind) rates from China are looking at passing $20,000 per 40’ container, while calls...
Air Freight Update; Central UK hub re-opens for Metro air freight arrivals
With increased support from key carrier partners, Metro has recommenced routing air freight traffic directly to our Birmingham Airport hub, from key Middle East and Asia origins, as well as trucking...
UK exports hit by EU and US tariffs
Despite the tariff-free deal agreed with the EU, up to £3.5bn of British exports have already had taxes applied and the US has introduced new tariffs worth $2bn on European goods, including products...












