The impact of the Christchurch earthquake on supply chains to the region is still being assessed.
Mainfreight Ltd released a statement yesterday saying it believed the impact on its operations could be less than the September earthquake, while Lyttelton Port of Christchurch is still assessing damage to its port.
Logistics companies are
working to help staff affected by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and to help emergency supplies to get through.
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch released a short statement yesterday morning via Ports of Auckland, which said, although there were no injuries, the port was damaged and an engineering assessment would be completed in the next 12 hours.
Port operations were suspended until 5pm yesterday, until there was a clearer picture of the damage to key infrastructure.
The port is a major export gateway used by dairy co-operative Fonterra and state-owned coal company Solid Energy and was keen to re-establish key services quickly to ensure food and all essential supplies could get in.
Mainfreight managing director Don Braid said his company dispatched eight B-train trucks, with two trailers, with emergency water supplies to Christchurch on Tuesday night and more were being ordered by customers.
The company was sending two senior managers to Christchurch to "see what we can do for our people".
Mainfreight had a significant branch in Christchurch and a range of business units in the city, but operations were thought to be less affected by this quake than by the first on September 4.
This was because its operations were in the suburb of Sockburn, rather than in the central city, where damage was greatest.
