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Delayed post-Brexit import checks to launch
Despite being part of its post-Brexit trade agreement the UK government has delayed checks on EU goods four times. It has announced that risk-based checks for EU and non-EU imports will finally be...
CMA CGM join Metro’s drive for sustainable aviation fuel
Metro was the first Air France/KLM customer to invest in their Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme and we are delighted to see that CMA CGM Air Cargo, though their capacity partnership...
Export declarations start CDS migration
HMRC data showed that more than a quarter of businesses had not signed up to their new Customs Declaration Service (CDS) at the start of the year and with the migration already started thousands of...
Government’s 10 benefits of Trans-Pacific accession
The UK has reached an agreement to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam,...
Nhava Sheva congestion may last till November
The port of Nhava Sheva, is the second largest container port in India and repairs and replacement of gantry cranes are reducing terminal capacity by 50%, which is expected to possibly last until...
Supporting the food, drink and automotive sectors
Subscribe Now × [everest_form id="3691"] Metro operate in a range of industry sectors and are active members of trade associations that represent our clients’ interests, providing free advice on...
<strong>Vessel schedule reliability falls</strong>
The reliability of container shipping lines’ vessel schedules dropped at the beginning of 2023, with Sea-Intelligence reporting that schedule reliability improved for the majority of 2022, but a...
<strong>RoRo car carrier market attracting container shipping lines</strong>
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...
<strong>Carbon targets may add more cost for shippers</strong>
Environmental efficiency, more ambitious carbon emission targets, the possible introduction of a carbon levy and the EU’s emissions trading scheme all require investment by the container shipping...
<strong>Supply chains returning to just-in-time focus</strong>
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply’s (CIPS) Procurement Futures conference brought together the most influential procurement professionals to figure out how to make supply chains...
<strong>Award recognition for CuDoS customs platform</strong>
We are delighted to win Gold at the ‘Stevie' Sales and Customer Service Awards 2023, with our key technology partner, WNS, for their ground-breaking contribution to our CuDoS customs platform,...












