4PL

Increase efficiency, drive costs down, build competitive advantage and improve focus on core business activities
4PL <br /> clients

20+

4PL
clients

dedicated<br /> staff

300+

dedicated
staff

transactions managed

500K

transactions managed

Freight Solutions

  • ERP integration
  • Air, Ocean, Road operating 24/7/365
  • Tailored and dedicated solutions

Supply Chain

  • Audit, design and optimise
  • Global inventory control
  • Integrating systems stakeholders

Documentation

  • Digitise and automate data
  • Quality and productivity gains
  • Full range of compliance

4PL News & Insights

  • 2024: Reflecting on a Dynamic Year in Global Supply Chains

    As 2024 comes to an end, we look back at a year filled with extraordinary events that shaped the global supply chain landscape. From geopolitical c... Read more

  • Preparing for Chinese New Year: Avoiding supply chain disruption in 2025

    Chinese New Year (CNY) is a time of celebration across China but presents significant challenges for shippers and careful planning is essential to ... Read more

  • Air freight situation and outlook for 2025

    Global air freight market continues to experience robust growth, driven by eCommerce and the peak season, but faces capacity constraints due to red... Read more

  • Road freight market update and Metro review

    The road freight market in the UK and Europe is grappling with structural cost challenges, evolving regulations, and capacity constraints, while Me... Read more

  • Sea freight situation and outlook for 2025

    With 2024 characterised by elevated freight rates and fluctuating dynamics, the container shipping lines have emerged as the primary financial bene... Read more

  • Shipping lines blank sailings from Asia to support rates

    Container carriers operating between Asia, Europe, and the United States are leaning heavily on blank sailings to manage capacity and stabilise fre... Read more

  • The potential impact of the new US administration on global trade

    As the United States, and the world, braces for potential shifts in trade policy, new tariff proposals and ongoing supply chain challenges are resh... Read more

  • Maersk leave Felixstowe as shipping Alliances prepare for launch

    The container shipping industry is undergoing significant realignments, with three major alliances and MSC operating independently, restructuring t... Read more

  • FTSE 100 firms identify supply chain threats as a principal risk

    A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group, reveals that 72% of FTSE 100 companies now identify supply chain threats as a principal risk to thei... Read more

Case Study

Nurturing an icon for thirty years

This 4PL client is an iconic global brand and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of equipment for construction, agriculture, waste handling and demolition.

Operating from 22 factories across Asia, Europe, North America and South America, this client has an 11,000 strong workforce and its products are sold in over 150 countries.

A dedicated Metro department support the global manufacturing sites inbound and outbound supply chains, raising documentation, managing customer deliveries and providing logistics support to 750 worldwide dealers.