Sea Air

Combining the economies of sea freight, with the speed of air freight for reliable, secure, flexible and more environmentally-friendly solutions.
shipments <br /> via SIN

1000+

shipments
via SIN

shipments <br /> via DXB

500+

shipments
via DXB

Sea/Air charters

10

Sea/Air charters

Solution

  • First leg; sea freight origin to hub 7-10 days
  • Second leg; air freight from hub to destination 2 days
  • Controlled end-to-end by Metro

Hubs

  • Primary Asia hub located in Singapore
  • Secondary hub located in Dubai
  • LHR and BHX dedicated cargo hub

Benefits

  • Significant cost saving on air
  • Solutions for hanging garments
  • Perfect balance of time and cost
  • Reducing carbon emissions

Sea News & Insights

  • 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

  • Air freight’s promising 2024 start continues

    The global air freight market’s positive start continued last month with significant growth in demand and a corresponding rise in global spot rat... Read more

  • Sea/Air growth undiminished

    The latest air cargo data is showing a clear upswing in volumes at key sea/air hubs, as shippers from Asia seek to avoid the extended ocean freight... Read more

  • Red Sea impact on time-critical modes

    Shippers’ concerns about Red Sea supply chain delays, plus an early Lunar New Year, pushed up air cargo volumes by 10% in January, but the availa... Read more

  • Red Sea Crisis insurance withdrawals – fact or fiction?

    In addition to fast-rising ocean freight rates and extended transit times, as the container shipping lines divert around Africa, shippers have been... Read more

  • Red Sea Crisis; Situation Report, Wednesday 17th Jan

    Despite coalition military action, Houthi rebels continue to attack commercial shipping and with container shipping line’ schedules showing Cap... Read more

  • Sea freight shippers opt for air and sea/air alternatives

    With the container shipping lines diverting around Africa until the Red Sea maritime security situation improves, the uncertainty and unpredictabi... Read more

  • 2nd January; Suez Crisis Update

    In our 2023 supply chain review we said that we were hopeful that the formation of a coalition naval task force to patrol the southern Red Sea and... Read more

  • The sea and air alternative from China

    China to Europe rail freight services have grown massively since the advent of the COVID pandemic, with volumes surging 29% last year. But with se... Read more

Case Study

The COVID antidote

Sea-Air is a time-sensitive alternative that avoids congestion, shut-outs and cost worries. Sea-Air solutions helped shippers avoid airfreight shortages and price spikes after airlines cut swathes of capacity on their China and Hong Kong services during the COVID pandemic.

Combining the economies of feeder vessels from China ports, with the speed of direct air freight, via our dedicated Singapore hub, Sea-Air is reliable, secure and flexible. These time-sensitive solutions are available door to door at around three times the speed of standard sea freight and a fraction of the cost of air freight.