Green Freight

What Green Freight does

Green Freight Limited is a New Zealand-based wholesale airfreight freight forwarder that has operated continuously since its founding in May 1993. The company does not serve end shippers directly; instead, it acts as a "Forwarder Friendly" wholesaler to other retail freight forwarders, providing them access to airline capacity at wholesale rates. Its operational footprint consists of two offices — at 86 Ascot Road near Auckland airport and 52 Ron Guthrey Road near Christchurch airport — both located within a few hundred meters of airline handling terminals and supported by 24-hour secured bonded warehouse facilities.

The service portfolio covers the full import/export airfreight chain: direct MAWB and consolidation services, customs clearance, break bulk consolidation, trucking and transshipment, and specialized handling for dangerous goods, valuable cargo, and oversized items such as helicopters and over-height machinery. Underlying operations run on EDI software integrated with airline systems and overseas agents, and the company maintains IATA accreditation continuously since 1996. Green Freight Limited is a subsidiary of 3 Islands Intermodal (3i.nz), positioning it within a broader intermodal logistics group and providing access to a network of overseas agents spanning 25+ countries across Oceania, Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, the Middle East, and South America.

Revenue is generated through three transactional streams: freight forwarding fees (charged by weight, volume weight, or value on receipt of goods), warehouse storage (applied after three working days), and customs clearance professional services. Pricing is fully quote-based and subject to airline tariff revisions; standard payment terms are by the 20th of the following month with 1.5% monthly compound interest on late payments. Green Freight's go-to-market is direct B2B — phone, email, website booking forms, and a mailing list — with no intermediaries, app, or public digital channel beyond its own website.

Name

Green Freight

Legal name

Green Freight Limited

Website

https://greenfreight.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Green Freight Limited is a New Zealand wholesale airfreight freight forwarder, founded in 1993, that sells capacity and services — including customs clearance, bonded warehousing, and specialized cargo handling — to other retail freight forwarders from sites near Auckland and Christchurch airports. It is a subsidiary of 3 Islands Intermodal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Freight Forwarding Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

High-Value & Secure Air Cargo (Valuables, Security Screening, Escort) (TLACAAAH)

Keywords

• Airfreight forwarding services
• Wholesale freight forwarding
• Customs clearance services
• Bonded warehouse storage
• Specialized cargo handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Wholesale airfreight forwarding services charging freight and storage fees by weight, volume weight, or value. Freight charges are earned upon receipt of goods and payable upon delivery.
2. Warehouse Storage: Storage services with charges applied after 3 working days of arrival. Storage is charged by weight, volume weight, or value.
3. Customs Clearance Services: Customs clearance services where duties, GST, taxes and expenses may be paid at the company's discretion, with customer indemnification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Green Freight Limited operates as New Zealand's premier wholesale airfreight freight forwarder, providing import and export airfreight services (direct MAWB and consolidations), customs clearance, break bulk consolidation, trucking and transshipment, airport bonded warehousing, and specialized handling for dangerous goods, valuable cargo, and oversized shipments. The company's primary customers are other retail freight forwarders rather than end shippers, positioning it as a backend logistics wholesaler.

Product overview

Green Freight operates as a wholesale airfreight forwarding platform offering a unified suite of services centered around import and export airfreight (both direct MAWB and consolidations). These core services are delivered through company-operated facilities including bonded warehouses at Auckland and Christchurch airports, supplemented by customs clearance, break bulk consolidation, trucking and transshipment, and specialized handling for dangerous goods, valuable cargo, and oversized shipments. The company serves as a wholesaler to other freight forwarders (positioned as 'Forwarder Friendly'), providing backend logistics capabilities rather than direct-to-shipper retail services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Import and Export Airfreight Services Wholesale airfreight forwarding services for import and export shipments, including both direct MAWB (Master Air Waybill) and consolidation options for cargo movement. Designed for retail freight forwarders who require wholesale capacity.
• Airport Bonded Warehouse Secure bonded warehouse facilities located at Auckland and Christchurch airports for storage and handling of import/export cargo under customs control. Storage is charged by weight, volume weight, or value after 3 working days of arrival.
• Customs Clearance Customs brokerage and clearance services to facilitate the legal import and export of goods through New Zealand customs. The company may pay duties, GST, taxes and expenses on behalf of customers at its discretion.
• Break Bulk Services Handling and consolidation of LCL (less-than-container load) cargo into full shipments for air transport, enabling smaller cargo to access wholesale freight rates.
• Trucking and Transshipment Ground transportation and cargo transfer services between airports and destinations, including transshipment handling for cargo requiring onward movement.
• Specialized Cargo Handling Specialized handling services for hazardous materials, high-value cargo (bullion, jewelry, antiques, works of art), and oversized items such as helicopters, vehicles, and over-height machinery, requiring special arrangements and regulatory compliance.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 3 Islands IntermodalcoreOthersGreen Freight Limited is a subsidiary of 3 Islands Intermodal (3i.nz). This parent company relationship provides corporate ownership and potentially intermodal logistics integration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Global freight forwarder with strong airfreight forwarding and customs clearance capabilities. Comparable in product scope (air, ocean, road, customs, warehousing) and similar in addressing complex cargo like dangerous goods.
• Mainfreight: New Zealand-headquartered global logistics provider with significant airfreight forwarding capability across NZ, Australia, the Americas and Asia. Closest large-scale NZ peer; comparable freight forwarding scope but far broader service portfolio and scale than Green Freight's wholesale air niche.
• DB Schenker: Major global freight forwarder with comprehensive air, ocean, road and contract logistics services. Overlapping airfreight forwarding capability with Green Freight but with a much broader portfolio and geographic reach.
• CEVA Logistics: Global logistics provider offering airfreight, ocean, ground and contract logistics. Provides overlapping freight forwarding capability relevant to NZ trade flows, but at significantly greater scale and broader scope.
• Expeditors International: Global logistics company specializing in air and ocean freight forwarding with strong presence in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Pacific lanes relevant to NZ trade. Comparable airfreight forwarding model but with much greater international scale.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Global leader in air and ocean freight forwarding with IATA-certified operations across more than 190 countries. Comparable wholesale airfreight capability but at significantly larger scale and broader service breadth than Green Freight.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with extensive airfreight operations globally. Comparable airfreight forwarding product but vastly larger scale, broader portfolio and stronger airline bargaining leverage than Green Freight.

Regional players

• Toll Group: Asia-Pacific focused freight forwarder and logistics provider headquartered in Australia. Comparable air and ocean forwarding capabilities, primarily serving the broader Oceania region that overlaps with Green Freight's market.

Direct peers

• Mondiale Freight Services: New Zealand-headquartered freight forwarder offering air, ocean and customs services across NZ. Most directly comparable domestic peer to Green Freight in terms of geography, customer base and airfreight forwarding focus.
• Apex Logistics International: Global wholesale freight forwarding specialist serving other freight forwarders with air, ocean and ground services. Directly comparable B2B wholesale forwarding business model and customer segment to Green Freight.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/greenfreightnz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greenfreight-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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