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. 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.Scheme Booklet Registered With ASIC Asciano 21 April 2016Billion-dollar takeover of Aussie logistics giant complete Lawyers Weekly 2 September 2016Multi-billion dollar acquisition of Asciano completed Gilbert + Tobin 19 August 2016
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.Our Story Autocare Autocare underwent restructuring in 2021.Autocare Services placed into voluntary administration Autocare Services 4 February 2021Autocare Services Exits Voluntary Administration Autocare Services 2 July 2021 In February 2024 the business was sold to the Optimus Group.Brookfield pins down Japanese buyer for Linx's Autocare unit Australian Financial Review 2 February 2024Optimus Group announces acquisition of Linx Cargo Care Autocare Services Australasian Transport News 14 February 2024
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.About GeelongPort
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.
Enfield Intermodal Terminal On 20 February 2018, Linx Cargo Care Group purchased the Enfield Intermodal Terminal from Aurizon in Western Sydneyl.
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..LINX Rail, new operator, takes over Port Botany - Enfield - Carrington service Railway Digest May 2018 page 6
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.New Bairnsdale freight service to start, but track closures threaten viability Railway Digest January 2022 page 25
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