Linx Cargo Care Group

Linx Cargo Care Group

Industry	Logistics
Founded	August 2016;8 years ago (2016-08)
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Area served	Australia and New Zealand
Key people	Brett Grehan (Group CEO)
Services	Transportation, rail, stevedoring, warehousing, port management, forestry, global forwarding
Number of employees	3,300
Parent	British Columbia Investment Management Corporation Brookfield Asset Management GIC Qatar Investment Authority
Subsidiaries	Autocare Services C3 Linx Pedersen Group GeelongPort (50%)
Website	linxcc.com.au

Linx Cargo Care Group is a transportation and logistics company in Australia and New Zealand, headquartered in Sydney.

History

LINX Cargo Care Group was founded in August 2016 when Asciano was broken up in August 2016. ^[1] A group made up of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Brookfield Asset Management, GIC, and the Qatar Investment Authority bought the Patrick Bulk and Automotive Port Services company and rebranded it as the Lynx Cargo Care Group. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Business Units

Autocare Services

Autocare is a network of finished-vehicle logistics and related services established in 1961. It was purchased by Bulk in 1996, and became a part of Linx Cargo Care Group. ^[5] Autocare underwent restructuring in 2021. ^{[6] [7]}

GeelongPort

GeelongPort, located in the Port of Geelong 75 kilometers southwest of Melbourne, was privatized in 1996. SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) and Linx Cargo Care Group jointly own 50% of the company. ^[8]

Pedersen Group

On 24 August 2018, Linx Cargo Care Group and its subsidiary C3 purchased Pedersen Group, a provider of wood chipping and wood yard management services to pulp and paper mills and forest owners in Australia and New Zealand. ^{[9] [10]}

Enfield Intermodal Terminal

On 20 February 2018, Linx Cargo Care Group purchased the Enfield Intermodal Terminal from Aurizon in Western Sydney l. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

In March 2018, Linx assisted in the construction of a freight hub on the property around the Enfield Intermodal Terminal by collaborating with NSW Ports and the Goodman Group. After purchasing two G class locomotives and 34 container wagons from Aurizon, Linx started running rail services on 2 April from Port Botany via the Enfield Intermodal Terminal to Toll Holdings' Carrington terminal.. ^[14]

In February 2022, Linx was potentially to start operating a service from Bairnsdale to Melbourne via the Gippsland railway line service for Fenning Timbers, with rumours that their two G class would be transferred from Sydney. ^[15]

References

1. "Asciano $9b buyout clears final hurdle with court approval". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
2. Scheme Booklet Registered With ASIC Asciano 21 April 2016
3. Billion-dollar takeover of Aussie logistics giant complete Archived 13 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Lawyers Weekly 2 September 2016
4. Multi-billion dollar acquisition of Asciano completed Archived 13 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Gilbert + Tobin 19 August 2016
5. Our Story Autocare
6. Autocare Services placed into voluntary administration Autocare Services 4 February 2021
7. Autocare Services Exits Voluntary Administration Autocare Services 2 July 2021
8. About Archived 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine GeelongPort
9. "Australia's Linx Cargo to buy wood processor Pedersen Group from Maui Capital". DealStreetAsia . Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
10. "LINX acquires wood fibre firm Pedersen – Australian Bulk Handling Review". 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
11. "New Rail Operator at Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre". NSW Ports. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
12. "Linx Cargo Care to operate Enfield Intermodal Terminal". Bauer Trader Media. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
13. "NSW Ports Taps Linx to run Enfield Terminal". Prime Creative Media. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
14. LINX Rail, new operator, takes over Port Botany - Enfield - Carrington service Railway Digest May 2018 page 6
15. New Bairnsdale freight service to start, but track closures threaten viability Railway Digest January 2022 page 25