Summary of carrier announcements affecting Middle East trade, including new conflict surcharges and suspended seafreight services to multiple Gulf destinations.

A bonded warehouse is a secure, customs-approved facility where imported goods, such as alcoholic beverages, can be stored without immediate payment of duties and taxes. Read our detailed guide.

Deciding whether to outsource your logistics or manage it yourself can be complex. Every business has different needs, and the right choice depends on your goals, resources, and growth plans. Mainfreight has capabilities that address any demands head-on.

Severe winter weather is impacting much of North America, bringing heavy snow, ice, and dangerously cold temperatures that are already disrupting major transportation corridors and logistics networks. Click here to learn for real-time updates from our branches.

Chain of Responsibility (CoR) in Australia makes safety a shared obligation across the transport supply chain. Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law, anyone who influences how goods are transported has a legal duty to prevent unsafe practices on the road. This article goes through the vehicle requirments in COR. 

As 2025 wraps up, it’s a good time to review Australia’s trade. With three quarters of data in, clear import and export trends are emerging.

Landed cost in the supply chain refers to the total expense of delivering a product from its origin to the customer's doorstep, including product cost, shipping, customs duties, taxes, insurance, and handling fees. Mainfreight helps businesses accurately calculate and manage these costs with tailored reports and international expertise, ensuring full visibility and control over every aspect of import expenses.

Supply chain security is the management of the supply chain that focuses on risk management of external suppliers, vendors, logistics and transportation. Supply Chain Security is key to reducing risk, delays and loss that canoccur in the supply chain.

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

Mainfreight have released our half-year financial results to 30 September 2025.