Insights

Despite the continuing lockdowns in the UK and overseas, blanked voyages and grounded aircraft, Metro Shipping is planning, uplifting and transporting medical, PPE and non-essentials cargo by air...

Even with the continuing lockdown, we’ll be looking forward to the forthcoming May bank holiday in the UK, but have you considered the supply chain impact of China’s labour day holidays and the...

While UK ports continue to operate relatively normally, despite the closure of many importers, Bangladesh is running out of reefer plugs and US ports are preparing to offer temporary storage ahead...

Despite the global supply chain disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, our project forwarding teams are finding ways to keep their project cargo moving. We get the lowdown from our joint...

While Asia-Europe container shipping lines are reducing capacity by idling vessels from May as volumes deteriorate with the collapse in demand, air freight rates have reached their highest ever...

While financial experts wonder if we’re going to witness another ‘Hanjin’, the world’s 4th largest container line, CMA CGM is following MSC in offering a ‘Suspension in Transit’ service, The...

The European Commission has announced a Joint European Roadmap, a plan aimed at leading the region back from the containment measures imposed on its member countries. In an official announcement on...

In good news for stretched importers, HMRC is offering payment relief for duty and VAT payments, but the deadline for deferment account holders is tomorrow! Duty deferment account holderswho are...

As port congestion expands in India, and fears grow at ports around the world, exporters could face unexpected costs for undelivered cargo In the UK, ports and port workers are essential, as are...

Despite an increase in air cargo charters and passenger aircraft operating as freighters, that has added significant air cargo capacity, the demand to air freight critical goods outstrips demand and...