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Please note that our offices will be closed on Monday the 5th of June 2017 for Queens Birthday Public Holiday. Office operations will resume as normal on Tuesday the 6th of June 2017.

GVI Logistics offices will be closed on 14/04/2017 and 17/04/2017 for Good Friday and Easter Monday.

American Airlines will suspend it's Auckland - Los Angeles service for eight weeks later this year. It will suspend flights between August 7 and October 6. American Airlines will return with a bigger aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 with premium economy and new business class suites. This will add 59 seats more than the 787-8 currently servicing this route.

Auckland office will be closed on 30/01/2017 for Auckland Anniversary Day.

Please see below notice issued by Lyttelton Port Company. Subject: LCT R&D Weekend Hours 14-15 January CUSTOMER NOTICE 12 January 2017 This is to advise of the R&D Operational hours available this weekend at the Container Terminal. This follows strike notice issued by the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) for the weekend 14-15 January. LYTTELTON CONTAINER TERMINAL The strike period begins a...

Lyttelton Port has advised that Maritime Union of New Zealand employees will take strike action on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25th December. This action will continue each weekend following this date. Please see attached notice for further information regarding this.

Rail Rail services between Palmerston North and Wellington has re-opened. Rail services between Blenheim and Christchurch remain closed and will do for some time due to extensive damage. Interislander Ferries Some ferry services have resumed, a temporary schedule is in place (attached). Road Trucking SH1 remains closed between Cheviot and Seddon and will do for some time. SH7 is availabl...

The North Canterbury earthquake from 14/11/2016 has caused significant disruption to inter-island freight services. Kiwirail services are interrupted due to track damage. Early reports indicate the rail network between Christchurch and Picton may be closed for some time. Road services are interrupted due to damage to roads and ferry ports. Coastal freight services have been fully booked until a...

Christchurch office will be closed for Canterbury Anniversary public holiday on Friday 11/11/2016. Auckland office and Nelson sales office will remain open during this time.

Our offices will be closed for Labour Day public holiday on Monday 24th October 2016. Operations will resume as normal on Tuesday 25th October 2016.

GVI Logistics will be upgrading it's server equipment between 16/09/2016 7pm until 18/09/2016. During this time there will be some disruptions to email, phone and onsite services while the new systems are configured - these disruptions will be minimised where possible. If you have sent an email and have not received a response please call your local GVI Logistics contact.

GVI Logistics offices will be closed on Monday 06/06/2016 for Queen's Birthday public holiday.

1 July 2016 will see the worldwide implementation of the new SOLAS / VGM regulations. The expectation is that this new rule will begin affecting containers lodged for export from NZL ports from mid June 2016. Operationally speaking, every container accepted for export by the port must have a VGM declaration submitted prior which confirms the total shipment weight, and also confirms that the weig...

The Auckland office will be closed on Monday 01/02/2016 for Auckland Anniversary day.

The Christchurch Office will be closed on 12/11/2015 for Canterbury Anniversary public holiday.

Auckland and Christchurch offices will be closed on Monday 1st June 2015 for Queen's Birthday public holiday.

The biosecurity system entry levy is charged by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) for security screening of imported goods. New levy rates come into force on 1 July 2015 and these are set out in the Biosecurity (System Entry Levy) Amendment Order 2015. The rates are summarised as follows: Biosecurity system entry levy on import entries $17.37 ($19.98 including GST) Biosecurity system ent...

Below announcement from Qantas Freight UN3480 lithium ion battery restriction Following an internal safety assessment, Qantas Freight and appointed handling agents will no longer accept shipments of UN3480 lithium ion batteries for carriage on any Qantas Group aircraft. The restriction will take effect on 1 April 2015 and applies to all domestic and international Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink ...

Christchurch office will be closed on 14/11/14 for Canterbury Anniversary Day

The Auckland and Christchurch offices will be closed on Monday 27/10/14 for Labour Day national holiday.

Our Client Login area has been redesigned to align with our main page. If you would like access to this area of our page please contact logins@gvi.co.nz The login area provides access to live information from our database including order statuses, shipping information, invoice copies, statements and much more.

The new GVI Logistics website is now live. The new website seeks to cut down on unnecessary information to become a useful tool for our clients and agents to use. If you would like access to the client login area please contact us via the contact page or your sales representative directly. The client login area can be used to track orders, view invoices and much more.

Dear customer, We are currently upgrading our operating system that will now give you greater access to information on your shipments and our schedules. If you require any information on our import and export schedules or want an update on your order please contact your account manager or: Mike Welch (Christchurch Branch) 03 358 0056 mike@gvi.co.nz Phil Miller (Auckland Branch) 09 255 0930 phi...