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The world today isn’t simple and the challenges facing supply chains are complex. Those challenges need to be looked at from a different perspective, with human ingenuity, passion and experience, combined with our technology to create something more than the expected. By problem-solving in unexpected ways, we conceive new solutions to overcome challenges and realise opportunities.
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Supply chain disruption continues despite US/Iran ceasefire
Global supply chains are operating in a more stable position than at the peak of the Iran war, but conditions remain far from normal. President Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire, tied to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, has…
Air freight enters a new supply‑constrained phase
Global air freight markets have shifted abruptly from gradual recovery to a far more volatile, supply‑constrained environment, with the Middle East crisis now the dominant driver of pricing, routing and capacity decisions. Rates have risen quickly in recent weeks, with fuel costs, network disruption…
Ocean rates and fuel surcharges climb on disruption
Ocean freight markets are entering a more complex phase, as carriers respond to sustained pressure from fuel markets and network disruption, with pricing increasingly driven by cost recovery rather than volume growth. Across April, carriers have implemented a series of…
Jet fuel crisis escalates
The global air freight market is entering a more critical phase, as a deepening jet fuel crisis begins to threaten operational stability through the second quarter and beyond. What initially appeared as a short-term shock linked to Middle East disruption…
A tougher European road market and a UK edging back towards it
For years, the road freight market has been under sustained pressure, shaped by a combination of post-Brexit structural change, rising costs and geopolitical disruption. At the same time, there are early signs that the UK may begin to move closer…
New values support customers, consistency and culture
At the start of April, Metro marked an important milestone with the launch of new company values, that define how the business operates today and how it will continue to evolve as it grows. The launch reflects a period of…
Celebrating 45 years of service: Andrew White retires from Metro
After an extraordinary 45-year career, Metro bids farewell to one of its most influential and long-serving colleagues, Andrew White, as he retires from the business he joined in the early 1980s. Andrew’s journey is a rare one. Joining as employee…
Container and RoRo flows disrupted as Gulf remains closed
The effective closure of key Gulf shipping routes has halted vessel access to major regional hubs, leaving ships anchored or diverted and forcing carriers to discharge cargo at alternative ports across Oman and the UAE. These ports are now acting…
Middle East disruption reshapes air freight market as capacity tightens and rates surge
Air freight markets are entering a more volatile phase as disruption across the Middle East removes critical capacity from the system, forcing rapid network adjustments and driving sustained upward pressure on rates. The immediate impact has been a sharp contraction…
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