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Following the big celebration of Mainfreight Shanghai’s 21st Branch Anniversary, the previously successful combined Air and Ocean has now been split into two standalone branches for Air Freight and Ocean Freight to focus on each respective mode. Peter Koo will be the first Branch Manager of the Mainfreight Shanghai Airfreight Branch and responsible for driving the global development and direction of this airfreight. Let's see his journey at Mainfreight.

Written by our team for our team members, customers and shareholders keeping them informed with activities that have been going on around Mainfreight Worldwide
 

On January 1, 2022, Brexit will be one year away. For businesses, this means, among other things, an end to delayed customs declarations for imports into the UK and the introduction of full customs declarations and checks. From this date, a fully completed UK import declaration is mandatory.

During the festive season. Some of our Asia offices will be closed for the Christmas holidays. 
Please see the list of public holidays for Asia: 

KiwiRail derailment on the main truck line south of Hunterville is causing delays to rail services.

We are facing a unique combination of challenges that are having an impact on our traditional peak season freight planning and service processes. Click on the learn more link below to find out more about this and what contingency plans we have put in place to produce improvement.

Mainfreight Mexico City embodies the importance of living the Mainfreight culture daily to shape interpersonal relationships of customers and team members and touch every aspect of how business is done. The branch has  Regional Sales Manager, Ricardo Dordelly, has worked with the Mexico City (TLP) branch for 18 months. Most of his tenure has been during the global pandemic that has brought never before seen challenges, he has realized how powerful maintaining mutual relationships are, even in a virtual setting. 
 
We had a chance to do a catch-up with Ricardo below.

The Wall Street Journal puts into perspective the current supply chain backlog in this video highlighting the Port of Los Angeles. See from an aerial view the scope of the problem and the complexities of this crisis. Contact your local Mainfreight team today to learn about our full stack of supply chain solutions. 

The latest international freight trade information for New Zealand based Importers and Exporters.

With the growth of our business, we are delighted to announce that Mainfreight Qingdao has extended the office space. Yesterday 28 Nov 2021, was the first official opening day!