Intermodal

Environmentally friendly intermodal transportation that allows for more efficient transportation of cargo, while reducing delivery times and saving cost.
INTERMODAL <br /> EU PORTS

75+

INTERMODAL
EU PORTS

EU RAIL <br /> FREIGHT hubs

250+

EU RAIL
FREIGHT hubs

KM EU WATERWAYS

10K+

KM EU WATERWAYS

Short Sea

  • More cost effective than road
  • Hundreds of routing options
  • Reduced carbon footprint

Rail

  • Pan-European network coverage
  • Significant CO2 reductions
  • Fixed schedule departures

Barge/Feeder

  • Connecting major European ports
  • Cost decreases over distance
  • Various equipment types available

Intermodal News & Insights

  • Red Sea crisis expanding and growing

    After the longest period of attack-free shipping in the Red Sea since December, the situation in the region is escalating, with an increase in Hout... Read more

  • Strengthening global partnerships: India

    Metro’s main board recently completed a multi-city tour across India, as part of a strategy to fortify existing partnerships with key suppliers a... Read more

  • UK and EU customs border changes

    ICS2 advance filings will be used by EU customs to identify high-risk shipments from the 3rd June, while post-Brexit import charges which come into... Read more

  • Red Sea update

    The last three months of 2023 were some of the worst for liner shipping’s finances in recent years, while early volume indications for this year ... Read more

  • Baltimore supply chain contingencies

    In Baltimore work to remove the 9,662 TEU vessel Dali and damaged bridge has begun, with seven floating cranes and 30 vessels on scene, but with 4,... Read more

  • Avoiding the bill that Dali shippers will face

    The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the container ship, Dali, collided with it last Tuesday. The eventual cost of the disaste... Read more

  • Maersk vessel collapses Baltimore bridge

    The Dali, a time chartered Maersk container vessel with two pilots onboard, crashed into a support pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimo... Read more

  • TPM and US review

    Organised by the Journal of Commerce, TPM (Transpacific Maritime Conference) is the premier global shipping and supply chain conference, attracting... Read more

  • Sustainability key to long-term Panama Canal

    With 5% of global maritime trade and 40% of US container traffic using the Atlantic-Pacific shortcut, the Panama Canal is a critical link in global... Read more

Case Study

Short is the long-term option

This manufacturing client has plants in the UK and continental Europe, with material moving between locations on a continual basis, with deadline requirements that embrace urgent and non-urgent.

Air, overnight and express services are typically employed for urgent deadlines, while products that have deadline flexibility are perfectly suited for the cost and service benefits that a short-sea containerised platform provides. This creates a “conveyer belt” model delivering consistent and reliable flows of product.

The Metro MVT platform provides visibility of all stock in transit and the anticipated date of delivery, which automatically updates in line with the transport option selected.