Air cargo under pressure as peak season looms
With capacity already strained and further challenges expected from potential labour strikes and reduced belly capacity in the final quarter, shipp... Read more
Food & Beverage
Seamless inbound and outbound logistics solutions with complete supply chain integrity from source to destination.
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and dry
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200K
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Frozen
Multimodal
- Air, Sea and Road
- Ambient and temperature controlled
- Special equipment (e.g flexitanks)
Handling
- Bonded & secure
- Fresh & perishable
- Full temperature controls
Compliance
- Customs compliance
- Product & health safety
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Food & Beverages News & Insights
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Challenges in ocean freight: Capacity, congestion, and resilience
The ongoing disruption in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which started with the hijacking of a vessel nearly ten months ago, has led to a substantia... Read more -
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US supply chains face multiple threats
Importers are entering a critical period, with looming labour disputes, capacity pressures, and surges in maritime and airfreight volumes are creat... Read more -
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European market review and group developments
The European freight market continues to face a complex landscape, characterised by fluctuating demand and evolving capacity challenges. In this re... Read more -
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Rising lorry thefts prompt calls for government action
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has urged the government to establish a specific offence for freight crime and to develop more secure truck stop... Read more -
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Record volumes raise concerns for peak season
Global demand for ocean freight container shipping has surged to unprecedented levels, surpassing even the peak during the Covid pandemic and comes... Read more -
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Global IT outage disrupts supply chains
On Friday, a faulty update to Microsoft software by cyber-security firm Crowdstrike, saw global supply chain operations significantly disrupted, wi... Read more -
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A New Government – a New Britain; Strengthening UK Supply Chains for Economic Resilience
The Labour party’s manifesto outlines a commitment to bolster the resilience of supply chains in key sectors, a task that Transport Secretary Lou... Read more -
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Air Cargo Demand Grows Strongly in Q2 2024 – and will continue for the rest of the year
Robust growth in global air cargo markets for April 2024 marks a strong start to the second quarter, with airfreight rates on key trades out of Asi... Read more
Case Study
A recipe for success
Metro plan and manage international transport and logistics for ambient and temperature-sensitive food products, for leading global brands, including the world’s best known cereal brand owner.
Metro is responsible for exports from the UK, Belgium and other mainland European factories by sea and air, with over 100,000 containers moving in the last year.
Metro also manage the bulk movement of raw ingredients and production machinery, with the account team recently developing supply chain solutions to support the successful launch of new manufacturing facilities in Turkey and Egypt.
