Toll ANL tackle the Bass

Commencing August 12th, Bass Strait shipping services (Melbourne, Victoria to Burnie, Tasmania) will now be operated by the newly created Joint Venture between Toll Group and ANL Container Lines.

Toll Group Australia's largest logistics and transportation solution provider will own an 85% share, whilst ANL 15% to form "Toll ANL Bass Strait Shipping".

The "Tasmanian Achiever", and "Victorian Reliance" will continue operating there daily services. However August 12th will see the end for the "ANL Bass Trader" service from Melbourne to Bell Bay.

This from Toll's announcement offer to the Australian Stock Exchange;

“Toll Group’s customers will receive the same level of service from Toll ANL Bass Strait Shipping as they currently enjoy. Toll will continue to operate daily services of the Tasmanian Achiever and the Victorian Reliance between Melbourne and Burnie as the shipping service provider to the joint venture”, said Paul Little, the Managing Director of the Toll Group.

“The joint venture will commence operations on 12 August 2009, at which time ANL will withdraw the ANL Bass Trader from service between Melbourne and Bell Bay. We are confident ANL’s customers will enjoy the increased frequency in sailings and capacity offered to them by Toll ANL Bass Strait Shipping over the current ANL offering.

“The increased volume of goods transported between Melbourne and Burnie will improve the efficiency of the freight logistics task across the north of Tasmania and allow for an anticipated increase in volumes travelling on the Tasmanian rail network.
“Importantly, we also expect Tasmanian exporters to benefit from the joint venture’s offer of daily links to the overseas shipping lines in Melbourne including seamless connection to ANL’s shipping network.

“Our Tasmanian business is an important component of the Toll Group network which employs 30,000 people in more than 50 countries. Like many businesses around the world, Tasmania’s business community places its faith in Toll to ensure their products get to national or international markets as efficiently as possible.

“We believe this new joint venture will improve commercial prospects across Bass Strait – and that’s a good thing for all Tasmanians,” concluded Mr Little.

McInerney, Bernard; TollGroup (August 6th 2008). Media Release – Toll Group and ANL Join forces in Bass Strait Shipping. Wotnews [online] media.wotnews.com.au Available from: SOURCE [Accessed 8 Aug 2009].