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We are glad to announce that our transport branch in Genk, Belgium, has expanded its East-European transport network.

We’re excited to be expanding our Transportation LTL program into the Cincinnati, Ohio market.

We are pleased to announce that we officially opened our Coalville Warehousing Branch and London Ocean Freight Branch! This opening was celebrated with our customers and suppliers together with our Coalville & London Team.

Saturday, April 1^st marks another milestone in Mainfreight’s now 45-year global history; we are proud to announce that we have officially received our Motor Carrier Authority in North America.

High inflation and an uncertain economic outlook have stalled the current round of negotiations between workers' and employers' organisations in Finland, where wages are set by national collective agreements.

The European Transport Days have taken place and our newest assets have been revealed… time to sit together with Bertil ter Maat, Branch manager of Trucks & Drivers in the Netherlands, to look back on the complete process of implementing our 100% electric trucks. Bertil has been with the business for 14 years now and is responsible for all rolling stock—the ideal team member to interview for such developments.
 

The UK customs authority HMRC is closing its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system on March 31, 2023. It will be replaced by a more modern and secure IT platform, the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).

Due to the failure to reach an agreement between the UK's largest container port, Felixstowe, and trade unions representing port workers, an 8-day strike has been announced, commencing Sunday 21st of August and ending on Monday 29th of August, which will disrupt the entire supply chain from Europe to the UK.

Our Romanian team has been servicing our customers in Romania and Europe for 30 years now. We have our own domestic distribution network, covering the important areas of Romania by having strategic hubs in Ploiești, Timișoara, Cluj and Bacău.

Adjustment to demonstrating preferential origin for export to the United Kingdom

From 8 February it is no longer allowed to state the country code 'EU' on the origin declaration. A specific country code should be used instead.