Qube Holdings

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Qube Holdings
Company type Public
ASX:  QUB
Industry Logistics, rail transport, stevedoring, warehousing
FoundedJuly 2006
Founder Chris Corrigan
Headquarters,
Australia
Key people
Paul Digney (Managing Director)
Allan Davies (Chairman)
Revenue$1.7 billion (2019)
$181 million (2019)
Number of employees
6,500 (2020)
Website www.qube.com.au

Qube Holdings is a diversified logistics and infrastructure company in Australia.

Contents

History

In July 2006, following the takeover of Patrick Corporation by Toll Holdings, Chris Corrigan and some executives departed and teamed with Kaplan Funds Management to explore logistics opportunities. In January 2007, the KFM Diversified Infrastructure & Logistics Fund was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. [1]

In April 2007, a 75% shareholding in P&O Automotive & General Stevedoring and 50% shareholding in P&O Trans Australia were acquired from DP World. [2]

In June 2010, the KFM Diversified Infrastructure & Logistics Fund was renamed Qube Logistics. [3] [4] [5] In April 2011, Qube exercised an option to take its ownership in P&O Trans Australia up to 95%. [6] [7] [8] In 2012, Qube purchased Independent Rail of Australia. [9]

In January 2015 Qube acquired ISO limited in New Zealand.

As part of the break up of Asciano, Qube purchased a 50% stake in Patrick Corporation in August 2016. [10]

In 2019, Qube acquired Chalmers Industries and LCR Group. In September 2021, Newcastle Agri Terminal was acquired. [11] [12]

In May 2023, Qube acquired Kalari Proprietary Limited from Swire Investments (Australia) Ltd and a 50% stake in Pinnacle, a New Zealand owned and operated group of companies. [13] [14] In November 2023 Qube acquired the remaining 50% in Pinnacle along with Stevenson Logistics in North Fremantle and Agri Rail Terminal in Narrabri. [15]

In May 2024 Qube entered into an agreement to acquire Melbourne International RoRo & Automotive Terminal (MIRRAT) from Wallenius Wilhelmsen for approximately A$332.5 million. [16]

Operations

Ports and bulk

Qube has freight handling and stevedoring facilities at 29 ports in Australia through its subsidiaries P&O Automotive and General Stevedoring, Northern Stevedoring Services, Australian Amalgamated Terminals, PrixCar and the W Qube joint venture between Qube and Wilhelmsen Ships Service. It is also a 50% joint venture partner in Patrick Corporation.

Logistics

Qube Logistics operates road and rail services. Qube operates rail freight services in regional New South Wales and Victoria, and between Melbourne and Adelaide. In January 2022, Qube commenced operating a contract to transport BlueScope products from its steel works at Port Kembla to Melbourne and Brisbane. [17] It owns the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal in Sydney. [18]

Locomotive fleet

As of October 2019, Qube owned the following locomotives: [19]

ClassImageNumber in classBuiltNotes
Owned Fleet
1100 1105 7MC7 Cement Albury.jpg 82011-20124 additional units (1109-1112) ordered but never delivered, sold to White Pass & Yukon Route.
MZ/14 MZ Locomotive Blayney NSW.jpg 131972–1974Ex Independent Rail of Australia, 4 stored
44 91961–1967Ex Independent Rail of Australia and P&O Trans-Australia, 8 stored
442 11971–1972Ex Independent Rail of Australia, stored
80 80s1 Coote Industrial Somerton.JPG 31980–1983Ex Coote Industrial
RL RL310 6SM7 Cement Middle Footscray.jpg 32005-2010Ex P&O Trans-Australia
GML GML 10 QUBE, Fremantle.jpg 11994Ex Comalco.
QBX Qube Logistics Class QBX 4,250hp Co-Co No.QBX 004.jpg 62015
G G532 9343 Apex Glenroy.jpg 21984-1989Ex SCT Logistics #521 + 532.
830 21963-1966Ex Greentrains #864 + 872
QL QL009 3WM7 Steel Train Jacana.jpg 202020-202320 All in Service
QE 122023
Leased Fleet
CF 4GM1 CF4407, CF4410 Jacana.jpg 102012-CurrentCF4404, CF4405, CF4406, CF4407, CF4411, CF4412, CF4420, CF4421, CF4422, CF4423
VL CFCLA-VL-class-VL355.jpg 52007-2009VL351, VL353, VL356, VL357, VL360
G G515MaryvaleFlinders.jpg 21984-1989G512, G515

Strategic Assets

The Strategic Assets business is responsible for the development of expansion projects and investments. These include:

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