Ocean Freight

Global carrier contracts, space guarantees and variable price options to keep our customers cargo moving.
TEU <br /> shipped

100K

TEU
shipped

Trade <br /> Lanes

250+

Trade
Lanes

Consignments managed

100K

Consignments managed

Full/Less than Container Load - FCL/LCL

  • Complete visibility end-to-end via MVT
  • Strategic MCC hubs
  • Established services worldwide

Roll on Roll off (RoRo - H&H)

  • Finished vehicle logistics
  • High & Heavy, industrial, agricultural
  • Global PCC and PCTC RoRo

Conventional & Project

  • Bespoke programme of solutions
  • Oil and gas/energy and power
  • Charter services available by all modes

Ocean News & Insights

  • US-China Tariff Pause Offers Fashion Breathing Space

    Fashion brands and retailers around the world have welcomed a temporary easing of tensions between the US and China, but remain wary of the wider u... Read more

  • Trump’s Red Sea Gambit

    A dramatic shift in the Red Sea shipping crisis may be underway following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Houthi militants have agr... Read more

  • Blanked Sailings Amid Geopolitical Shifts

    Global sea freight is navigating a complex landscape marked by geopolitical tensions, fluctuating demand, and strategic capacity adjustments and wh... Read more

  • India and Pakistan Impose Cargo Bans

    The fragile balance of South Asia’s supply chain network has been thrown into disarray after India and Pakistan imposed tit-for-tat bans on each ... Read more

  • Transpacific Air and Sea Downturns amid Capacity Volatility

    As demand falters on both sides of the transpacific, container and air freight flows are facing extreme volatility, with sharp drops in bookings an... Read more

  • New US Port Fees Target Chinese and Non-Chinese Carriers

    New US port fees aimed at Chinese-owned and Chinese-built ships are set to begin in October 2025, challenging China's dominance in shipbuilding and... Read more

  • Northern Europe’s Ports Struggle with Congestion Amid Network Shifts

    Ports across Northern Europe are grappling with rising congestion, causing widespread delays and operational disruption. A confluence of industrial... Read more

  • Tariff Tensions Drive Short-Term Freight Surges and Long-Term Uncertainty

    Global freight markets remain under pressure as shifting US tariff policies continue to disrupt established trade patterns, prompting divergent res... Read more

  • New Tariffs and the End of De Minimis

    On 2 April 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced sweeping new tariffs, targeting approximately 60 countries, with China singled out for the mos... Read more

Case Study

We never “tyre” of getting it right

Working with this global tyre brand for 30 years, Metro manages deep-sea inbound raw material flows and daily bulk dispatch of containerised exports of finished products to numerous destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the US.

The quality products developed by this client must be protected from contamination, which means that containers must be clean, dry and odour free.

Working directly with the carriers Metro’s account team only position food grade (CDOF) containers.

Containers are supplied on a drop and swap basis, to allow time for inspection and sweeping prior to loading.