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

  • Red Sea update

    The last three months of 2023 were some of the worst for liner shipping’s finances in recent years, while early volume indications for this year ... Read more

  • Baltimore supply chain contingencies

    In Baltimore work to remove the 9,662 TEU vessel Dali and damaged bridge has begun, with seven floating cranes and 30 vessels on scene, but with 4,... Read more

  • Avoiding the bill that Dali shippers will face

    The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the container ship, Dali, collided with it last Tuesday. The eventual cost of the disaste... Read more

  • Maersk vessel collapses Baltimore bridge

    The Dali, a time chartered Maersk container vessel with two pilots onboard, crashed into a support pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimo... Read more

  • TPM and US review

    Organised by the Journal of Commerce, TPM (Transpacific Maritime Conference) is the premier global shipping and supply chain conference, attracting... Read more

  • Sustainability key to long-term Panama Canal

    With 5% of global maritime trade and 40% of US container traffic using the Atlantic-Pacific shortcut, the Panama Canal is a critical link in global... Read more

  • Research uncovers scale of Red Sea disruption

    New research by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has found that over half of importing manufacturers and retailers (53%) have been impacted b... Read more

  • US importers face inventory replenishment quandary

    Many US companies, including big retailers, were successful over the course of 2023 in clearing out the stockpiles of inventory, that they built up... Read more

  • OCEAN Alliance seek stability

    Although there was market speculation that a member of the OCEAN Alliance might be tempted to leave and join THE Alliance in 2027, a new agreement ... 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.