Linx Cargo Care Group

Linx Cargo Care Group
Pty Ltd
Industry Logistics, transportation, rail transport, stevedoring, warehousing, port management, forestry, global forwarding
Founded 19 August 2016
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Area served
 Australia and New Zealand
Key people
 Anthony Jones (Group CEO)
Number of employees
 3,800
Parent Brookfield Asset Management
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
GIC Private Limited
Qatar Investment Authority
Subsidiaries Autocare Services
C3
GeelongPort (50%)
Linx
Website linxcc.com.au

The Linx Cargo Care Group is a diversified logistics infrastructure and solutions provider headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Linx Cargo Care Group comprises Linx, Autocare Services, C3 and GeelongPort. Together, the group's four businesses employ more than 3,800 people across Australia and New Zealand. The Linx brand emerged following the breakup of Asciano in August 2016.[1]

Structure

Linx Cargo Care Group comprises four separate businesses - Linx, Autocare Services, C3 and GeelongPort. This group of businesses was formerly known as Patrick Bulk and Automotive Port Services (BAPS) prior to the sale of the BAPS assets to a Brookfield Asset Management led consortium as part of the $9.05 billion Asciano Limited transaction in August 2016.[2][3][4]

BAPS was rebranded as Linx Cargo Care Group following the Asciano transaction. Patrick Bulk Port Services, part of the BAPS business, was rebranded Linx. Patrick Autocare was rebranded Autocare Services. C3 and GeelongPort maintained their branding post-transaction. Linx and C3 (the latter acquired by Asciano in 2012) are both wholly owned entities of Linx Cargo Care Group, while Autocare and GeelongPort are joint ventures.

Ownership

Linx Cargo Care Group was formed in August 2016 following the breakup of Asciano. It is owned by a consortium of Brookfield Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, GIC Private Limited and the Qatar Investment Authority.

Operations

Linx Cargo Care Group operates from more than 60 sites across Australia and New Zealand. The group provides diversified logistics, infrastructure and supply chain solutions to a range of industries across the region, including agriculture and livestock, aluminium and steel, automotive, building and construction, chemicals, environmental waste, fertilisers, food and beverage, forestry, marine, mining and resources, oil and gas, paper packaging, and port management.

Logistics

The group's logistics services include materials handling, rail services, line haul and freight management, bulk transport, warehousing, storage and distribution, project cargo (heavy-lift, out-of-gauge, over-dimensional), forestry logistics, and livestock services.

Port Services

The group's port-related services include general stevedoring, break bulk, PCC/RORO (Pure Car Carrying / Roll-On/Roll-Off), port management and oil and gas services.

Global Forwarding

The group's global forwarding services cover customs and barrier clearance, and IMEX (Import-Export) documentation compliance.

Business Units

Linx Cargo Care Group comprises Linx, Autocare Services, C3 and GeelongPort.

Linx

The Linx business provides road transport and rail services, stevedoring services and bulk storage and handling solutions, operating across more than 50 sites in Australia and employing in excess of 1,250 personnel.[5]

Autocare Services

Autocare operates a national network of finished vehicle logistics and related services across every Australian state and the Northern Territory, handling and processing more than 600,000 vehicles annually and employing more than 800 personnel. Autocare was founded in 1961, acquired by Patrick in 1996 and is now part of Linx Cargo Care Group following the completion of the Asciano transaction in August 2016.[6]

GeelongPort

GeelongPort, at the Port of Geelong in Victoria, 75 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, is Victoria's second largest port, handling more than 10.5 million tonnes of product annually.[7] Privatised in 1996, GeelongPort is owned by SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) and Linx Cargo Care Group, with 50% ownership by each party.[8]

C3

C3 specialises in forestry-aligned logistics, handling more than 16 million tonnes of cargo annually, including paper products, pulp, steel, wood processed products, and bulk cargo such as fertiliser, general cargo and logs. C3 employs than 1,400 staff working in 15 ports around Australia and New Zealand.[9]

Enfield Intermodal Terminal

On 20 February 2018, NSW Ports announced that Linx Cargo Care Group had been successful in its bid to takeover the Enfield Intermodal Terminal in Western Sydney from Aurizon.[10][11][12] Linx Cargo Care Group leases and operates the NSW Ports-owned intermodal terminal located 18 kilometres from Port Botany. Enfield’s location is a strategic staging ground for container imports from Port Botany and exports from regional New South Wales.

As of March 2018, Linx was working with NSW Ports and Goodman Group to support the development of a freight hub on the land surrounding the Enfield Intermodal Terminal. On 2 April 2018, Linx Rail commenced operating rail services from Port Botany via the Enfield Intermodal Terminal to Toll Holdings' Carrington terminal after purchasing two G class locomotives and 34 container wagons from Aurizon.[13] These are assisted by hired in CFCL Australia traction as required.

Rail Fleet

Road NumberSerial NumberEntered ServiceLiveryOwnerOperatorGaugeStatus
G51685-122918 December 1985QR National EagleLinx Cargo Care GroupLinx Cargo Care GroupStandard gaugeIn Service
G53488-126430 November 1988QR National EagleLinx Cargo Care GroupLinx Cargo Care GroupStandard gaugeIn Service

Ruakura Inland Port

On 28 June 2017, Tainui Group Holdings announced a joint-venture partnership with Linx Cargo Care Group to develop and operate a Hamilton, New Zealand based inland port designed to provide an intermodal transport link between New Zealand’s main import hub in Auckland and main export hub in Tauranga. Ruakura is a 480-hectare estate which when completed will be New Zealand’s largest integrated commercial and lifestyle development.[14]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Asciano $9b buyout clears final hurdle with court approval". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Asciano Scheme Booklet Registered With ASIC" (PDF). ASX. 21 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Billion-dollar takeover of Aussie logistics giant complete". Lawyers Weekly. 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Multi-billion dollar acquisition of Asciano completed". Gilbert + Tobin. 19 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Linx". March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Our Story". March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "GeelongPort". March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "GeelongPort". March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "C3". March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "New Rail Operator at Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre". NSW Ports. 20 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Linx Cargo Care to operate Enfield Intermodal Terminal". Bauer Trader Media. 21 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "NSW Ports Taps Linx to run Enfield Terminal". Prime Creative Media. 21 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "LINX Rail, new operator, takes over Port Botany - Enfield - Carrington service" Railway Digest May 2018 page 6
  14. ↑ "TGH and LINX join forces at Ruakura to help transform North Island freight flows". Tainui Group Holdings. 28 June 2017.
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