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Terms of trade will trip you up
The two most popular terms of trade used for EU/UK movement currently, will have profoundly different outcomes when the transition period ends Incoterms rules determine who has fiscal and legal...
Latest on USA Trade agreement post Brexit
The United States is Britain’s biggest trading partner after the EU, accounting for nearly 19% of all exports and 11% of imports and both sides hope a trade deal can be reached in 2020, but there...
Shipping line CEO sees signs of June recovery
An increase in Chinese manufacturing in May, combined with seasonal demand for summer products, and a need to replenish inventories are the basis for optimism by container lines serving Asia exports...
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The Metro team talk: Dave Jones
Metro has evolved continuously over the last four decades and Dave’s journey with us over the last two and a half, mirrors many of Metro’s evolutions, developments and innovations. Dave’s...
Lines effectively write off 2020 peak season
It is clear that the container shipping lines are expecting weak demand to extend into the peak season, with the announcement of blank sailings for the third quarter global network schedule. In...
Digital disruption is just noise
Digital disruptors will no more kill-off today’s forwarding sector than the advent of European rail did in the 1800s, according to director general of the British International Freight Association...
Apparel factories face closure
As millions of garment workers face uncertainty globally because of cancelled orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of the world’s leading clothing brands have yet to publicly claim...
The Metro team talk: Linzi Barnes-Cox
We often talk about the need for resilient, agile and flexible supply chains. And while our leading-edge technology creates the environment to support those aspirations, it is colleagues like Linzi...
Metro Offices – We’re Back!
The vast majority of Metro staff have been working successfully from home over the past 10 weeks and now we are returning to our offices, gradually and safely. As announced by the Government last...
Coronavirus hits car carrier fleet
With consumer and commercial automotive demand falling, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, specialised RORO car carriers are coming to terms with a pronounced downturn, with as many as one in...