Europa Air & Sea has announced the opening of a new high-tech office in Shanghai’s Minhang district, strengthening its long-term commitment to the Chinese market, supporting the country’s rapidly evolving global supply chain landscape. Europa Air & Sea is a specialist air and sea freight company and a division of Europa Worldwide Group.
The relocation comes three and a half years after Europa established its first Shanghai office, and two years after it opened its second local office in Shenzhen, complementing its existing Hong Kong presence. The latest investment reflects the company’s accelerating growth across China’s major export hubs and increasing demand for high-quality, seamless international logistics.
Minhang is a major transportation hub and a key centre for innovation in Shanghai, offering Europa an ideal base to enhance service capacity and operational efficiency.
Originally founded to serve the Shanghai and Ningbo regions’ ports and airports, the Shanghai team has expanded, growing its customer base by 200 per cent, moving into servicing local clients in other strategic northern and eastern gateways, including Dalian, Qingdao and Tianjin.
Angus Hind, Director of Europa Air & Sea, on his recent visit to Shanghai, said: “Shipment volumes have continued to climb, with 2025 expected to bring a 26 per cent year-on-year increase. This is clear evidence of our strength and resilience amid a challenging global landscape. With our excellent local team driving extraordinary growth, moving into a larger, more prestige, high-tech office environment was a necessary next step.”
Europa has established a strong position in several of China’s most dynamic industries, including textiles, electronics, metals and automotive manufacturing. The automotive sector in particular is a major contributor to Europa Air & Sea’s growth. China remains the world’s largest and most competitive electric vehicle (EV) market, accounting for nearly two-thirds of global EV sales in 2024. As demand for Chinese-made vehicles expands worldwide, Europa has seen increasing volumes of automotive parts moved via both air and sea.
As part of the growing and global Europa Worldwide Group, Europa Air & Sea also has dedicated teams in Hong Kong, the UK, India and the UAE, providing end-to-end logistics support and quality consistent services to customers. Over recent years, Europa has delivered a major expansion programme with new Europa Worldwide Group offices opening in the Republic of Ireland and across Europe.
Dedicated teams manage the entire international logistics process, ensuring reliable transit times, transparent communication and consistent service quality. The Shanghai office is structured with two specialist teams: an overseas network team, focused on coordinating with offices and global partners, and a local team, dedicated to understanding and supporting the needs of customers within China. With local knowledge and understanding coupled with global reach, this model ensures that every customer receives solutions tailored to their unique requirements.
Amid shifting trade policies, particularly European tariff changes, Chinese exporters are accelerating growth in emerging markets such as Mexico and Southeast Asia. Europa’s ability to support diversified supply routes has become increasingly valuable.
Europa’s continued growth highlights the strength of trade between China and the UK, and remains the UK’s third-largest import trading partner, importing £67.3 billion of goods, including telecoms & sound equipment, electronics, office machinery, clothing and other manufactured household products. (According to data reported 31 October 2025).
Hugo Feng, General Manager for Europa Air & Sea in Shanghai and his team coordinated a “relocation ceremony” to mark this major step. As well as cutting a special ribbon to formally open the office and speeches by both Hugo and Angus, in line with the local custom, ornate red money envelopes were handed out by Angus Hind to members of the team, which signify good wishes for the new site.
In addition, over 40 stunning bouquets were delivered to Europa’s new Shanghai office on the day of the ceremony from happy customers and displayed prominently during the opening event. The stunning floral displays feature bright, vibrant, and auspicious colours such as red, pink, gold, yellow, and purple, symbolising fortune, wealth, and vitality.
Hugo said, “This is a new chapter for Europa Shanghai, and I would like to thank the team for their hard work, dedication and commitment that keeps us growing and expanding.”
Europa’s expanding Shanghai operation reinforces the company’s commitment to supporting China’s role in global supply chains and helping Chinese manufacturers thrive in a competitive international market.
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