Category: Automotive

Specialised RoRo car and truck carriers are facing multiple challenges, which are causing congestion and delays at ports in Europe, China, South Africa, the US and Australia. Driver shortages in the UK and Europe mean that some importers struggle to collect their cargoes from ports as quickly ... Read more

After a long recovery from the impacts of the COVID19 pandemic the RoRo Car Carrier sector recorded high freight rates and a surge in demand, that has continued through 2022 and is now attracting new market entrants from the container shipping sector. Five consecutive years of low orders for p... Read more

Metro has become a member of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, to be closer to the beating heart of the automotive industry and to share best practice in managing supply chains, to optimise manufacturing, assembly and despatch - to accelerate global success. For over 40 years Met... Read more

We reported last month how the global shortage of RoRo capacity for finished vehicle shipments had intensified over the last two quarters on 2022, encouraging two of China’s biggest car manufacturers to order their own ships, as sales of their EVs grew in European markets, including Norway... Read more

The global shortage of RoRo (roll on – roll off if you have ever wondered) capacity for finished vehicle shipments has intensified over the last two quarters, encouraging an increasing number of car manufacturers to look for control of vessel assets, while many others look to containe... Read more

Roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships are designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, buses, railroad cars, excavators and industrial vehicles and in this niche sector freight rates are increasing, with some routes fully booked four months out, which means if you have a wheeled cargo to move, ... Read more

Operating a fleet of 17 pure car and truck carriers, United European Car Carriers (UECC) is the leading RoRo provider of short sea services for cars and other rolling cargo. Leading customer, Metro, was invited to Zeeburgge, to witness the naming of the world’s 1st hybrid pure car and truck car... Read more

Ask people in the Automotive industry what leads to success and you’ll hear product quality, more frequently than any other factor, but innovation, reliability, performance and value are also critical factors. Matt Weight, Metro’s automotive director, believes that his team share the same qua... Read more

Europe’s primary automotive ports have been investing in ‘cleaner’ operations, alternative fuels and better port operation strategies, but their main challenge for the last year has been fluctuating volumes caused by the semiconductor shortage’s impact on vehicle production. Manufactur... Read more

Matthew Weight with 30 years’ experience and a specialist background in automotive logistics has joined Metro as Automotive Director. With responsibility for automotive services, Matthew will establish Metro as the first choice global logistics partner for finished vehicle, automotive component... Read more

The demand for lithium-ion batteries is developing at a rapid pace, as virtually every type of Electric Vehicle (EV) overtake diesel units in the new car market, but their presence on ships and planes are a concern for insurers. While the UK new car market declined 15.... Read more

The Felicity Ace - which has not sadly sunk - was en-route from Germany to the USA, with 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles aboard, when it caught fire near the Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean last week. The  Portuguese Air Force were the first to arrive at the stricken vessel, air-lifting of... Read more