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Transportation and Logistics Landscape of Australia
1,809 Transportation and Logistics companies in Australia, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
1,809companies tracked
$1.2Bdisclosed funding
69hiring right now
555events · 24 months
≥607,596news articles · 12 months
Who leads Transportation and Logistics in Australia
The list ranks 1,809 Australian transportation and logistics firms, highlighting the current hiring leaders, best‑funded companies, and the 69 firms actively recruiting.
M&AA Macquarie Asset Management-led group is seeking a A$4.95 billion facility to finance its purchase of Australian logistics firm Qube Holdings.2026-03-24
M&ADutch QLS Group BV’s acquisition of the leading fulfilment specialist James & James Fulfilment.2026-02-27
M&AKrcmarov said the purchase price is “almost $600 million,” consisting of $160 million in cash, 9.9% of Aurizon shares at closing, and the remainder in deferred and contingent payments.2026-02-02
M&ARon Crouch Transport has been acquired by national transport and logistics provider, Freight Specialists.2026-01-27
M&AABL’s previous acquisitions of One Rail Australia (East Coast Rail, ECR) in 2023 — the third-largest rail bulk haulage provider in Australia —2025-12-19
FundingICG, the global alternative asset manager, today announced that its Asia Pacific Corporate team has realised its investment in SCF Containers (“SCF” or “the Company”), a leading provider of containerised and modular infrastructure solutions in Australia and New Zealand, exiting to PT Asian Bulk Logistics (“ABL”).2025-12-18
M&AKeolis Group (Keolis) on its acquisition of the remaining 49% interest in the Keolis Downer joint venture (Keolis Downer), resulting in Keolis Group’s 100% ownership of the business.2025-12-05
M&AAir T expects to close the acquisition of Rex by year-end if creditor and other approvals are obtained.2025-10-21
M&ALouis Dreyfus Co. (LDC) has successfully completed its transaction with Bunge Global SA to acquire Viterra’s former grains and oilseeds businesses in Hungary and Poland.2025-09-20
M&ATerreno Realty Corp. purchased a three-building industrial distribution portfolio in Doral, Florida, and Kearny, New Jersey, for approximately $194.3 million.2025-09-12
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Transportation and Logistics company in Australia was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
Qantasfined for unlawful layoff — Australian courtAug 2025
Qantasfined for unlawfully laying off staff — an Australian courtAug 2025
Shareholders of Brambles Limited v bramblesmisleading investor disclosure · OngoingApr 2026
Investors who acquired shares in Brambles Ltd between August v bramblesMisleading or deceptive conduct and failure to disclose financial information · VerdictApr 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
18 companies reporting79 company-quarters trackedbeat 7miss 1in line 3
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +8.6%, half slower.
Who is building Transportation and Logistics in Australia
It profiles 99 founders and chief executives across 90 companies, noting their titles, education, and prior workplaces.
Founders and chief executives12 of 99, from the best-funded companies on this page
What the news says about Transportation and Logistics in Australia
There are 607,596 news articles from the last year, most frequently covering geopolitical disputes and international sports competitions.
News volume
Transportation and Logistics coverage across Australia · articles per quarter
2021Q22026Q1
peak ≥216,293 in 2025Q3 · ≥607,596 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 55% → 52%, negative 36% → 27% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Transportation and Logistics news in Australia. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
Geopolitical disputes and contested areas≥300,335▲+27%
International and transnational geographic entities≥300,326▲+27%
Administrative and political subdivisions≥300,273▲+27%
test cricket-48%test innings-48%5-day cricket-52%odi cricket-53%limited overs cricket-54%
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Australia Transportation and Logistics coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
≥1,166,074 articles touch this dimension · 27.4% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, test cricket
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
≥163,856 articles touch this dimension · 30.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: test cricket, test innings, odi world cup
Growth ▲ rising
≥182,714 articles touch this dimension · 31.0% critical tone
20212025
signals: league expansion news, nba expansion teams, nba team legends
Transportation and Logistics jobs in Australia: who is hiring and what they ask for
Four job postings from eight employers appear over the past year, emphasizing skills like logistics and Microsoft Office.
4postings · last 12 months
22postings tracked overall
8employers advertising
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Transportation and Logistics employers in Australia put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
logistics20▼
baggage handling systems11▼
postal sorting11▼
microsoft office8▼
mechanical7▼
vfd4→
plc4▼
hmi4→
mechanical aptitude3▼
inventory3▲
Most advertised titles
Logistic Manager Jobs In Australia-Canada-New Zealand-Singapore-Sweden-Portugal-Uk1
Logistics Assistant Jobs In Luxembourg - Uk - Singapore - New Zealand1
Logistics Co- Ordinator Jobs In Luxembourg-Ireland-Germany-Sweden-Canada-Uk1
What Transportation and Logistics research is working on
The research overview counts 6,419 papers, categorizing them into common problems, cautions, and opportunities.
How this field talks about itself
Transportation and Logistics papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising48.3% · 37.1%1.3×
Descriptive18.2% · 17.2%≈ par
Breakthrough14.6% · 26.4%0.6×
Problem-identifying12.7% · 9.7%1.3×
Comparative3.2% · 4.1%0.8×
Cautionary2.8% · 4.5%0.6×
Transportation and Logistics literature runs 1.3× more “promising” than science at large (48.3% vs 37.1% baseline).
Fengqi You · Kara M. Kockelman · Daniele Vigo · Nilay Shah · M. Maciejewski · Joschka Bischoff · Guido Perboli · Roberto Tadei
The most-cited breakthroughs
DeepPool: Distributed Model-Free Algorithm for Ride-Sharing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning · 167 cites
Next-Generation Automated Vehicle Location Systems: Positioning at the Lane Level · 135 cites
Multiobjective Robust Possibilistic Programming Approach to Sustainable Bioethanol Supply Chain Design under Multiple Uncertainties · 134 cites
Sustainable Design and Operation of Cellulosic Bioelectricity Supply Chain Networks with Life Cycle Economic, Environmental, and Social Optimization · 129 cites
A Column Generation Algorithm for a Rich Vehicle-Routing Problem · 125 cites
Common problems researchers identify764 papers · 7 recurring themes
Problems · theme 01
Supply Chain Risk and Optimization
155 papers · 20.3% of this block
▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Researchers highlight challenges in managing and optimizing supply chain operations and mitigating associated risks.
About this data: built from Fliar's company, founder, funding, hiring, jobs, news and research trackers, covering Australia. Counts are of companies we track, not of every company that exists. Updated August 2026.
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