Mounting container shortages creating 'total havoc'

Containers out of northern China are becoming increasingly hard to get hold of, report forwarders. A surprisingly strong market, plus lower vessel capacity due to the Red Sea crisis, is creating ...

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People / Changes at the top at Metro Shipping as Grant Liddell becomes CEO

Metro Shipping, the UK-based forwarder, has announced changes to its top team. MD Grant Liddell now ...

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News / Tight capacity and rates surge could mean you must 'pay to play' in airfreight as strike continues

Airlines and forwarders will be asking if the potential short-term financial gains from today’s increased ...

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People / Metro Shipping snaps up Flexport executive Emiliano Muco

Metro Shipping has snapped up Flexporter Emiliano Muco as its new business development director. He has ...

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News / Air cargo congestion not widespread, despite higher volumes

UPDATED 3pm GMT: BFS said: “We can confirm we have now lifted the short embargo ...

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News / Red Sea crisis expected to drive sea-air demand as Chinese New Year looms

A perfect storm of disruption in shipping, plus the early February start to Chinese New ...

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News / A 'summer of logistics discontent' as ripples from Felixstowe strike hit Europe

Cosco is to omit its CSCL Brisbane and YM Evolution services into Felixstowe next week, after ...

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News / CSPs to 'become irrelevant' after new UK customs system goes live?

Community system providers (CSPs) will “become irrelevant” once the switch to the new UK Customs ...

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News / Rhine closure imminent as low water hobbles freight movement by barge

Low water levels have led to “chaos” on Germany’s River Rhine, with barges moving at ...

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News / M20 crash adds to freight misery at Dover, already beset by staff shortages

Freight movements in and out of Dover are facing substantive delays, which may last well ...

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Mounting container shortages creating 'total havoc'

Metro Shipping Headlines

News / Ecommerce 'a double-edged sword' as airfreight fears a soft year

People / Changes at the top at Metro Shipping as Grant Liddell becomes CEO

News / Tight capacity and rates surge could mean you must 'pay to play' in airfreight as strike continues

People / Metro Shipping snaps up Flexport executive Emiliano Muco

News / Air cargo congestion not widespread, despite higher volumes

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News / A 'summer of logistics discontent' as ripples from Felixstowe strike hit Europe

News / CSPs to 'become irrelevant' after new UK customs system goes live?

News / Rhine closure imminent as low water hobbles freight movement by barge

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Mounting container shortages creating 'total havoc'

Metro Shipping Headlines

News / Ecommerce 'a double-edged sword' as airfreight fears a soft year

People / Changes at the top at Metro Shipping as Grant Liddell becomes CEO

News / Tight capacity and rates surge could mean you must 'pay to play' in airfreight as strike continues

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News / Air cargo congestion not widespread, despite higher volumes

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News / Red Sea crisis expected to drive sea-air demand as Chinese New Year looms

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News / CSPs to 'become irrelevant' after new UK customs system goes live?

News / Rhine closure imminent as low water hobbles freight movement by barge

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