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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...
Vessel schedule reliability falls
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...
RoRo car carrier market attracting container shipping lines
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...
Carbon targets may add more cost for shippers
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...
Supply chains returning to just-in-time focus
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...
Award recognition for CuDoS customs platform
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,...
Important notice for exporters; Change to Certificate of Origin
The Certificate of Origin (CoO) is an important international trade document which certifies that goods are wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country. The current...
Critical export customs changes draw near
HMRC will be writing to traders to raise awareness that all export declarations currently made through CHIEF, must be made through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) by 30th November 2023 and...
New Customs framework agreed for Northern Ireland shipments
Business groups have welcomed the ‘Windsor framework’ deal announced on the 27th February, between the UK and EU over trading arrangements in Northern Ireland, which offer a considerable reduction...
US West Coast volumes drift to South and Southeastern ports
Negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and West Coast port employers, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) began last May and while talks...












