Asciano Limited
Description Asciano Limited engages in the ownership and management of ports and rail assets, and associated operations and services in Australia. It operates in four segments: Pacific National Coal, Pacific National Rail, Terminals and Logistics, and Bulk and Automotive Port Services. The Pacific National Coal segment is involved in the haulage of coal in bulk quantities from mine to port, power stations, and steel works by rail in New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia. It provides thermal coal haulage for use in power generation; and coking coal haulage for use in export steel mills. The Pacific National Rail segment offers intermodal rail and bulk haulage rail services, primarily interstate rail freight services to freight forwarders, end users, and steel manufacturers; and intrastate container and bulk commodity rail solutions. It also provides non-coal bulk rail services by transporting bulk commodities, such as grain, magnetite, and aggregates. This segment operates approximately 180 services per week in mainland cities. The Terminals and Logistics segment provides container services, which include lifting containers on and off ships, and facilitating the movement of containers on and off road and or rail. This segment also offers various land-based services, such as interface between road, rail, and stevedoring services to shipping lines, freight forwarders, customs brokers, importers, and exporters. It operates terminals in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle. The Bulk and Automotive Port Services segment provides automotive stevedoring, vehicle processing, transport and storage, bulk and general stevedoring services, port related services, and infrastructure management for bulk and general cargo. It serves manufacturers, dealers, companies, small business, and private users. The company was formerly known as Asciano Group and changed its name to Asciano Limited in 2010. Asciano Limited is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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