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Rates – reliability = frustrated shippers
Container shipping rates from Asia to Europe have soared to a five year high, while reliability falls to the lowest ever level recorded. The rapid recovery in post-lockdown demand has driven up...
Air Freight Demand Continues to Fly
Further to recent reports of increased demand for air freight from Asia and generally around the Globe we have seen a continued increase this week in demand from China and the Asia Region. There...
Updated Border Operating Model
On the 8th October 2020, the UK Government released a comprehensive update to its Border Operating Model that will be effective from 22:59 GMT 31st December 2020. On 31st December 2020 the UK...
The perfect storm threatening container haulage is continuing
All parts of the UK have been impacted, including ‘essential’ freight, logistics and supply chain sectors, but the container haulage industry has been hit particularly hard, with many challenges...
Container line alliances stifling innovation
The container shipping alliances help carriers lower operating costs and broaden service coverage through economies of scale. However, do the alliances restrict individual line’s ability to...
The UK still doesn’t have the right pallets for Brexit
Despite the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) holding ‘emergency’ talks with industry leaders 20 months ago, the UK still doesn’t have enough of the right pallets to...
What’s happening in the world of training at Metro?
Metro has been providing internal and external training since inception, but never in such challenging circumstances. Traditional training in the current climate has simply not been possible and...
Brexit Facts: The Transit Accompanying Document (TAD)
As a member of the European Union, UK goods move freely between and through other member states without any formalities. As of 23:00 GMT on the 31st December 2020 freedom of movement will no longer...
Vehicle booking improvements at Felixstowe
In light of the recent criticism and industry-wide complaints concerning delays and service levels, the Port of Felixstowe – the UK’s largest and busiest container port - introduced vehicle booking...
Politics Round-up, 15th October
As the legal battle lines are being drawn by the EU for their day in court, the divorce talks continue to run in parallel. Following the conclusion of last week's round of Brexit talks, Boris...
Fishing for a trade deal, that keeps wriggling away
The EU has launched legal action against the UK after Boris Johnson failed to respond to Brussels’ demand that he should drop legislation that would overwrite the withdrawal agreement and break...